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# 160750 - Richmond, Indiana, United States

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!

Job Summary

An Operations Team Leader serves as the primary support for the implementation, development and coaching of the Operation Technicians and Operation team in an effective, value driven, performance based environment. This position will also have the responsibility for leading the Operation team to enforce to FP&R practices and principles to achieve key performance indicators, daily performance goals, coordinate activity between shifts and departments while keeping the plant informed about Operations performance on a regular basis. The Operation Team Leader will coordinate the activity of Operation and Maintenance team members, gather data, identify daily strategies that will improve quality and productivity; and facilitate troubleshooting production issues.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs and coordinates the activities of Operation Technicians engaged in the production to increase innovation, technical expertise, analysis, and problem solving skills.

• Incorporate Factory Performance & Reliability, good manufacturing practices, Visual Workplace, Lean Manufacturing and Reliability engineering in continuous improvement planning and systems.

• Establish and maintain effective Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement for the plant, tracking and reporting tools, and establish corrective action for continuous improvement.

• Establishes work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.

• Establishes work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.

• Responsible for time management and data entry into eTime for vacation, PTO, floating holiday, overtime and attendance.

• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.

• Conducts or coordinates Technician training in equipment operations, GMPs, Quality, sanitation, maintenance, productivity or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.

• Interprets specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.

• Responsible for temporary employee management including: safety policies, GMPs, equipment training, scheduling, and time card approval process.

• Support implementation of Quality Assurance and Food Safety initiatives. Ensure personnel adhere to Hill’s policies, safety standards, and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Education/ Experience Requirements

Basic qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s Degree required (degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Business related field)

Preferred qualifications include:

• 2+ years’ supervisory experience

• 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing, preferably in a processing industry such as food, chemicals or pharmaceuticals

• 2+ years’ experience in performance analysis and reporting including Statistical Process Control

• Lean Six Sigma certified

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $54 400,00 - $94 500,00 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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