Engineering Manager

ABOUT UNILEVER

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

JOB PURPOSE

If you want to be part of Unilever's history, as being part of the creation of a completely new site that has the expectation to be a state of the art and future fit factory, a model for other sites to reference both internally and externally, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

The Engineering Manager has a key role to play to deliver engineering and capital projects for the site successfully. The purpose of this job is to manage the end-to-end delivery of the site's capital plans, managing engineers at the site as well as the delivery of projects of significant size or a portfolio of smaller projects. Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of projects including scope, cost and timeline definitions and management, communications and stakeholders' management, procurement plans, quality, resources, construction safety and risk management, and overall project integration. Leads the EEM (Early Equipment Management) pillar with full integration with the Unilever Manufacturing System (UMS) plans on site.

You also work closely with the site team to improve operational performance of production lines, process kits and utilities systems, in order to improve cost and delivery at the site and therefore the business as well to avoid capital investments. You will work cross-category, engaging and collaborating with the other Engineering Managers to improve capabilities within the engineering team.

You're a change maker: You flawlessly execute projects, leading all engineering aspects of the working program working with site, Procurement, Suppliers, Planning, R&D, Safety, Quality, Legal and the engineering community in an integrated, high performance work team. You drive capital efficiency by constantly looking at ways to improve costs to implement projects and looking at alternative technical solutions, besides working together with the site to sweat the assets, finding ways to extend the operating life of equipment, improving efficiencies, lowering environmental footprint and lowering operating costs.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• B.S. degree in Engineering with demonstrated work experience
• 5 - 10 years of experience in related Project Engineering in FMCG/ related industry
• People leadership experience
• Professional engineering skills, including disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation and civil construction design and deploy, including working knowledge on International Engineering Standards.
• Project Management Leadership with strong Early Management expertise (EPM/ EEM)
• Proficient in continuous improvement methodologies, with experience in implementing/ driving pillar results through continuous improvement methodology, especially Autonomous Maintenance, Professional Maintenance and Early Equipment Management
• Working knowledge on Engineering software: AutoCAD, Microsoft Project.

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 bring ing 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.