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Expires soon Unilever

Process Engineer Lead

  • Hammond (Lake County)
  • Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering

Job description

Unilever's mission is to add Vitality to Life. As part of Unilever, we meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

Unilever is among the Top 70 of the Fortune Global 500 Companies. We are also one of the world's leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods in foods, household and personal care products. Our purpose is to meet the everyday needs of people everywhere – to anticipate the aspirations of our consumers and customers and to respond creatively and competitively with branded products and services, which raise the quality of life.

Job Summary:

We are currently seeking an experienced process operations leader and front line manager with an engineering or related background for our facility located just in Hammond, IN. Our Hammond, IN facility is located on Lake Michigan, just over the state line from Illinois and only 20 minutes from downtown Chicago. The facility is the manufacturing home of the iconic “Dove” beauty bar soap.

This position leads the team of associates that are responsible for providing high quality bulk product to production stamping lines and other business units in a timely, safe and cost effective manner. Responsible for the leadership of the DEFI beauty bar soap process area as well as directing the daily operation. Responsible for leading the continuous improvement activities within business unit and facilitating process changes required to achieve business needs.

Duties and Responsibilities
1) Responsible for following Company and Plant Environmental Policies and for maintaining all appropriate Environmental Regulations. Responsible for Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) activities and performance within process area.
2) Ensure product is produced in accordance with plant schedule, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), & SHE directives.
3) Manage the DEFI Process skill development, training and education of associates. Capitalize on department individuals' contributions to help achieve departmental goals and deliverables.
4) Provide leadership within the DEFI Process area for world class manufacturing (WCM) activities in an effort to drive Process performance and improvements to achieve maximized business profitability by increasing throughputs, reducing losses, and improving overall morale.
5) Responsible to follow all plant/department safety rules/procedures. Attend all safety training. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of all safety training topics. Service on a safety team.
6) Understand operational and technical issues and work directly with plant management to identify required objectives and allocate resources appropriately.
7) Facilitate and aid upcoming equipment or system changes driven by business cost reductions, product innovations/renovations and shifts in inventory management.
8) Provide individual recognition and job satisfaction to teammates while emphasizing an inter-department multiple shift team effort toward production goals.

Scope
Equipment – Making Systems; Finishing Systems; Raws; and Utilities Bulk Product – Rail Cars, Trucks, Totes, and Supersacs
Overhead – Hourly Associates – (4) four crews of (8) six operators (32 total)

Shifts: 24/7 operation

Key Requirements
Education Undergraduate degree in science and/or engineering. B.S. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, preferred, with three years of manufacturing experience in a leadership role.

Working knowledge of computers, basic application software, and process control systems required.

Technical ability and understanding of compounding processes and equipment preferred.

Please note: as part of the job application, you will be asked to complete an online assessment. Completion of the assessment is mandatory. In order to be considered, please allow yourself plenty of time to complete both the application and assessment. If the assessment is filled out partially or not at all, it will adversely affect the progress of your application. Please be aware that you will have to complete the assessment at once as you will be unable to return to it later.

Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses, domestic partners & children; Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Vacation and Holidays.

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.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination under Federal law. For more information, please see EEO is the Law.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-employment drug-screening, physical results and background investigation.

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