Ice Cream Engineering Assistant (Infrastructure & Compliance) - North America

If you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023, come join Unilever Ice Cream! The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Magnum, Talenti, Popsicle, Good Humor, Klondike, and Yasso. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent as we build our diverse and inclusive culture. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company.We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

JOB PURPOSE:

Manage the end-to-end delivery of projects for various IC brands at our Ice cream sites in Sikeston,Covington,Vermont and Simcoe.  Project work will require assessment of existing and future Ice cream factory expansions, working with Engineering team and Consultants on the costing and execution of future expansion. Plant Health Assessment of existing assets in our factories and making a long-term plan for replacement of old and obsolete assets. Safety & Quality Capex requirement and budgeting. The candidate may be dedicated to deliver a single project of significant size or a portfolio of smaller projects. Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of projectsincluding stakeholder engagement, contractor management, project safety, budget management. Reports to the US Engineering (Infrastructure & Compliance) Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

On Time In Full (OTIF) end to end delivery of assigned capital projects adhering to Unilever standards and ensure safety as our number one priority.  

• Work to deliver an agreed portfolio of projects .

• Check feasibility of capex projects working collaboratively with Quality, Safety, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Marketing, R+D and plant personnel to clarify the brief, understand work scope, estimate costs and create viable timelines.

• Work with internal Engineering teams and 3rd parties to develop Concept, FEED and Detailed Designs to meet the business need inputting local requirements and constraints as required.

• Develop Project Execution Plan and schedule.

• Execute the project ensuring adherence to schedule, budget. Manage site construction, contractors, and OEM’s ensuring Unilever Construction Safety Standards are applied.

• Knowledge of design and visualization software such as AutoCAD

• Assist factory with non-capital improvements identifying enhancements in ways of working to improve line or infrastructure efficiencies.

• Health Assessment of existing assets of the factory and making long term Capex investment plan.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

You’re a born leader:Assist US Engineering (Infra & Compliance) Manager on capital, innovation, capacity, and value improvement projects in the Ice Cream category. Responsible for providing estimates, options assessment, and technical support for these projects. Carries out tasks related to project assessment, technical support and implementation with minimum supervision. Ensures compliance with Unilever Hygiene, equipment and safety standards, specifications, and best practices. This shall include formulation/process/equipment evaluations, industrial trials, preliminary engineering, project cost controls, timeline, establishment of commissioning plan, plant/equipment commissioning, production startup.

You’re a change maker:Our success is dependent on change, and the Engineering Assistant role is a critical contributor to driving improvements against all business metrics (safety, quality, finance, innovation, etc).

You’re a dot connector:Liaison with all key stakeholders (departments) to ensure full alignment with project scopes, timelines, impact and key project milestones.  This role has significant interaction with R+D, Marketing and the impacted facility teams.

You love to win, and have fun doing it:Have the ability to balance a variety of priorities while maintaining healthy relationships across the engineering team, key stakeholders and customers.

What You’ll Need To Succeed
Essential
•   3+ years’ experience in Project Engineering with FMCG experience strongly preferred.
•    Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a project management role.
•    Professional engineering skills
•    Project Delivery experience
•    Experience managing project budgets.

Preferred
•    Firsthand experience / track record of delivering major capital project in Ice cream category

Leadership

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves.Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

• TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential.Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.

• PURPOSE & SERVICE:Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

• CONSUMER LOVE:Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

• BUSINESS ACUMEN:Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Pay: The pay range for this position is s $83,200 to $124,700. 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.