Factory Director Pouso Alegre & Garanhuns Factories

Unilever is currently hiring for aFactory Director Pouso Alegre & Garanhuns Factories

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JOB PURPOSE

The Pouso Alegre & Garanhuns Factory Director will be responsible to operate both Factories. Under his/her responsibilities are the creation of site strategic plan (masterplan), Implement Technologies and Programs related to new products, new standards, Environment, Safety and Quality in the factory. He/She will lead the factory operations E2E delivering the results and plans according to the targets.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Achieve Excellence: Ensure production targets are consistently met, maintaining high standards across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability, and Engagement Drive Mfg 5S and savings Agenda in Foods LATAM.
• Strategic Leadership: Proactively identify key opportunities and translate strategy into actionable plans that support the company's overall business goals.
• Governance and Compliance: Establish and maintain robust governance to review and control operational performance, ensuring products meet or exceed internal and external standards and regulatory requirements. Including the support to other sites and Operations within Foods LATAM.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and foster a zero-loss mindset across the site to achieve best-in-class performance both internally and externally.
• Cost Management: Monitor and control manufacturing costs within the budget, implementing strategies for cost reduction and waste minimization.
• Innovation: Drive and facilitate the implementation of innovations, encompassing products, ways of working, service models, and supply chain models.
• Capital Investments: Propose and implement capital investments to meet planned production requirements, safety, environmental, and cost targets.
• Long-Term Planning: Develop and pursue a long-term site plan, including restructuring, re-engineering, and retrofitting; prioritize and plan resource development and deployment.
• Asset Management: Ensure technical standards of all manufacturing and non-manufacturing fixed assets are maintained, enabling factory operations to achieve high levels of customer service at optimal cost.
• Talent and Engagement: Lead and be accountable for Talent, Capabilities, and Engagement at the Factories. Identify and implement critical levers to attract, retain, and develop key talent, building capability at all levels.
• Stakeholder Management: Ensure effective local stakeholder management and address community issues in alignment with Unilever policies.
• Policy Adherence: Guard and ensure the application of all Unilever policies and governance requirements.
• Relationship Building: Interface with key stakeholders internally and externally to establish and maintain effective relationships, align priorities, and deliver company objectives, goals, and build company equity and image.
• Leadership Team Contribution: As a member of the Foods SC LT, actively shape and steer the overall Unilever business in Foods and Brazil. Contribute to cross-functional strategic decisions, represent the manufacturing perspective at the leadership level, and ensure alignment between factory operations and broader business objectives.
• Statutory Responsibilities: Act as the statutory head of the factory where legally required.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degreed completed.
• Solid experience as Factory Director.
• Leadership in Manufacturing: Extensive experience in leading manufacturing performance. A career that includes significant time in Manufacturing, engineering or technology roles at senior management level
• Operational Excellence: Demonstrable expertise in managing costs and variances, and in leveraging motivators and engagement strategies to enhance shop floor performance.
• Project Management and Technical Knowledge: Strong project management skills and comprehensive knowledge of industrial maintenance and manufacturing equipment.
• Supply Chain and Commercial Interface: Experience in interfacing with broader Supply Chain and Commercial functions.
• Supply Chain backrgound: Extensive experience in Supply Chain, encompassing Operations, Maintenance, SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment), and Quality. Additional experience in Planning and R&D is advantageous.
• Language Proficiency: Fully fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Skills

• Leadership Skills: good coaching and leadership skills in a team-based setting. Proven capabilities in analytics, problem-solving, and team building, with a robust financial and business acumen.
• Leadership and People Management: Demonstrated strength in leadership and people management.
• Effective Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: Proven effectiveness in communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Change Management and Continuous Improvement: A mindset geared towards change management and continuous improvement.
• Strategic and Decisive Thinking: Strong strategic thinking and decision-making abilities.

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.