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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!

Operations Team Leader - Night Shift

The Operations Team Leader is responsible for effectively managing production activities for a specific area of focus of the Focus Factory and developing collaborative partnerships with Colgate colleagues. This person must be able to deliver agreed business results while maintaining positive employee relations. The primary responsibilities of the role include department start up, shut down, daily production schedule adherence, customer service, area financial performance, quality, microbiology, EHS, labor relations, people and team development. This key player works within a structure that requires considerable work with Planning, Quality Production and Warehousing. This role will guide and empower teams in the strategies of Category Supply Chain.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the people, materials and equipment by active presence on the shop floor to achieve the production schedule and deliver area metrics.

• Accountable for Operational Excellence initiatives (EOHS, Quality, FP&R) activities of the production area to deliver high levels of service to internal and external customers

• Support Environmental Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) initiatives to improve Total Recordable Records (TRR) and Lost Work Case Rate (LWCR) metrics while supporting near misses and accident Investigations.

• Support Quality initiatives to have improvements with Micro Performance Indicator (MPI) and Non Conformances metrics, and perform NCF failure investigations.

• Support the implementation of the standards of Plant Performance & Reliability (FP&R) within the teams, with focused emphasis in regards to People Capability, 5S & Visual Workplace, Autonomous Maintenance and Continuous Improvement.

• Ensures the development of people, teams, and interpersonal capabilities by way of training, information sharing, mentor, feedback, delegation, and performance management

• Leads the team in completing metrics and keeps the plant advised about operations performance on a regular basis.

• Effectively addresses labor relations issues in the area when appropriate, according to CP Managing with Respect principles.

• Support Employee Relations (ER) and performance issues investigations and follow ups in collaboration with Human Resources

• Drive improvement of team performance and behaviors in line with Colgate’s value based environment.

• Ensures compliance with facility policies and procedures, e.g., timekeeping, crewing, vacation scheduling, overtime, attendance etc. Gather data and identify a daily strategy which improves product quality and efficiency.

• Coordinates the activity of operations and maintenance team members and ensure all company procedures are followed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent.

• 2+ years Supply Chain Manufacturing work experience

• 2+ years supervisory experience

• Ability to work irregular shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and extra shifts as needed

• Previous experience and proficiency with the following: MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years manufacturing operations process and/or packaging equipment experience

• Solid understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices, Batch Recordkeeping, and Quality Food & Drug Administration requirements

• Proficiency with Google applications

• SAP

• Experience with Factory Performance and Reliability applications, with specific capability on Autonomous Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Visual Workplace, and efficiency standards.

• Proven knowledge of Environmental Health & Safety requirements, as well as an understanding of EPA and OSHA requirements

• Strong interpersonal and training skills

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $72,400.00 - $114,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.

• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements

• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually

• Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually

• Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year

• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

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.

For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here (https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/content/dam/cp-sites/corporate/corporate/en_us/corp/locale-assets/pdf/colgate-terms-and-conditions-2023.pdf) .

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