Job Description

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
# 158009 - Goa, Goa, India

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom\'s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill\'s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children\'s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

About Us

Would you like to be part of a team that is building a future to smile about? What about having the opportunity to collaborate with teams across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions?

If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be!

Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. We, at Colgate, take immense pride in our brand which fuels our workplace to encourage innovative thinking, champion experimentation, promote authenticity and thus contribute to our enduring success.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day !

Scope of Responsibility

The Operations Team Leader is responsible for successfully running production activities and resources for a specified manufacturing area, to deliver the agreed business results and drive continuous improvement, while maintaining positive employee relations. The primary accountabilities of the role include daily production schedule adherence, implementation of Operational Excellence initiatives (EOHS, Quality, FP&R), Microbiology, Labor Relations, People and Team Development.

Primary Responsibilities

The responsibility includes but is not limited to:

• Handling people, materials and equipment by active presence on the shop floor to achieve the daily production schedule and deliver KPI\'s
• Accountable for Operational Excellence initiatives (EOHS, Quality, FP&R) activities of the production area to deliver high levels of service to internal customers
• Accountable for adhering to Colgate-Palmolive standards and government\'s regulations related to area of responsibility
• Ensures compliance with facility policies and procedures, e.g. crewing, shift rotation, vacation scheduling, etc. to meet business needs
• Ensures the development of people, teams, and organizational capabilities by way of training, information sharing, mentor, feedback, delegation, and performance management
• Understand and comply with all OPERA requirements

Fundamental Roles

EOHS

Demonstrates understanding, ensures adherence of and applies relevant Corporate and Site EOHS policies and procedures including, but not limited to Minimum Safe Behaviors (MSB), Lockout / Tag-out (LOTO) Hazardous Communications Requirements (HazCom)

• Actively participates in walkthrough to identify issues and follow-up on corrective actions
• Able to complete a workplace observation per standards
• Participates in Incident Reporting & Incident Investigations
• Knows Emergency Response plan and implements, when needed

Quality

Demonstrates understanding, ensures adherence of and applies relevant Corporate and Site Quality policies and procedures

• Knows basics of GMPs
• Performs good documentation practices
• Actively participates in walkabouts to identify issues and follow-up on corrective actions
• Knows accurate storage and handling
• Knows basic cleaning and sanitization steps and assure they are completed accurately
• Understands change control processes

FP&R

• Understand plant\'s FP&R mission and program status
• Familiar of 8 Standards Lead and/or facilitate Autonomous Maintenance initiatives in work area
• Understands Planned Maintenance process and how it impacts production operations
• Understands the process of a Standard Daily Meeting and participates in reporting for specific area

Process / Technical

Understands the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished good with particular focus on EOHS, Quality, FP&R, documentation and problem resolution

• Facilitates shift change meetings to ensure uninterrupted operations
• Able to complete the basic SAP transactions related to running production operations
• Understands production schedules and able to successfully communicate plan to shop-floor
• Applies Root Cause Analysis methods for problem solving
• Understands change management process and implements appropriately

Personal Leadership

Business

• Executes an operating budget and cost control programs within area
• Understands operational KPI\'s and how they are impacted

Hr/lr

• Ensures the development of team members
• Adheres to and holds others accountable to the Code of Conduct
• Demonstrates Colgate Values and Leading with Respect principles
• Applies Colgate Shop-Floor Coaching and Feedback model
• Activity coaches team members; gives and receives feedback
• Implements Human Resource policies and practices consistently

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Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people - ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve -and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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