Manufacturing Excellence Manager Position

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Unilever Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manufacturing Excellence Manager to lead our manufacturing operations in Southern Africa. As a key member of our Supply Chain team, you will be responsible for driving manufacturing excellence across multiple factories, implementing the Unilever Manufacturing System (UMS), and coordinating UMS activities.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing, ideally within the FMCG industry, and experience in leading teams to achieve exceptional results. You will work closely with our Sourcing Unit Directors, functional experts, and external consultants to align on business objectives and deliver projects/initiatives.

Main Responsibilities

  • Develop and drive WCM programme deployment, including external audits and Awards Management.
  • Co-ordinate the self-assessment in preparation for internal & external audits.
  • Establish a common approach for implementing UMS in the factories, providing coaching, supporting training activities and providing effective knowledge and best practices transfer across the sites.
  • Standardise UMS similarities and synergies within the plants, developing action plans for each site.
  • Provide direct support for the implementation of site improvement plans.
  • Research and exploit new continuous improvement tools available in the market.
  • Partner with the Africa & Nali Digital Manager on providing digital solutions to embed UMS.

Requirements

  • University degree essential – Engineering.
  • WCM / TPM / Lean Philosophy training.
  • 4-5 years experience in manufacturing, ideally FMCG.
  • Unit Manager / Plant Manager experience.
  • Appropriate functional/technical expertise.
  • Strong WCM / TPM / Lean background is required.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Continuous improvement experience.


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