Team leader - Quality system is responsible for developing, assigning responsibility, implementing and monitoring the site s Quality Management system.
Job Context & Challenges
- Defines and implements the site specific Quality Plan, including Quality Management strategies, direction and policies with the goal of protecting the business, reducing variation and waste, and growing the business.
- Pursues efficient development paths and opportunities to drive speed to market;
- Ensures new TB product bundles achieve target cost, and works to identify ongoing margin improvement opportunities;
- Advocates and drives product, materials, process, and package standardization and simplification;
- Coordinates TB bundles development activities across all functions;
- Uses a systematic project management approach to share technical data, performance results, product and package evaluations, product timelines, risks and information;
- Documents and communicates the technical transfer bundle to the plant floor for efficient implementation;
- Ensures the feasibility and robustness of product, packaging, and process designs;
- Identifies and implements technical innovation in new TB products;
- Applies statistical concepts, packages, and design of experiments
Key Accountabilities
Product Commercialization
- Provide guidance to ensure the feasibility and robustness of packaging, product, and process designs
- Understands how the interdependencies and interactions of bundle components affect formulation, packaging, and process performance
- Demonstrates awareness of industry/competitive trends, consumer insight tools, and claim substantiation
- Shares and applies product commercialization lessons learned
Managing Materials and Services
- Supports standardization and simplification initiatives for materials, services and finished goods
- Understands supplier capabilities to meet cost and Quality targets
- Develops mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers
- Applies the Supplier Certification/Continuous Improvement Process
Enhance people capability and people flexibility
- Training and skill development, Motivate the workforce to achieve Quality objectives.
Customer Service and Logistics
- Understands Supply Chain constraints such as product release, manufacturing, distribution, and customer requirements
- Understands the Product Recovery and Recall procedure
Contribute to cost saving initiatives
- Control material variance, reduce line losses, wastages & train people during the shift to achieve the goal.
Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in FMCG industry with Quality & production management experience.
- Preferred Experience : Minimum 2 years Experience in manufacturing and management of materials, safety, Quality and hands on people management in a facility. Exposed to working in shift with large manpower.
Professional Qualifications & Training
- Bachelor or Master s degree in Science / technical stream from any recognized university.
- Preferred -Packaging Engineer with strong knowledge & experience in Tooth brush manufacturing.
- Priority setting /Analysis/Decision Making, Planning/teamwork & collaboration, Effective Execution, Influence & negotiation, Set example by leading from front, Good Communication skills.
