ABOUT UNILEVER
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.
At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.
JOB PURPOSE
Be a part of the 170K global employees that make Unilever one of the best companies in the world to work for! Forbes has listed Unilever as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” while MSN.com ranks us as one of the “Top 25 Companies to work for in America.” One of our 400 brands is used daily by more than 2.5 billion people globally! We are looking for outstanding talent to join our Hammond Factory Team.
Are you a Leader? If so, Unilever is looking for a Pack Cell Lead to provide leadership in our Hammond site. In this role you will be responsible for driving current and future manufacturing performance in the areas of Safety, Productivity, People, Cost, Quality, Delivery and Morale using a Unilever Manufacturing Systems (UMS) operating framework. This includes building and delivery of the packfloor manufacturing short- and long-term strategy, and working individually and on teams to identify areas of opportunity to cause beneficial change.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
This role reports to the Manufacturing Manager and in this role:
• You transform data into actions: You will drive the Run To Standard (R2S) program for the packfloor. You will do deep analysis of productivity losses to create long term action plans for sustainable improvements. You will provide short and long term strategy for eliminating top losses working as the head of the Pack Floor Cell, coordinating efforts with the Process Engineer and Focus Tech. You will deliver packfloor operations with an ownership mentality, thinking three steps ahead and always pushing to win the week and month.
• You’re a born leader: You will drive improvements in manufacturing activities on the packfloor by leading and motivating employees in all areas including safety, efficiency, loss management, quality, and continuous improvement. Moreover, you will be driving Unilever SHE culture by protecting employee’s health and safety, ensuring compliance of all regulatory and plant safety rules.
• You lead & inspire bold creative work: You will have an active role in employee relations programs working with the on-shift supervisor to drive positive employee relations through various reward and recognition programs.
Main Duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• Responsible for operations of the department, driving productivity improvement, maintenance losses reduction, and working with maintenance to create robust maintenance plan improvements.
• Focus on team engagement to achieve continuous improvement in production efficiency.
• Drive kaizen/ continuous improvement work together with Process Engineers and other team members to improve productivity and service.
• Confidently make decisions to help meet safety, quality, and production goals.
• Build relationships with the on-shift supervisor to build efficiency, cross training, safer work practices and attainment of quality goals
• Ensure Packaging department follows all safety and SDS guidelines for dealing with raw and pack materials and finished products.
• Review and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for Packaging.
• Ensure that all department and factory cGMP’s are followed.
• Collaborate with appropriate departments and support.
• Evaluate and investigate material waste related to packing lines, creating robust action plans to drive waste reduction.
• Build teams to solve problems and respond to concerns/ issues.
• Communicate to all team members, scheduling and other members of management to ensure expectations and/or difficulties are clear.
• Monitor and evaluate potential team members, as well as interviewing potential candidates for hire.
• Hold team members accountable to follow operating procedures, operating as appropriated and expected and drive disciplinary actions and performance coaching as applicable.
What You’ll Need To Succeed
• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in a Technical discipline such as Engineering or
• A minimum 3 year of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of WCM, UMS or other Lean Manufacturing principles is a plus
• Exceptional computer skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Ability to lead and motivate
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Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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