Job Title:  Team Leader - Making

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
# 162090 - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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 recognised 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!
 

About Us

Would you like to be part of a team that is building a future to smile about? What about having the opportunity to collaborate with teams across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions?

If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be!

Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. We, at Colgate, take immense pride in our brand which fuels our workplace to encourage innovative thinking, champion experimentation, promote authenticity and thus contribute to our enduring success.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day !

Scope of Responsibility: 

The role is responsible for effectively managing making activities in the shift, maintaining positive employee relations, daily production schedule adherence, customer service, Area financial performance, Quality, Micro, EOHS, labour relations, people and team development
Toothpaste manufacturing involves 2 core activities viz. Making & Finishing. In the making department, Gel/cream is prepared and transferred to finishing line thereby making it a critical aspect of the Operations function. The Team Leader is an effective and valuable member of the Management team to ensure delivery of business results in his area. This position requires to have considerable interface with Planning and Warehousing.

Core Responsibilities:

• To manage batch production, people, materials and equipments, track and analyse variances associated with materials and finished product to achieve KPIs
• Execution of continuous improvement programs, 
  Manufacturing cost reduction program
• Maintaining discipline, positive employee relations 
• Ensuring training for their team, information sharing and carrying out the PMS process for associates and PM&D for own
• Driving and Adherence to the standards and expectations  laid down under EOHS, Quality and FP&R in all operations and processes in the area
• Adherence to policies & procedures of the company , production processes and systems/SOP’s & regulatory requirements
• Identify, recommend and implement 
• Execute new technology in the area and drive funding the Growth initiative
• To lead assigned Kaizen Event and drive improvement in the area.
• Coaching to the Team and build capability for the assigned brigade to build flexibility.
• Ensure operational excellence is achieved by timely closure of Walkthrough observation.
• To Drive FP & R programme in the are by active participation in Small group activity/Kaizen/OPL/RCA Process.

Education:

• Diploma/Degree in Engineering (Production/Electrical/Mechanical) 

Experience:

• Should have exposure of at least 1 year  in making operations
• 2-4 Years is preferable

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.

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