Unilever is currently hiring for Factory Technology and Innovation Coordinator ​

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 inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. 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

Technology and Innovation Team, with a technical focus aimed primarily at implementing projects in factories, which may include product innovation, process improvement, sustainability, capacity enhancement, or digitization. Additionally, it aims to achieve the following complementary objectives: technical knowledge acquisition of industrial processes, support in addressing chronic factory issues, sharing lessons learned among plants, connecting the development area (RD) with the manufacturing/production team, among other related topics.

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work you do - creating a better business and a better world. If you have analytical skills, enjoy working in teams, and engaging with different stakeholders, then this challenge is exactly for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

1- Innovation Delivery:

Development and implementation of innovation projects together Marketing, RD, Quality, Planning, Manufacturing, etc, guarantying the on time in full (OTIF) delivery through analysis and investigation process that minimize/solve potential problems.

Identify and explore opportunities to process simplification, harmonization and cost savings actions as well.

As typical activities:

· Supply chain single point of contact for innovation projects guarantying actions delivery with quality and OTIF.

· Plan and lead industrial tests identifying needs of new equipments, process and general impacts in Security, Health, Environment, Quality, logistic, etc.

· New process development and improvement for current ones due to specific requirements.

· Influence and contribution to lay out definition, Equipments list generation, timeline.

· Close work with UEnS and RD departments.

· Support Capital Proposal elaboration minimizing investments and maximizing current assets utilization in compliance with SHE, Quality and efficiency.

· Lead continuous improvement activities in projects guarantying the perfect execution.

· Guarantee Manufacturing Excellence.

· Give inputs to Finance regarding conversion cost as productivity information, additional labours, production expenses, etc.

· Participate on SHE activities linked to projects (Risk Assessment) and ensure actions implementation.

· Prepare required documents regarding innovation projects (“Launching Monitoring Plan”, “Transfer Pack”, key indicators, Industrials tests report, etc).

· Introduce patterns, new raw materials and specifications in a systematic and organized way.

· Provide trainings regarding new implementations.

· Lead commissioning (timeline, resources, etc) monitoring innovations performance, including post launches evaluations.

· Participation on innovations meetings (Projects and Technical gate meetings) rising up bullet points and actions regarding process development and engineering.

· Evaluating production capabilities in house and in co-makers, supporting outsourcing.

2- Factory Support:

Leadership and participation in continuous improvement projects and optimization process, implementing capacity increase, quality and value improvement projects.

As typical activities:

· Support/lead activities of “Early Product Management" (EPM) and "Early Equipment Management" (EEM) in capacity increase and improvements projects.

· Contribute to the Manufacture WCM process through performance improvement (changeover reduction, bottlenecks elimination), process losses reduction and quality improvement.

· Implement together Manufacturing, Supply Management and RD the value improvement projects (personnel and losses reduction, performance increase, etc).

· Lead and validate new raw materials, specifications and process.

· Support/Lead opportunities to consumer complaints reduction related to process or materials.

3- Technology Leadership:

To be the reference and the guardian of the technology knowledge, guarantying the development and implementation of new practices. Ensure compliance with the Unilever standards as GMP. Find solutions to existent issues and identify outside opportunities to improve competitiveness.

As typical activities:

· Participate/lead taskforce to reduce consumer’s complaints and process improvement.

· Participate in discussions about technologies in local, regional and global forums (as equipments and process harmonization).

· Prospect new technologies to support Marketing and RD to innovate and that could leverage the operations environmental impact as well.

· Support the regional Quality team.

· Organize specific trainings regarding technologies to the operation team.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences Qualifications

· ​​ Completed graduation - preferably in Chemical Engineering or Food Engineering.

· Advanced English and Portuguese.

· Desirable advanced Spanish.

· Delivery through people; at least Regional Innovation experience is a differentiator, including project leadership; Communication development track record; self-confidence and maturity to interface with senior levels within the Category and with the Op.Cos; Ability to work closely and cooperatively with the Op.Cos to achieve the business targets.

· Organized person;

· Experience on Food Processing/ Technology highly appreciated.

· Work in virtual teams.

· Team player/ leadership.

· Digital understanding / Mindse.

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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 UNILEVER Behaviours

o PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

o PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

o CONSUMER LOVE : Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

o PURPOSE SERVICE : Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

o AGILITY : Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.  

En tant qu'employeur responsable et inclusif, Unilever est attentif à la diversité et à la mixité de ses équipes. Nos recruteurs sont engagés et veillent à l'application de processus de recrutement non-discriminants.

Tous nos postes sont ouverts aux personnes en situation de handicap et Unilever accompagne ses collaborateurs dans la mise en place d'éventuels aménagements de poste et de dispositifs d'accessibilité.

Job Category: Supply Chain

Job Category: Supply Chain

Job Category: Chaîne d'approvisionnement

Job Type: Engineer- Capabilities- UE

Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals