Process Engineer

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

The Process Engineer is responsible for the validation of all process improvements and the establishment of revised basic conditions on the line. A core deliverable is to eliminate losses and waste and increase the stability of the line to support the transition of traditional line teams to semi-autonomous teams.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Consumer & Customer Focus . Building world-class factories means eliminating losses and ensuring that we do not pass on the cost of inefficiencies to our customers and consumers.

• Bias for Action . Improvements are achieved by deploying tangible changes to the factories.

• Building Talent & Teams . Our vision is to move to semi-autonomous teams, and we require process engineers with a passion for achieving results through great teamwork, and pedagogy to teach new tools and methodologies.

• Accountability & Responsibility. Taking responsibility for building yourself and your team’s performance and sharing your best interventions to help support other lines in their improvements.

• Growth Mindset . By building world-class factories, we will become more competitive in the marketplace and set the standards to which others aspire.

• Data Driven . By providing consistent and near real time information, decisions can be taken quickly which leverage our resources.

• Analytical capability . Collect and analyze complex data to penetrate problem’s phenomena and understand root causes.

• Data Storyteller . By communicating with key stakeholders, the meaning and story behind data, its trends and context, clear actions are identified which leads to tangible impacts in the factory.

• Manufacturing & Packaging technology . Rely on basic but consistent understanding of the manufacturing technologies to drive relevant process improvement.

• Process and Organizational Design . Leverage technical knowledge and a systems approach to ensure factory lines and processes are optimally resourced (e.g. manpower ratios are efficient and sustainable).

• Digital Savvy. Working knowledge on digitalization and the drive to move towards digital systems and processes is a key factor to building safer and more efficient world-class factories driven by real-time data visibility and analytics, machine-driven recommendations, and fully automated systems.

• UMS. Apply the full set of UMS methods and tools to identify root causes, define countermeasures and validate their effectiveness, mastery of AM, PM, Q, and FI tools and processes. Establish standards to support line operators and sustain new basic conditions.

KEY REQUIRMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

- Post Graduate level education; Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering. Experience required.

- Able to visualize clearly what the ideal production system is.

- Able to clearly understand operating principles and establish correct operating standards.

- Able to present findings and rationales clearly so that the whole factory team can understand.

- Able to make logical decisions based on data.

- Possess challenging and pioneering spirit.

PREFERRED / DESIRABLE:

- Experience in statistics and process control tools.

- Experience in AM, PM, Quality and FI tools and processes.

- Six Sigma Certification (Preferred)

- Confident in applying problem solving tools (5W1H, 4M, 5WHY etc.)

About Unilever

Unilever is a multinational fast-moving consumer goods company with a World-Class Supply Chain recognized by several international bodies such as:

·  Gartner “Supply Chain Top 25”: Masters category
·  S&P Dow Jones “Sustainability Index”: Industry Leader in Personal Care
·  Oxfam “Behind the Brands” Scorecard: #1 Food & Beverage company

Join our team because at Unilever, #WeAreMakers of A Better Business, A Better World, A Better You,

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 bringing 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.