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Lead and drive engineering initiatives by influencing and collaborating with factory teams to ensure high performance and professional growth
Develop and implement engineering strategies that align with the company’s goals and objectives
Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment across various teams
Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects across the Asia region
Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project integration
Support the factories’ journey to build the Masterplan and define the best fit technology needed for the future
Develop and deploy the technology framework for each factory for assigned technology, acting as the single point resource for factory engineering teams for technology selection (process design/machine selection)
Support factory engineering teams in Concept & FEED (pre-capex) engineering stages in defining the technical solution, with higher support for newer/higher risk technologies
Identify opportunities for improving capital efficiency via development or rollout of new technologies, qualification of low-cost vendors, and increasing productivity of existing assets (BCT/line speed increase, etc.)
Support the category’s savings & quality improvement projects by working closely with R&D in idea development & MPT stage
Partner with cluster planning team in defining the technology solution for all 70/20 innovation projects, ensuring smooth transition of innovation projects to execution
Ensure best engineering practices & designs are implemented across the cluster
Act as the single point of contact for the Global Engineering team for technology transfer, including global innovations, updates to engineering standards, globally developed new technologies (e.g., higher speed lines), representing the cluster in relevant global networks or COP, and critical safety or quality interventions led globally
Lead the early phase definition & development of strategic projects, working closely with the business (brief/concept stage) until a dedicated team is put in place (e.g., acquisitions, new plants, whitespace entry, etc.)
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field (Master’s preferred)
Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in Operational Management or Project Engineering (may also come from Maintenance Engineering, Production Engineering, Utility Engineering, etc.) with experience delivering projects in FMCG/related industry
Has at least 5 years experience in a leadership role
Self-driven with a strong drive to learn and high intensity to deliver targets
Fluent in English with strong communication skills to collaborate and drive others, mainly site engineering
Familiar with Consumer Goods core processing technology, core packing technology, and factory operation
Proven track record of managing engineering projects and delivering successful outcomes through influence and collaboration
Significant Project/Design Management experience
Deep knowledge/experience of designated Category Technologies
First-hand experience/track record of design or delivery of capital projects within Unilever or similar FMCG environment
Fully operational in terms of knowledge of Core Designs, hygiene & safety requirements of at least a few consumer Goods process technologies
Strong technical knowledge in [specific engineering discipline]
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Willingness to travel within the Asia region as required