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 Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. 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 organization. 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:

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.  If you are a culture and change champion and value development, then this role is just for you!

The Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance position supports the Site Engineering Manager. This position coordinates the team of maintenance technicians in their area of assignment. This position is responsible for ensuring completion of all maintenance tasks in their assigned area, making sure the manager is aware if there are any gaps. The position ensures the correct resources are being applied to each problem and escalates to the manager when additional help is needed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Scheduling, training, and supervision of Maintenance Technicians.        Communicate with manufacturing department regarding issues that need to be addressed by the maintenance department.Coordinate, with production and freezer/warehouse departments, changeovers and moving of equipment to storage.Work with CAD operator on design specification drawings for parts.Work with vendors and contractors.Coach/train Maintenance Technicians in preventative maintenance functions and troubleshooting of machinery in order to reduce downtime and maximize efficiencies.Develop and follow established standard operating procedures for safety, health, environment, and production.WCM advancement across the facility.Actively participate in the PM Pillar, and be the link between the PM and EEM Pillars.Troubleshoot Facility/Mix Room/Production PLC and electrical problems, making changes as needed.                  Supervise/manage/direct/ schedule all activities for Maintenance TechniciansCoordinate Shut-Down maintenance functions.

You’re a born leader: Demonstrated leadership of technical teams solving problems as a group.  Overcoming technical challenges is personally motivating and you share that motivation to generate enthusiasm within your teams.

You love to win, and have fun doing it: Does delivering against challenging goals and a sense of accomplishment drive your satisfaction?

You’re a teacher: Do you value mentorship, both receiving for personal development and delivering as coaching within your teams?  Demonstrated success building a structure for skill development and cultivating teams that intrinsically value learning is foundational for high performance technical organizations.

You’re a culture & change champion: Possess a continuous improvement mindset and a proven record of performance optimization using structure and continuous improvement tools (WCM, TPM, Lean, Etc.).  Build on existing structures and establish processes for your teams to excel.  Is accomplishment as part of a team more fulfilling than contribution as an individual?   

What You’ll Need To Succeed

Bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred. Flexibility to operate on days or night shifts as factory requirements demand.Ability to coordinate and communicate with teams working different shifts across a 24/7 schedule.Experience of applying preventative maintenance and autonomous maintenance strategies within a manufacturing, general engineering, or food technology environment.Must be able to analyze factory and technical processes in order to identify opportunities for performance improvement. Strong coaching skills are a pre-requisite, enquiring, supportive, challenging

LEADERSHIP:

You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) BehaviorsPASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

What We Can Offer You

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Pay: The pay range for this position is $68,000 to $102,000. 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

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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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