Job Title: Quality Validation Engineer (Temporal)
No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164692 - San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico
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.
Purpose of the Position:
The primary purpose of the Process and Systems Validation Coordinator is to ensure that all processes, systems, and equipment at the plant are validated to meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance. This role is crucial in maintaining product integrity and regulatory adherence, thereby supporting Colgate's commitment to delivering excellence and safeguarding consumer trust.
Main Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and lead the implementation and validation activities for processes and systems at the plant.
- Work directly with plant teams whose functions impact the quality, safety, purity, and/or efficacy of products.
- Ensure that processes are adequately supported and compliant with regulations in accordance with the 26 quality standards and the requirements of both national and international regulatory agencies.
- Guarantee that the functions performed by the systems are correct, safe, accurate, and consistent with user safety and intended use.
- Ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory validation and change control requirements, ensuring proper interpretation and implementation.
- Implement validation procedures and master plans that describe the validation methodology, as well as the necessary activities and timelines to maintain this status.
- Develop, execute, and monitor the validation activities defined for each process, system, and equipment to ensure their functions impact quality.
- Generate and execute installation qualification protocols for equipment and systems to be validated.
- Follow up on deviations from the validation process.
- Follow up (FUP) on the installation projects of the plant.
- Attend to corporate internal audits and have experience in auditing.
- Maintain contact with contractor personnel, demonstrating some management of personnel.
- Ensure compliance with Colgate standards (FPR and Quality).
Requirements:
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Must:
- Education in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering.
- Knowledge of blueprints and diagrams.
- At least 1 year of experience in quality, equipment validation, critical systems validation.
- Intermediate-advanced level of English.
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Desirable:
- Handling of validation software.
- Knowledge of regulatory standards, specifically COFEPRIS and FPA.
Additional Skills:
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Competence in documentation and preparation of technical reports.
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.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
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