Operations Team Leader

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Job Number #166992 - Castiglione delle Stiviere, Lombardia, Italy

**Who We Are**

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

**Job Summary**:
The Operations Team Leader is responsible for effectively managing production and packaging operators and developing collaborative partnerships with colleagues. Delivering the agreed to business and plant results while maintaining positive employee relations. The primary accountabilities of the role include daily production schedule adherence, quality, EHS, logistics, production financial performance, labor relations, people and team development.

The Operations Team Leader has to be an effective and valuable member of the Production team, to ensure delivery of plant business results. The Operations Team Leader works within a structure that requires considerable interaction with his reports as well as with the other functions. Guides and empowers teams in the implementation of the plant strategy and FP&R initiatives.

**Essential job functions**:
Accountable for the quality and productivity of the production department and its ability to deliver high levels of service to internal and external customers

Manage the people, materials and equipment to deliver maintenance performance objectives, as measured by plant KPI's

Manages the Performance Enhancement Process when subordinates do not meet the expectations

Manages absenteeism as Case Manager in cooperation with HR Tracks and analyzes variances associated with materials or finished products

Ensures compliance with policies/procedures for staffing, shift schedule, vacation scheduling, and training to meet business needs including peak production periods Implements FP&R and other continuous improvement programs within the plant.

Manages the development and implementation of the daily production schedule in a way that ensures high levels of service to internal and external customers Identifies, recommends and implements manufacturing cost reduction programs Executes new technology within the production area

Delivering input on both capital and operating budgets

Communicates and implements the local Supply Chain vision, mission, strategy and objectives within the plant Ensures effective communication within the teams Empowers subordinates by way of training, information sharing, coaching, feedback, appraisals and delegation, to ensure the development of people, teams and organizational capabilities

Implements strategies within the production department to consistently manufacture and ensure the quality of finished goods

Develops and implement appropriate margin improvement initiatives

Accountable for adhering to CP/Hill's, local and governmental guidelines related to EHS, Quality and Regulatory

**Education**:
Engineer Degree or technical high school diploma

**Experience**:
2-5 years of production Experience

**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, colour, 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.

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