Engineering Leader

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Job Title: Engineering Leader

Location: Leeds Factory (Site based)

JOB PURPOSE

The Engineering Leader is responsible for providing the required operational engineering support to all areas of the Factory to meet the required performance levels via sustainable improvements in engineering standards and equipment reliability. They are responsible for developing, maintaining, and continually improving the equipment & maintenance systems and procedures. They will work with their team on a 24-hour basis in applying the appropriate tools and methodologies to achieve these results. They will make sure that improvements will be maintained by revision/training/changes in the manufacturing procedures/practices along with the coaching and developing of technical engineering practices. The Engineering Leader will lead RCA to reduce/remove equipment failure.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Process / tool ownership and responsibilities:

• Owns Site Safety Programmes, such as Machinery Safety, Process Safety, Contractor Safety, Isolation awareness, Engineering workshop management, Permit to work, Complex Management, etc. and lead required workflows and improvement plans
• Have a full understanding of all Quality Procedures relevant to equipment performance, and a basic understanding of all others within the operation. Work on quality-related losses in conjunction with the Quality and Cell Teams
• Owns PM Pillar by following UMS tools and implementing effective maintenance standards
• Owns SOP`s and SMP`s in their responsibility areas and follow IMS guidelines
• Cooperate with Cell teams and work on continuous performance (OLE) improvements
• Manage and deliver low and medium size of projects in their responsibility area as part of EEM Pillar
• Owns the alignment with Cost Deployment and manage R&M cost
• Liaise with Operations Manager and budget holders to assess and fund required improvements
• Supports all other work processes in the line workflows
• Manage the engineering stores to ensure that the sites spare parts inventory is adequate for the operation.

People responsibilities:

• Lead & manage the team and the shift engineers in your area of responsibility
• Supports with handling escalations and prioritising work
• Manages the interface with other departments (e.g. Operation, Quality, EHS, planning warehouse, HR, etc.) and is accountable for their impact on the responsibility areas
• Technically Coaches' Engineers across all disciplines
• Manage the engineering apprenticeship program from recruitment to completion
• Technically Support Focussed Technicians in your area of responsibility.

Loss elimination responsibilities:

• Owns the loss elimination cycle for the line by ensuring equipment readiness is achieved
• Supports and leads problem solving sessions.

KPI/KAI for the role:

• PM Completion
• TAG Completion
• Site Safety Compliance Scores
• OLE Improvements
• R&M Cost
• Multiple Project delivery
• Spares parts inventory
• Trained Engineering function
• Engineering Apprenticeship program
• Engineering Recruitment.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Skills Required

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Engineering related subject
• Engineering degree and institution membership desirable)
• Technical Experience based on Responsibility Area.

Essential Criteria

• Computer literacy
• Effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills
• Strong technical knowledge across the site's processes & lines(Desirable)
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strongly driven by a safety culture
• Some experience in statistics & process control tools desirable
• Engineering based degree (Desirable)
• Able to champion and drive continuous improvement and operational changes
• Able to work as part of wider team and share best practises to help other teams
• Advanced problem solver and able to work collaboratively with other teams and functions
• Role models leadership on the floor, and leadership standard work mindset
• Comfortable in challenging status quo, unsafe behaviours and processes.

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated, positive attitude
• Good team worker
• Proven record of operational improvement
• Demonstrated ability of teaching/coaching basic problem solving tools at all levels
• Effective communicator
• Able to engage, empower and enable people within the cell.

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That's why our purpose is 'to make sustainable living commonplace'.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

As part of your hiring journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments, to improve your recruitment experience.

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