Job Title: Assistant Manufacturing Manager

Location: Raeford, NC

Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided

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, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. 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

Be a part of the 170K global employees that make Unilever one of the best companies in the world to work for! Forbes has listed Unilever as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” while MSN.com ranks us as one of the “Top 25 Companies to work for in America.” One of our 400 brands is used daily by more than 2.5 billion people globally! We are looking for outstanding talent to join our Raeford Factory Team.

Are you a Leader? If so, Unilever is looking for a Business Unit Lead/ Assistant Manufacturing Manager to provide frontline leadership in our Raeford site. In this role you will be responsible for driving current and future manufacturing performance in the areas of Safety, Productivity, People, Cost, Quality, Delivery and Morale using a World Class Manufacturing (WCM) operating framework. This includes building and delivery the product manufacturing short- and long-term strategy, managing hourly team members and manufacturing activities across all shifts as well as working individually and on teams to identify areas of opportunity to cause beneficial change.

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

This role reports to the Manufacturing Manager and in this role:

You’re a born leader: You will be managing manufacturing activities by leading and motivating shift employees in all areas including safety, efficiency, loss management, quality, and continuous improvement (WCM). Moreover, you will be driving Unilever SHE culture by protecting employee’s health and safety, ensuring compliance of all regulatory and plant safety rules.
You transform data into actions: You will review the production schedule, review the shift change log and confer with scheduling to determine any priority changes in production and to assess any potential obstacles to the successful completion of the schedule. You do deep analysis of productivity losses to create long term action plans for sustainable improvements.
You lead & inspire bold creative work: You will have an active role in employee relations programs on your hourly team members and drive positive employee relations through various reward and recognition programs.
You execute flawlessly, track & optimize: You will work closely with hourly leadership and provide clear direction for them to carry out the duties of their job. You will provide feedback to these Area leaders in order to improve the efficient operation of the shift including the assignment of labor, completion of data collection activities and the management of daily operations.

Main Duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Confidently make decisions to help meet safety, quality, and production goals.
Follow documented process instructions, schedule, and manage multi-shift team for six deodorant packing lines or four personal care liquids packing lines in accordance with production plans.
Ensure Packing department follows all safety and SDS guidelines for dealing with raw and pack materials and finished products.
Review and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for Packing.
Ensure that all department and factory cGMP’s are followed.
Develop flexibility in team members through cross training.
Focus on team engagement to achieve continuous improvement in production efficiency.
Drive kaizen/ continuous improvement work together with Process Engineers and other team members to improve productivity and service.
Responsible for both operations and maintenance of the department, driving productivity improvement, maintenance losses reduction, robust maintenance plans and maintenance cost control and improvement.
Collaborate with appropriate departments and support.
Assesses and control labor costs for the department.
Evaluate and investigate material waste related to packing lines, creating robust action plans to drive waste reduction.
teams to solve problems and respond to concerns/ issues.
Direct the work of the shift’s team to build efficiency, cross training, safer work practices and attainment of quality goals
Communicate to all team members, scheduling and other members of management to ensure expectations and/or difficulties are clear.
Monitor and evaluate potential team members, as well as interviewing potential candidates for hire.
Hold team member accountable to follow operating procedures, operating as appropriated and expected and drive disciplinary actions and performance coaching as applicable.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

Bachelor’s Degree preferably in a Technical discipline such as Engineering
A minimum 3 year of experience in a manufacturing environment
Understanding of WCM or other Lean Manufacturing principles is a plus
Exceptional computer skills
Exceptional communication skills
Ability to lead and motivate

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

Pay: The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120. 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

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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information about your Federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal and Pay Transparency Non discrimination Provision.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.

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