SUIT Manager

Work Level: 2A

Reports to: Sourcing Unit Director

Scope: South Africa

Location: Boksburg Factory

Terms & Conditions: Full time

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 inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. 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

Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you can deliver business growth through optimizing production and formulation cost, drive innovations and market trends and investing in key technology to unlock category growth and factory efficiencies then this role is just for you.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Innovations Management

• Product development with the Research and Development team
• Design and execution of main plant trials, both Feasibility and Capability
• Product design and execution 
• Product value improvement and formulation cost reduction projects 
• Innovations and renovations to drive value in product portfolio. 

Process Plant & Operations Management

• End of line automation for operational efficiency
• Packaging optimization
• Focused improvements using lean principles.
• Early equipment management 
• Productivity, Overall Equipment Efficiency at 70%
• Long term capacity planning, 5-year map
• Operational support and supplier resilience
• Process safety, electrical safety,
• Product quality
• Waste Management (Pack & Raw)

Technology and Project Management 

• Design, deploy, install and commission end of line automation equipment 
• Lead installation and commission of all new machinery 
• Lead the early equipment management pillar to build capability of project leads to do rigorous project management focused on vertical ramp up, design review and cost control

Quality

• Quality Change Management
• Incident Management
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• HACCP & CCP’s

Safety

• SHE PAR
• Incident Investigation
• Risk Assessment
• Process Safety
• Machinery Standards
• Emergency Response

Financial Controls

• Timely Capitalization
• Fixed Asset Tagging
• Operational Budget
• Weekly Spend Control
• Weekly Savings Management
• Stock Take

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• 3/5 years experience of Project Engineering in FMCG / related Industry or gained in an engineering consultancy environment
• First line management / Supervision experience
• Project Management exposure

Desired

• First-hand experience / track record of supporting / exposure to major capital projects within Unilever or similar FMCG environment

Skills

• Professional Engineering Skills (Educated to degree standard in an engineering discipline)
• Engineering Design Process Management (Working Knowledge)
• Project Management (MS Projects)
• Operations Safety (Fully Operational)
• Maintenance Principles and Best practice (Working Knowledge)
• WCM EEM (Working Knowledge)
• Contract Management & Conflict Resolution (Working knowledge)
• Budget Management (Working Knowledge)

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
  • TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

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.