Factory Director - Covington, TN

Job description

Background & Purpose of the Job

The Factory Director is responsible for operating a factory (or factories) as per agreed standards. S/he leads manufacturing activities in the factory to achieve desired financial and customer service objectives. The Factory Director delivers site targets including service, costs, productivity, quality, innovation, OSHE and employee engagement. The Factory Director leads the local management team to implement and sustain supply chain and category strategies including those in safety, quality, World Class Manufacturing, employee relations, performance management and development of talent. S/he is a critical member of the supply chain leadership team and leads the development & sharing of best practices across the network.

Who You Are & What You'll Do

You will deploy annual operational and financial plans to deliver targets on service, costs, productivity, quality, innovation and Safety, Health Environmental while recommending long term site strategic plans to the Regional Category & Supply Chain Teams. You will lead the site on Continuous Improvement strategies to engage and facilitate the implementations of innovations for the site for not only products, but ways of working, cost & service models and the supply chain structure. This will include working with the Category Technology team to implement capital investment to meet planned production, quality, safety, environmental & cost targets. Other duties to include:

• Ensure that the technical standards of all manufacturing and non-manufacturing fixed assets are maintained. Enable the factory operation to achieve high level of Customer Service at optimal cost

• Co-ordinate and direct the factory and co-packer operations to achieve the agreed production plans at the specified product quality with optimum labor, energy and materials utilization.

• Ensure Working Capital management systems are effectively used, and deliver inventory targets set with Regional Category Planning Directors and Regional Supply Management Directors.

• Ensure effective local stakeholder management and community issues aligned with Unilever policies

• Guard and ensure the application of all Unilever Policies and governance requirements.

• Lead on initiatives and projects aiming for sites integration and collaborative work along the extended supply chain

• Be the statutory head of factory where there is a legal separation

You're a born leader: Lead HR policy deployment and implementation on sites, including management of employee relations.

You're a strategy guru: Pursue a site long term plan, including restructuring, re-engineering and retrofitting as agreed by VP SC Category; prioritize and plan resources development and deployment.

You're a dot connector: Co-ordinate and direct the quality management in line with QA system and procedures.

You're a culture & change champion: Support World Class Manufacturing (WCM) activities and teams by leading the Manufacturing Excellence e Steering Committee

What You'll Need To Succeed

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical engineering, Industrial engineering, or related field.

Minimum of 8 years in a Supply Chain role (Manufacturing, Technology, EHS, Quality).

Minimum 3 years working in a role leading an entire factory, preferably at the Director level.

Experience in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is strongly preferred.

What We Can Offer You

Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability

By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.

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