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 Persil, Dove, Knorr,Domestos, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite, Magnum and Lynx. 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”

Our Supply Chain teams play a vital role in getting our goods to consumers; from sourcing raw materials to manufacturing and delivering the end product. You could be finding a new way to get 12,000 litres of ice cream across the desert without it melting; or designing a more efficient distribution network to enable us to store and deliver our products sustainably to our customers. Our Global Supply Chain includes approximately 100,000 employees who work with over 70,000 suppliers and 1.5 million farmers.  We manage a logistics network that transports across a distance of over 1.5 billion km a year. 

In the UK & Ireland, we are home to the production of PG Tips, Magnum, Pot Noodle, Persil and many more. Looking forward, we want to embrace the digital revolution in order to build a more agile, integrated and synchronized Supply Chain. ​Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world and see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do. There’s always a new challenge to tackle and our people have the opportunity to make a big impact every day on a local level, across Europe and the world.

JOB PURPOSE

Are you a highly experienced Operations Manager looking for a new challenge? A role which will fulfil your ambition to progress your career and provide you with the opportunity and autonomy to lead one of the Unilever factories based at our historical Port Sunlight site?  

As the Operations Manager for one of our key factories, you will be responsible for achieving site performance standards, lead the team, drive continuous improvement and strive for the highest standards of safety and quality across all aspects of the factory. You will have a strong background within a similar environment where you have successfully led a large operation, demonstrating leadership capability built on providing clear focus and direction. You will have proven experience building strong partnerships, which in turn inspires delivery, ensures accountability, and creates a culture focused on both sustainable and continuous improvement.    

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You will be accountable for successfully managing a high volume, flexible manufacturing operation on a day to day basis achieving all key metrics related to performance, customer service, safety and quality. In addition to ensuring the delivery of the site master plan.  

• Managing the operations (manufacturing and maintenance) of the factory - including Raw and Pack material management and focus on continually improving yields and performance through the development of people, systems and effective utilization of capital investment  

• Managing and responding on factory service levels, efficiencies, quality compliance, OSHE compliance and cost compliance  

• Leading Factory improvement programs leveraging and best practice approaches by identifying new safety techniques, quality initiatives and cost saving and development opportunities to improve factory performance  

• Playing a key part in supporting the implementation of innovation within the factory and deliver to agreed ramp up plans  

• Driving and inspiring the team, with a clear focus on team development and driving a performance culture  

• Managing any issues in line with HR policies and procedures including managing employee relations to ensure high engagement levels in unit  

• You will focus on the bigger picture, understanding and reacting to the wider needs of the business versus those of the Plant  

• Building strong relationships across all levels within UK & internationally, supporting continuous improvement culture, gaining buy-in from key stakeholders and ensuring best practice implementation in accordance with the Early Equipment Management philosophy  

ALL ABOUT YOU:

• Significant experience in delivering a highly efficient production operation to the required levels of quality, hygiene and safety  

• (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) FMCG experience  

• Strong leadership experience demonstrating proven ability of developing and inspiring a team towards delivery and continuous improvement  

• Proven experience of creating clear focus and direction accompanied with empowerment and holding teams accountable for delivery  

• Ability to be able to think creatively to solve problems and overcome barriers and obstacles whilst dealing with conflict with a diplomatic approach  

• Proven experience in applying Lean, WCM or TPM methodologies within an industry environment  

• Proven experience operating within a unionised environment with demonstrated ability of building strong and sustainable relationships  

WHAT WE OFFER

Not only do we offer a competitive salary, but alsoour pensionscheme,an annual bonus,a freegym,a staffshopand shares. You’ll get the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and agile environment. We strive to achieve a family-friendly culture 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 embrace diversity in our workforce. 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.

Recruitment Fraud

Cyber criminals advertise fake job adverts with prestigious employers as a way of stealing information or even defrauding individuals out of money. 

In the most sophisticated cases, they will set up fake websites, which have a similar address to companies like Unilever. They even conduct fake telephone interviews and then offer candidates a role with the proviso they pay a fee for background checks or to cover work visa costs.  These types of attacks are becoming more common as more people are looking for employment in the economic climate. 

How is Unilever tackling this?

Many of Unilever’s recruitment sites publish a warning to candidates about recruitment fraud. The Cyber Security team also proactively scan for signs of people setting up fake Unilever sites and act to close them down. 

What can I do?

If you become aware of potential recruitment fraud, spot fake Unilever recruitment adverts or fake LinkedIn profiles, report them to the IT Services Desk via Una Live Chat. 

Unilever does not accept responsibility or liability for any candidates who are financially impacted by recruitment fraud. Your vigilance is key!