First Line Manager

Overview

First Line Manager (Fixed Term Contract) at Unilever

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

Job Purpose

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate about people, business and operations then this role is just for you

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

• Reporting to the BW-PC Sourcing Unit Manager, the PC Production Manager will be responsible for the total management of Deos and Bottles operations in the BW-PC Cavite site, ensuring that key business metrics such as Safety, Quality, Service, Waste, and Cost are achieved.
• Actively participate in the implementation of all site-specific safety and environmental programs, with the ability to lead and progress current safety culture to world-class standards.
• Ensure produced products achieve world-class quality standards and progress quality culture to world-class level.
• Ensure 99% output reliability and achieve best-in-class productivity to deliver agile and reliable service.
• Build and develop agile work systems that engage, empower, and motivate employees towards a highly autonomous work culture.
• Coordinate all production activities in the plant through First Line Managers.
• Ensures integration of UMS and R2S methodology and strategy as well as facilitation of best-proven practice in the factory.
• Drive autonomous-based maintenance of equipment.
• Maintain high standards of discipline and minimize organizational loss time.
• Establish and maintain optimum manufacturing process conditions and act in the event of deviations.
• Achieve desired production costs, including fixed and variable labor costs, OEE, waste, etc.
• Monitor, analyze, and control parameters for cost effectiveness and ensure that objectives set for these parameters are met.
• Provide coaching and training for teams to drive capability development.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Preferably with 5 to 10 years of manufacturing leadership experience
• Must fully understand and enforce SHE standards and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Must be able to effectively manage conflict while creating an inclusive work environment
• Preferably with experience in manufacturing equipment, concepts, and regulations
• Preferably with leadership experience in WCM/UMS, R2S
• Preferably with strong experience in change management
• Must clearly understand how operational performance ties to financials and be able to deliver cost-based objectives

Skills

• You must be a strong people manager: You must be prepared to lead all members of the site to success.
• You must use your strategic thinking skills: You will ensure that the manufacturing process delivers its required output at maximum efficiencies as planned. You will formulate short-term and long-term manufacturing strategies, together with the Sourcing Unit Manager.
• You are a teacher and a student: Participate in regional site meetings and work with the PC network to share/gain best practice for implementation within site.

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.

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.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Distribution and Supply Chain

Industries

• Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage Services

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