Team Coordinator

No Relocation Assistance Offered

# 156556 - Morristown, Tennessee, 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

The Team Coordinator serves as front line leadership to a designated shift team in an effective, value driven, performance based environment. The Team Coordinator will adhere to FP&R practices and principles to achieve key performance indicators, daily performance goals, coordinate activity between shifts and departments and keep the plant informed about performance on a regular basis. The Team Coordinator will coordinate the activities of shift team members, gather data, identify daily strategies that will maximize quality and productivity; and facilitate troubleshooting production issues all while maintaining positive employee relations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans and allocates resources and ensure staffing coverage to achieve the daily production schedule and deliver area KPI's
• Provides direction and shift leadership to team to ensure maximum productivity and performance
• Establishes a safe work environment by role modeling appropriate behaviors and addressing at risk behavior appropriately.
• Incorporate Root Cause Analysis methodology to facilitate problem solving with operators and managers.
• Analyze and report shift performance data (KPI's, AU, etc.), review performance data with affected teams, identify opportunities, recommend corrective action, and follow-up
• Conduct shift meetings to communicate shift goals and results, and address barriers that are preventing the shift from achieving their goals.
• Empowers teams by way of training, information sharing, coaching and feedback to ensure the development of people, skills, teams and organizational capabilities
• Utilize plant technology (i.e. Wonderware, SAP, etc.) to coordinate the effective distribution of product and material to meet or exceed daily production goals
• Gathers data and identifies a daily strategy which maximizes product quality and productivity
• Understand and ensure compliance with facility policies and procedures (handbook, GMPs, safety standards) and partner with management team to address deviations
• Active shop floor presence to drive improvement of team performance and behaviors in line with Colgate's value based environment.
• Conducts daily people administration activities including timekeeping, vacation, overtime and attendance
• Performs physical inventory cycle counts and reconciliation; investigating deviations when necessary
• Reviews OPERA data for accuracy and completeness and make changes as required
• Accountable for Operational Excellence (EOHS, Quality, FP&R) compliance and initiatives to deliver high levels of service to internal and external customers
• Other job functions as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 5+ years Supply Chain Manufacturing work experience
• Must be proficient with the following skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Google Applications, etc.)
• Ability to work any shift as needed

Preferred:

• BA/BS degree or persons pursuing their education and have aspirations for furthering their career with Colgate
• 2+ years' experience in managing and leading teams
• Previous manufacturing/operations experience of production and process equipment, preferably in a processing industry such consumer products, pharmaceuticals or a related field
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, production scheduling, plant floor systems to include SAP, shop floor reporting and OPERA.
• Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Batch Recordkeeping, and Quality Food & Drug Administration requirements

Expected Areas of Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proficient Knowledge of FP&R, HACCP, GMP's, and SPC
• Excellent ability to multitask and prioritize duties
• Proficient Computer skills including; Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and SAP
• Excellent at identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts for analysis
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent at using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, policies, or standards
• Teamwork orientation
• Technical proficiency including:
  • Training others conflict resolution
  • Presentation skills
  • Standards, weights and measure requirements
  • AIB, FDA, USDA and other regulatory agency design requirements
• Proficient in CPk and Continuous Improvement Methodologies
• Ability to work any shift as needed

Leadership Competencies

• Developing and Coaching People
• Influence and Negotiation
• Planning / Priority Setting

Functional Competencies

• Technical Expertise
• Manufacturing Management
• Project Management

Working Relationships

• Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, EOHS, HR, Finance, Warehouse, Planning, etc.
• Vendors/Suppliers/Contractors

Travel Requirements

Expected percentage of travel: Up to 5%

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $ - $ 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 [email protected] with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here.

#LI-On-site