Quality Assistant

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Job Summary: Join a team that contributes to meaningful work by implementing and promoting quality and food safety policies. Key Highlights: 1. Focus on Food Quality and Safety (FSSC 22000, HACCP) 2. Support for continuous improvement processes (Kaizens) 3. Opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team **Join us as a Quality Assistant** **PURPOSE OF THE ROLE** You will be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and for the planet. Because here, we don’t just hire for roles. We invite you to be part of something bigger. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** * Implement and promote Unilever’s Quality and Food Safety Policy. * Support allergen management: procedures, records, sampling, reporting, and submission of samples to external laboratories. * Conduct internal audits of the quality and food safety management system in accordance with FSSC 22000 and Unilever Guides, and carry out necessary follow-up actions. * Train employees on the Quality and Food Safety Policy, including HACCP, GMP, Food Defense, Food Fraud concepts, and various procedures. * Support and collaborate with interface areas (TIM, manufacturing, engineering, Inbound, SHE, R\&D, GO-to-Market Quality, Regional Quality, Maintenance, Distribution Center, UMS, etc.) and manufacturing on projects and daily operations. * Develop and review documents of the quality and food safety management system. * Support the review and validation of HACCP studies, as well as compliance with monitoring, verification, validation, and training activities for CCPs and PPROs. * Monitor the glass, rigid plastic, and similar materials program through inspection management, labeling, identification of improvements, and tracking of incidents. * Provide support ensuring compliance with reprocessing controls, including procedures, records, and parameters. * Participate in the factory cleaning and sanitization program, supporting area GMPs. * Support manufacturing in case of process non-conformities and their appropriate disposition, such as rework, waste flow, blocked material management, and other required analyses. * Support technicians and analysts in daily topics and required actions. * Support traceability processes and related follow-up actions and improvements when necessary. SHE * Ensure your area operates in compliance with Safety, Health, and Environment standards per Unilever requirements and applicable legislation; report conditions or acts falling below standards, including those of third parties. * Maintain your workplace clean and organized throughout your shift. * Perform tasks in accordance with procedures and work instructions under your responsibility, and comply with organizational policies, objectives, targets, and performance standards. * Use PPE according to the needs and work instructions of each area. * Participate in task risk assessments within your work area. * Participate in accident and incident investigations. * Participate in emergency preparedness plan drills. * Use environmental resources — such as water and energy — responsibly, and act consciously regarding generation and disposal of waste generated in your work. * Participate in the process of initiating risk assessments for non-routine activities. UMS * Knowledge of continuous improvement processes * Familiarity with analytical tools * Understanding of losses and defects * Kaizen development **REQUIRED EXPERIENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS** * Technical course in Food Science, Quality, Chemistry, Biology, Production, or related fields. * Growth mindset. * Consumer- and customer-focused. * Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork orientation. * Proactivity. * Excel proficiency. * Presentation development skills. * Power BI. **PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS** * Completed or ongoing Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering, Production Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields. * Experience in the food industry, familiarity with laboratory practices and food processing. * Knowledge of quality and food safety management and/or processes. * Basic English and/or Spanish. **At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.** We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All candidates will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee. Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity 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. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey. \#LI\-DNP