Quality Engineer

Join us as a Quality Engineer

Job Title:

Quality Engineer

Report To:
Senior Manager Site Quality

Location:

Independence, MO

Terms &

Conditions:

Full time, hybrid schedule, relocation support & international assignment are unavailable for this position.

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance.

At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in a collaborative and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business.

We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

The Independence Quality Engineer ensures that the manufacturing process and finished products meet all regulatory requirements, as well as customer and company standards for food safety and food quality. This role involves optimizing processes, digitizing operations, conducting Kaizens, and implementing innovations related to quality and plant initiatives. The position reports to the site Quality Manager and supports continuous improvement with a focus on food safety.

• Develop, lead, and drive optimization and Kaizens related to top plant and quality losses.
• Maintain, develop, and use operational knowledge of various IT support systems used for Quality applications.
• Define Statistical Process Control methods for use in setting targets and limits for operational areas.
• Support innovation funnel activities within the supply chain. Work with internal and external customers of the innovation.
• Support management of 10 QA Technicians.
• Support training and development needs for the Quality Technicians related to quality program.
• Lead data collection, analysis, and assignment to standard Quality loss trees in support of operational KPI reporting.
• Implement and verify site calibration and maintenance program for inspection, measuring and testing equipment. Coordinate performance of lab equipment capability studies.
• Participate in Quality Pillar activities in UMS and provide additional technical expertise to the plant for troubleshooting quality issues.
• Utilize SAP QM and Unilever specifications including SAP PLM & ECC and support verification of use for quality purposes.
• Support the implementation and verification of procedures to control non-conforming materials and products.
• Support / participate in structured quality improvement activities related to customer, consumer issues and PQS gaps.
• Support implementation and ongoing verification of category / technology GMP as applicable to the site.
• Support implementing and assessing ongoing compliance to in-take control program for received materials and packaging.
• Track and trend consumer complaint data to ensure focused improvement within gaps.
• Interpret and apply all company policies, programs, regulations, and safety/Environmental rules.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in related discipline; management level experience preferred.
• Programming proficient – Power BI, MS Office tools, SAP/ERP, Sharepoint.
• Statistics experience – SPC knowledge.
• Familiar with Quality/food safety programs including HACCP, SSOP, Integrated Pest Management, FDA cGMP, TPM/UMS.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations using algebra, fractions, statistical analysis, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis etc.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions with minimal…