Senior Site Engineer

Job Purpose
As a Senior Site Engineer, you will provide technical support to the Site Technical Manager, assisting with the end-to-end delivery of engineering and maintenance needs at the Unilever operation in Jefferson City, MO. In this role, you will help manage the seamless implementation of projects throughout the site, support factory infrastructure, and operational reliability for the factory. This includes coordinating day-to-day engagement with various stakeholders, managing contractors, ensuring construction safety, overseeing budget management, and scheduling staff. You will support Unilever Manufacturing Standards (UMS) through key pillars, including Early Equipment Management (EEM) and Planned Maintenance (PM). This position reports to the Site Technical Manager at the Jefferson City factory.

Responsibilities
Leadership and Guidance: Direct and advance the engineering teams in developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving processes, equipment, and technologies for projects in processing, packaging, and other site-supporting projects. Provide real-time guidance for quick decision-making.
Engineering Analysis: Offer engineering guidance in analyzing production processes and equipment from a first principles approach for optimally implementing continuous and innovative improvement projects. Foster semi-autonomous teams, teach new tools and methodologies, and ensure team alignment.
Team Performance: Take responsibility for team performance and share best practices for site improvements.
UMS Methods: Apply Unilever Manufacturing Standards (UMS) methods and tools to identify root causes, define countermeasures, and validate effectiveness for process design and implementation.
Waste Reduction: Utilize UMS methods for Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Planned Maintenance (PM), Focused Improvement (FI), and Quality Control (QC) to prioritize and reduce waste in project development and implementation.
Project Delivery: Ensure on-time, in-full delivery of capital projects, prioritizing safety, quality, productivity goals, and high equipment reliability by drawing resources from various organizational levels.
Compliance and Standards: Oversee that engineering projects follow Unilever Engineering Standards, ensuring proper installation, commissioning, and training. Develop project plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analyses for new processes and/or equipment. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure flawless project implementation.
Resource Optimization: Ensure optimal resourcing and equipment use through technical knowledge and a systems approach.
Value Engineering: Promote value engineering and new ways of working while upholding core values.
Strategic Development: Support the development of both engineering and maintenance strategies to strengthen team development, knowledge, and performance. Stay updated on industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices for production efficiency and cost reduction.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, procurement, quality, safety, maintenance, and finance, to develop and execute cost reduction strategies.
Reporting and Communication: Prepare regular reports, presentations, and analyses to communicate end-to-end project workflow, ongoing initiatives, CapEx and FAR2 reporting, update asset registers and associated reports, and future opportunities to senior management.

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of experience of Electrical & Controls Engineering within a CPG/FMCG environment.
• 1+ years of operating in a leadership capacity.
• Experience working with High/Medium/Low voltage Power Distribution/Switchgear design & maintenance.
• Experience in factory utilities & infrastructure – boilers, air compressors, HVAC, chillers, cooling towers, wastewater treatment, water filtration & reverse osmosis systems.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and coordinate several moderate level projects simultaneously with multi-discipline trades
• Effective problem solver and communicator with the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
• Significant Project Management experience
• Strong collaborator who is a positive team player
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Autonomous, results driven and accountable for own actions and takes ownership of decisions
• US/International Travel 10%

Preferred Qualifications
• PMP Certification
• Subject Matter Expert in Power Distribution.
• Electrical Technical Specifications Development & Implementation experience.
• Controls and Automation/Ladder Logic Programming skills.
• Working knowledge of IT networking & Server Infrastructure.
• Variable Frequency Drives.
• AutoCAD Experience.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.  

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.  

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.  

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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