Hiring: Quality Specialist - C Shift (Nights) Company: Unilever Location: Independence, MO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:02:47 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Lean Manufacturing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Quality Assurance, SAP About the job Required Skills: •Serve as the empowered Quality decision-maker on C Shift, including product disposition, release or rework authorization, and stop/go decisions that protect consumer safety and product conformance. •Ensure compliance with sanitation requirements, approved Quality Specifications, food safety requirements, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), site standards, and applicable regulatory requirements. •Own on-shift product Hold activity, including identification, blocking, investigation, documentation, escalation, and coordination of final disposition with Operations and Planning. •Enter and manage Holds in SAP/QualityOne, initiate E-Incidents, and follow the site Hold Process. •Identify, document, and advance deviations and non-conformances, including SNCRs, root-cause capture, corrective and preventive action (CAPA) handoff, and appropriate escalation. •Lead the Quality response during upset events, technology gaps, and abnormal conditions by assessing risk, containing affected product, directing rework or disposition, and partnering with Operations on root-cause analysis. •Provide technical guidance and coverage for on-shift Quality Lab Technicians, including analytical testing, troubleshooting, method execution, results review, and follow-through. •Act as the front-line Quality leader for the shift by setting priorities, coaching Quality Technicians, representing Quality in Tier meetings, and building accountability for Quality at every level. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree, preferably in Biology, Food Science, Regulatory Science, Chemistry, Engineering or a related field. •Minimum of two years of quality-related experience, preferably in food manufacturing. •Demonstrated capacity to make independent, real-time Quality decisions and lead through upset events with limited on-site salaried support. •Strong analytical, math, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate data into action and deliver clear shift-to-shift handovers. •Willingness and ability to work the C Shift night schedule: 7:00 PM-7:00 AM, Sun-Wed on long weeks and Sun-Tues on short weeks. •Solid functional working knowledge of HACCP plans, FSMA, USDA requirements, sanitation principles, microbiology, food safety, and quality assurance policies and regulations. •Front-line leadership or supervisory experience, with the ability to coach and direct Quality Technicians and Lab Technicians. •By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions. •Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. •This position is bonus eligible. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!