Job Description

As a Manufacturing Supervisor you will be leading teams in the biggest Unilever B&W factory in North America. You will lead teams across the factory. You will develop teams and deliver through teams. You will champion Factory Operating system practices across all areas of the factory. You will uphold safety as a value in the factory and will ensure compliance to quality is always a priority. You will lead teams to deliver productivity and other business targets through the execution of manufacturing processes.
Key Responsibilities

• Drive the Unilever safety systems/culture on the factory floor ensuring compliance to all regulatory, plant safety rules and other programs such as LOTO and risk assessments.
• Drive compliance to quality standards through training, educating teams on the floor as per the existing standards. Ensuring all risks are evaluated and proper support is available to navigate quality concerns.
• Provide guidance in root cause analysis for quality and safety incidents and establishes countermeasures to mitigate recurrence.
• Drive productivity through execution of factory operating systems in all areas, ensuring resources are directed as per the business priorities/urgency
• Sets and delivers the business targets such as Operational reliability, PM & AM compliance, and operational waste.
• Guide the teams during equipment breakdown, documenting breakdown details, and assigning relevant resources for resolution.
• Sets and delivers plan to deliver the medium term and long-term business targets.
• Tracks performance indicators such as operational efficiency, changeover losses along with cost, escalates and directs resources as per the priorities.
• Builds capabilities in teams through engagement and ensuring hiring, training and communication is always in place.
• Shares consistent and on time feedback to the teams, ensures the performance, attendance standards are always met.
• Shares and builds development plans for employees when performance gaps are identified through regular performance reviews
• Fosters a culture of positive employee relations, builds capability, recognizes gaps, and acts to help resolve those gaps
• Leads the execution of WCM principles, guidelines on the floor and participates/leads in focused improvement projects.

Required Qualifications

• 1-3+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Excellent communication skills and passion for continuous improvement.
• Ability to clearly communicate, articulate, & analyze complex operational data.
• Ability to motivate a team of individuals, share clear & consistent feedback, and hold personnel accountable.
• Must be able to work a rotational shift schedule: 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM related discipline.
• 3+ years of leadership experience.
• 3+ years of FMCG/CPG industry experience.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $69,360 to $104,040. 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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