Quality Engineer

Unilever; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever is hiring a Quality Engineer for its local Supply Chain site at HPC Factory 6 October. The role supports deploying the quality strategy, ensuring HACCP and GMP compliance, and addressing consumer safety issues.

You will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to improve quality and drive continuous improvement. Candidate should have 1–3 years in quality, a bachelor’s in engineering, and FMCG experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in a quality-related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Production, Chemical, Electrical, Mechatronics).
• Experience in Manufacturing; FMCG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports deploying UL Quality strategy and governance through quality projects.
• Ensures HACCP plans are designed and operated to assure product safety.
• Supports compliance to GMP requirements and quality management for consumer safety.

Skills

Strong communications

Problem solving

Managing conflicts

Leading change

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Job Details

Unilever is currently hiring for Quality Engineer

Function: Supply Chain

Reports to: Site Quality Assistant Manager
Work Level : WL1

Scope: Local

Location: HPC Factory 6 October

Terms & Conditions: Full Time
ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Key responsibilities include the following

• Supports deploying of UL Quality strategy, governance and goals through specific Quality projects and targets.


• Supports in enhancing and change mindset through trainings.


• Ensure HACCP plans for the site are designed and operated to assure product safety


• Supports ensuring compliance to product technology GMP requirements


• Supports in Quality management for resolution of quality / consumer safety issues


• Supports engineering studies to approve, evaluate or certify new or modified equipment capabilities (relative to quality attributes or performance) and identify specific design reviews for such aspects as hygienic design


• Supports changes to existing and new materials suppliers through activities that assure quality / hygienic control processes are in place and operating effectively, e.g. follow up on audit action plans


• Supports ensuring that quality / hygiene control plans are established for production site changes or production capacity increases


• Supports ensuring consumer safety and product quality in newly acquired Make sites by assessing compliance to UL Quality requirements and driving improvement plans to close gaps


• Supports Quality Management System deployment and continuous improvement through support to WCM Quality Pillar and Virtual Sites


• Supports resolving consumer/ customer product and package complaints and CRQS issues through analysis of care-line and CRQS audit information to identify improvements


• Supports Factory Management with the Quality efforts to raise visibility and set priorities for Quality improvement


• Determines quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes.


• Establishes statistical confidence by identifying sample size and acceptable error; determining levels of confidence.


• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data; making recommendations.


• Analyze quality performance utilizing using statistical and analytical tools and methods.


• Implement methods to inspect, test and evaluate reliability, precision, reliability and accuracy of processes, products and production equipment.


• Develop and establish quality procedures and systems for inspecting plans, quality trends, statistical plan price estimates and technical quality proposal plans.


• Ensure process control documents adhere with set requirements.


• Ensure on time processing of non-conforming components.


• Coordinate with suppliers and customers relating to quality trends, performance and corrective action.


• Verify conformance and productivity of quality engineering system through supplier audits and surveys.


• Initiate programs to enhance supplier performance.


• Interact with product development committees to inspect and review engineering releases.


• Review all product quality aspects like planning, manufacturing methods and process specifications.


• Interact with manufacturing and engineering teams to optimize documentation related to quality and inspection checks.


• Report and supply subassemblies as well as finish goods following Device Master Record.


• Interact with Quality Control Packaging team to conduct Technician Training Program after evaluating Quality Inspections Techniques.


• Assist manufacturing scrap performance evaluation and management.

Experiences & Qualifications

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 1 – 3 Years of Experience in Quality related Field


• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Production, Chemical, Electrical, Mechatronics)


• Experience in Manufacturing, FMCG is preferred

Key Skills:

• Strong Communications skills


• Problem solving skills


• Managing Conflict


• Managing & Leading Change

Unilever is an organization 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.

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.