Quality Engineer Chicago, Illinois
Company: Unilever Deutschland Holding GmbH -
Location: Chicago
Posted on: February 1, 2025
Job Description:
Background & Purpose of the JobThe Kilbourn Quality Engineer
role provides leadership to ensure the manufacturing process and
finished products comply with all applicable regulatory
requirements, customer, and company expectations for the
manufacturing of quality and safe products. This key Quality role
focuses on optimization, digitization, Kaizens, and innovations
related to quality and plant initiatives. Reports through Site
Quality Leader to Site Director.Who You Are & What You'll Do
- 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. Manage and train plant in
statistical methods for the analysis of production operations.
- Support innovation funnel activities within the supply chain.
Work with internal and external customers of the innovation.
- Assess training and development needs for the Quality
Technicians related to quality program.
- Manage and ensure compliance with the quality management system
through communication, training, and internal/external audits at
all levels.
- Lead data collection, analysis, and assignment to standard
Quality loss trees in support of operational KPIs reporting.
- Implement and verify site calibration and maintenance program
for inspection, measuring and testing equipment. Coordinate
performance of lab equipment capability studies.
- Co-lead 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 intake
control program for received materials and packaging.
- Track and trend consumer complaint data to ensure focused
improvement within gaps.
- Report and communicate results, issues, and improvements to
relevant stakeholders.
- Interpret, apply, and enforce all company policies, programs,
regulations, and safety/Environmental rules.You're a strategy guru:
You drive continuous improvement through UMS programs and direct
the team from reactive to preventive approach.You're a teacher: You
are a SME--- a Subject Matter Expert! You have the knowledge and
will share that knowledge within Unilever and at our valued
manufacturing partners.You're a changemaker: You love the concept
of continuous improvement. You have the tools to impart significant
change for the better.You're a culture & change champion: Quality
must be cultural by nature, and it flows from the highest levels of
management in an organization to all staff & personnel. You have a
strong desire to be the influencer of change toward quality
excellence.You transform data into actions: Perform required
quantitative and qualitative product & ingredient analyses and
maintain accurate reporting. Review, monitor and take appropriate
action regarding production processes to ensure conformance with
critical factors, specification and plant and regulatory
policies.You generate breakthrough ideas: Participate on Focused
Improvement teams in solving product/process losses with R&D,
Engineering, Production supervisors and operators utilizing SPC,
UMS or other appropriate problem-solving methods.What You'll Need
To Succeed
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial
Engineering, or a related field.
- 1-3 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 guidance. Ability to interpret
an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or
diagram form.What We Can Offer YouPay: The pay range for this
position is $68,000 to $102,000. 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, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will
not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.For more
information about your Federal rights, please see and .Employment
is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may
include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV
check.If you are an individual with a disability in need of
assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please
contact us at . Please note: This email is reserved for individuals
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