Job Title:  UP (Packaging) Director

Reports To:  VP Manufacturing

FLSA status: Exempt

Division: Florence Manufacturing

Who we are:

COMPLEX CHALLENGES. DARING TEAMS

At L'Oréal Operations, our daring 19,500 employees worldwide create innovative, inclusive and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing and serving products and services all over the world.

Our Florence, Kentucky Manufacturing Plant produces approximately 250+ million units annually of your favorite L’Oreal brands. We are one of the largest producers of bulk within all of L’Oreal, specializing in hair and skin care products with over 700k sq feet of warehouse space across two buildings.

What we’ll do together

As the UP (Unit of Production) Director of Packaging, you will manage and direct the staff of a manufacturing operation to achieve 100% attainment of the monthly production schedule while adhering to prescribed quality control standards, efficiency targets and ensuring that inventory objectives and new product launch date schedules are met.

What your day will look like

• Manage production operations to achieve attainment of the production plan by executing the short-term fixed schedule based on the master production plan requirements.
• Supervise and train the production work force in methods and procedures that maximize the efficient operation and application of the means of productions.
• Review and evaluate employee performance.
• Develop and implement improved work procedures that enhance manufacturing efficiency.
• Recommend capital equipment improvements to enhance the capacity, efficiency, and productivity of the means of production.
• Ensure all products, procedures, equipment and policies are in compliance with FDA and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) regulations.
• Implement L'Oreal quality assurance procedures.
• Facilitate and effective employee/labor relations environment within the production unit.
   Maintain appropriate records and complete necessary reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain a safe, clean work area and implement L’Oréal’s environmental program.
• Where applicable, manage supporting warehouse activities
• Manage and implement all L'Oreal policies and practices including, but not limited to, the Corporations Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, Etc.

 What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 10 years of related experience in a similar industry. 
• Verbal, quantitative, and analytical skills
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment, processes, and procedures and an extensive knowledge of scheduling concepts and procedures. 
• Ability to determine load factors and manufacturing requirements.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment and be able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent people management skills including the ability to develop a team of individuals capable of producing extraordinary results.
• Creative problem solving, decision making, achievement orientation, cultivation of talent, and strong communication skills.
   

Tools and Equipment Used In Job

• Basic computer practices using word processing and spreadsheets and other office equipment as required.

 Environmental Factors

• Machinery may produce noise levels that exceed OSHA’s action level: Employees are provided with and required to wear personal hearing protection devises in these areas;
• All employees are provided with and required to wear safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, and 100% cotton uniforms;

 Essential Functions

• Manipulation requirements:  (Hands or Feet):  This position requires an individual to constantly perform one and/or all of the following movements/functions:  Handle, reach, feel perform fine motor manipulations with their hands, and perform gross motor manipulations involved in moving materials.

 You’re mission:

• Produce World Class Results through people engagement and teamwork.
• Selflessly develop others.
• Thrive within a changing organization.
• Efficiently produce quality cosmetics in the right quality at the right time for L’Oreal USA customers.
• Create and provide an environment in which employees can work safely and thrive.
• Act as a responsible citizen in our company and community.
• Manage the plant’s assets to maximize our stockholders return.
• Demonstrate 100% accountability.
• Implement and utilize the  L’Oreal USA communication model with positivity.
• Resolve conflicts directly.
• Listen for understanding.
• Commitment to team decisions.

What’s In It For You

• Career growth
• People & Development Learning Catalog
• Competitive benefits package (vacation, PTO, medical, dental, vision, 401k, pension plan)
• Employee discount and perks
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)

About L’Oreal:

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. A business rich in meaning, it enables all individuals to express their personalities, gain self-confidence and open up to others. Beauty is our language, a universal language.  Joining L’Oréal means joining our mission of offering women and men worldwide the best innovation by meeting the infinite diversity of beauty needs and desires all over the world. A company founded on Science, we continually explore new territories and invent products of the future, while drawing inspiration from beauty rituals the world over. Our formula: Diversity Plus Inclusion equals Innovation and Success. Drawing on the diversity of our multinational teams and the richness and the complementarity of our brand portfolio, Beauty remains our commitment.  L’Oréal has made the universalization of beauty its project for the years to come, offering beauty for all.  At the heart of our activities lies the ambition to lead by example with high ethical standards and the determination to be seen as a good corporate citizen with goals that are not only business oriented but socially responsible.  As a leader, we must preserve the beauty of the planet and contribute to the well-being of our employees and of the communities in which we are present. We invite you to explore the opportunities to help us perform this important mission.

Learn about L’Oreal for the Future- our commitment to sustainability  https://youtu.be/Dq_fFzUqwSY

 
 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.
 
 If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application for a recognized disability under applicable law, please email [email protected]. Please note this email will only respond to specific requests for assistance completing the application as a request for accommodation for a disability. All others will not be considered.