Ice Cream - Senior Manufacturing Manager

Ice Cream - Senior Manufacturing Manager

Background & Purpose of the Job

 As Senior Manufacturing Manager, you will lead the production of our Simcoe Ice Cream Facility. This position will play a key role in driving continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Volume Output and Costs through Unilever Manufacturing system standards. 

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

Reporting to the Factory leader, you will lead a motivated Manufacturing team. You will be responsible for all key business metrics for the site in the absence of the Factory Director; managing a full-time manufacturing operation, including UMS, Mix and Logistics to ensure compliance with Safety, Health, Environment and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements.

You’re a born leader: Manufacturing Manager is a critical role for the site, and the incumbent must be prepared to lead members of the site community to success.

You’re a strategy guru: Strategic planning is key to ensuring transition periods in and out of peak season is executed seamlessly.

You’re a teacher and a student: Participate in Regional Virtual Site (RVS) meetings and work directly with the ice cream network to share/gain best practice for implementation within site.

You’re a dot connector: Liaison with all key stakeholders (departments) to ensure full alignment with production schedule and key production milestones including Research & Development, Planning, and Brand.

You love to win and have fun doing it: This role is critical to ensuring engagement between departments, with an emphasis on Safety/Quality collaboration. Develop and invest in human capital, specifically Purpose Driven Communities.

You’re a changemaker: Success is dependent on change, and the Manufacturing Manager role is the Change Maker for the site – driving change to improve on all business metrics.

Accountability & Responsibility: Taking responsibility for building your team’s performance and sharing your best interventions to help support other departments in their improvements.   

Additional Duties and Expectations of Role

• Actively participate in the implementation of all site-specific safety and environmental programs, with the ability to lead and progress current safety culture to world class. Active member of the Central Safety Health Environmental Committee (CSHEC), specific ownership of several site safety programs.
• Achieve desired production costs, including fixed and variable labor costs, Volume delivery, OEE, Waste, attainment and business waste and take ownership of VIP ideas year-over-year (YOY).
• Drive Perfect Quality throughout all Make and Pack Processes.
• Manage a complex product portfolio for optimal run strategy and influence future fit portfolio transformation.
• Actively participate with ICLT in Canada on strategic business models.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 8 years supervisor/manager experience in a manufacturing environment, previous managerial experience is required. 
• Fully understand and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), preferably in a food plant.
• Must have experience of working within unionized site.
• Familiar with HACCP principals, implementation and facilitation.
• Must be able to effectively manage conflict while creating an inclusive work environment.
• Full understanding of the OHSA and pertinent safety regulations.
• Able to clearly understand operating principles and establish correct operating standards.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment, concepts and regulations would be an asset.
• Leadership experience in continuous improvement (WCM, TPM, Lean Manufacturing)
• Champion for Change Management

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Unilever Canada 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, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, family status, disability, genetic characteristics, and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: These lines are reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

Unilever Canada est une organisation engagé à la diversité et à l'inclusion pour stimuler nos résultats d'affaires et créer un meilleur avenir chaque jour pour nos employés, les consommateurs globaux, les partenaires et les communautés. Nous croyons qu'un effectif diversifiée nous permet de faire correspondre nos ambitions de croissance et de stimuler l'inclusion dans l'entreprise. Tous les candidats qualifiés recevront la considération pour un emploi sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale ou ethnique, l'état matrimonial, la situation familiale, l'invalidité, les caractéristiques génétique, et une condamnation pour laquelle un pardon a été accordée.

Si vous êtes une personne handicapée qui a besoin d'aide à tout moment au cours de notre processus de recrutement, veuillez communiquer avec nous au NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Veuillez noter: ces lignes sont réservées aux personnes handicapées ayant besoin d'aide et ne sont pas un moyen d'enquêter sur les postes.