Manufacturing Supervisor (Nights) - Liquid I.V.
About the role
As a Manufacturing Supervisor you will be leading teams in the biggest Unilever Personal Care factory in North America. You will lead teams across the factory, develop teams and deliver through teams, champion Factory Operating System practices across all areas, uphold safety as a value, ensure compliance to quality is always a priority, and lead teams to deliver productivity and other business targets through the execution of manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities
- Drive the Unilever safety systems/culture on the factory floor ensuring compliance to all regulatory, plant safety rules and other programs such as LOTO and risk assessments.
- Drive compliance to quality standards through training, educating teams on the floor as per the existing standards; ensuring all risks are evaluated and proper support is available to navigate quality concerns.
- Provide guidance in root cause analysis for quality and safety incidents and establish countermeasures to mitigate recurrence.
- Drive productivity through execution of factory operating systems in all areas, ensuring resources are directed as per business priorities/urgency.
- Set and deliver business targets such as operational reliability, PM & AM compliance, and operational waste.
- Guide teams during equipment breakdown, documenting breakdown details, and assigning relevant resources for resolution.
- Set and deliver plans to achieve medium-term and long-term business targets.
- Track performance indicators such as operational efficiency, changeover losses along with cost; escalate and direct resources as per priorities.
- Build capabilities in teams through engagement and ensuring hiring, training, and communication are always in place.
- Share consistent and on-time feedback to teams; ensure performance and attendance standards are always met.
- Share and build development plans for employees when performance gaps are identified through regular performance reviews.
- Foster a culture of positive employee relations, build capability, recognize gaps, and act to help resolve those gaps.
- Lead the execution of WCM principles and guidelines on the floor; participate in and lead focused improvement projects.
Qualifications
- Leader: Ability to develop teams in dynamic, fast, and complex work environments.
- Culture change champion: Able to adapt quickly and constantly work with multiple teams to deliver the best outcome.
- Win through teams: People, process, and performance is how you deliver targets.
- Paradox navigator: Manages multiple workstreams, able to prioritize in the right areas to deliver the needs of the business.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or 1–3 years’ leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Excellent communication skills and passion for continuous improvement.
- Ability to clearly articulate and analyze complex operational details.
- Strong leadership skills, ability to share clear, consistent, accountable, and actionable feedback.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $71,400 to $107,200. Unilever considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. This position is bonus eligible and long-term incentive (LTI) eligible.
Benefits
- 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
- Access to numerous voluntary benefits
Coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits are in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
Schedule
12-hour night shift: 6:00 pm – 6:15 am on a 2/2/3 schedule.