Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in
over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. It has 172,000 employees and generated
sales of €48.4 billion in 2014. Over half (57%) of the company’s footprint is in developing and emerging
markets. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Persil, Dove,
Knorr, Domestos, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite, Magnum and Lynx.
Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) commits to:
• Decoupling growth from environmental impact.
• Helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being.
• Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020.
Unilever was ranked number one in its sector in the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In the
FTSE4Good Index, it achieved the highest environmental score of 5. It led the list of Global Corporate
Sustainability Leaders in the 2014 GlobeScan/SustainAbility annual survey for the fourth year running,
and in 2015 was ranked the most sustainable food and beverage company in Oxfam’s Behind the Brands
Scorecard.
Unilever has been named in LinkedIn’s Top 3 most sought-after employers across all sectors.
For more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit www.unilever.com. For more information
on the USLP: www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/
Quality Supervisor
Summary:
This position supports, conducts and monitors daily Quality Activities. The position directs QA
Technicians in daily functions. Receives functional guidance and direction from the Quality Manager in
accomplishing assigned duties. Also follows direction from Production Supervisors/Managers where there
is no conflict in procedure or policy. The QA Supervisor may be required to work on any shift to support
the needs of the business, and also on weekends. The incumbent will be required to provide support for
trouble shooting quality issues.
Responsibilities:
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Oversee day to day operations of the lab.
Assist QA Manager in assessing training and development needs related to quality program.
Manages and ensures compliance with the quality management system through communication,
training, and internal audit at all levels.
Provide additional technical resources to the plant as assigned.
Utilize SPC as a VIP tool to drive performance and consistency.
Supports all external audits conducted by FDA, Nevada Department of Agriculture and third party
audits.
Knowledge within sanitation and cip systems to support trouble shooting requirements.
Supports sanitation cleaning validation and allergen validation.
Supports innovation funnel activities within the supply chain.
Track and trend consumer complaint data to ensure focused improvement within gaps.
Trend environmental data to ensure facility safety.
Understanding internal and external customer needs and regulatory requirements.
Reports and communicates results, issues and improvements to relevant stakeholders.
Manages and reports incidents in line with Unilever incident management procedures.
Working knowledge of Unilever safety and environmental policies and guidelines.
Abreast of current safety and environmental activities and actions.
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Hardware, Software, Mind ware development tracking.
Understands the role and importance of the internal customer in delivering to the external customer.
Defines and deploys standards and controls via a continually improving quality management system.
Ability to become HAZWOPER certified, be an emergency response member and have knowledge of
the EAP (emergency Action Plan).
Challenges:
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Insure compliance with regulatory, Unilever policies and guidelines, and GMP requirements.
Plan, organize, direct, train and motivate a diverse workforce to optimize performance.
Adapting TPM principles and processes into existing plant operations to achieve consistency with
WCM requirements and measurable improvement in site KPIs.
Ongoing identification and implementation of cost reduction through SPC data to deliver consistency
and improved performance.
Develop and maintain consumer complaint data to understand function both internally and externally
supporting brand build ownership and sales.
Scope:
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Responsible for lab technicians.
Must be able to work across multiple shifts and multiple shift schemes.
Responsible for setting the direction and change efforts. Influencing the leadership team and WCM
Pillar to accomplish site goals will be an integral requirement of this position.
Maintain operational knowledge of various IT support systems.
Improve Team delivery of safety and quality KPI’s within plant to reduce cost.
Minimum Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree in food related field.
Three (3) to Five (5) years’ experience in related discipline; management level experience preferred.
Computer literate.
Knowledgeable of HACCP, FSSC22000, SQF.
Demonstrated work experience related to the functions of the position.
Dairy and Ice Cream Experience a plus.
Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical & Dental Plans, Life
Insurance, including eligible spouses, domestic partners & children; Health Care Flexible Spending,
Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Vacation and Holidays.
Please apply for this position at
https://unilever.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=15000F0K
Or call Unilever Enterprise Support HR Services 888.775.0389
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran
status, or other protected class in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Unilever
takes affirmative action in support of its policy to and advance in employment individuals who are
minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-employment drug-screening results and background
investigation.