Quality and Compliance Specialist

Title of Role:Quality and Compliance Specialist
Background & Purpose of the Job
The Quality and Compliance Specialist role reports to the Quality Manager. The main purpose of the role is to be the site Quality Expert driving the highest quality standards through compliance to our specifications, standards and policies in our factory and new innovations. The role will be focused on ensuring highest level of quality control and quality assurance activities in our Sikeston Manufacturing site.
Who You Are

• You're a born leader: You will have the opportunity to lead meetings with cross-functional team members and drive decisions to achieve one common goal.

• You're a dot connector: You will view the project landscape through the eyes of the consumer as well as the business.
• You have a passion for quality: You will be the voice of the consumer for innovation projects, always considering what is best for them.

• You're a changemaker: You influence team members to develop creative solutions to new and existing challenges.

What You'll Do

• Ensure compliance to our factory standards, specifications and GMPs. Will ensure effectiveness via use of assessment/audit and CAPA that supports the findings.
• Ensure quality program skill and training programs implemented for site.
• Manages internal and external audit programs including but not limited to setting audit schedule, managing external audits, performing external audit preparation.
• Manages CAPA generation and completion process for internal and external audit findings.
• Lead the Supplier Quality initiatives in collaboration with corporate Supplier Quality.
• Manages root cause investigations internally for supplier nonconformances and customer complaints.
• Quality representative for Innovation projects to drive compliance, growth, and consumer relations.
• Provide support towards consumer complaint reduction and improvements
• Manages compliance and updates to Food Safety, Food Defense, HACCP plans.
• Co-leads Food Safety and Food Defense teams with the Quality Manager
• Manages document control and documentation management including policies, procedures, forms, cleaning records, and batch records.
• Drives process control by partnering across the sites on policy, procedure and form creation and updates.
• Leads teams to quickly address and resolve Quality issues in both systems and processes.
• Support the Quality Management System improvement process for the most relevant topics including SAP-QM and QualityOne (Veeva).
• Provides Quality updates to Category to key stake holders.
• Collaborates with R&D and others in Supply Chain to enable key work streams driving our business growth.
• Serve as third party laboratory and procurement liaison leading 8 Stages of Incoming Material methodology for non-conforming products and associated improvement initiatives.

What You'll Need:

• Preferred University degree in technical discipline or general sciences. Preferred: Food or Dairy Science, Biology, Engineering, Supply Chain, Microbiology, or Chemistry
• Applied knowledge of GMP, HACCP, Food Safety, FSSC 22000/GFSI, FDA 21 CFR 110, PMO, FSMA Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Kosher, Halal etc.
• Preferred 3 years of experience in quality control, quality assurance, with regulatory-facing experience as a plus.
• Preferred PCQI certification, HACCP certification
• Demonstrated leader of functional working teams
• Proven effective in collaboration and communication
• Basic proficiency in MS tools (Excel, Power BI, PPT) and UL Business Systems (SAP, PLM)

What We Can Offer You
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Pay: The pay range for this position is $67,000 to $100,500. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.
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