Engineering Specialist

**Function**: Supply Chain

**Work Level**: 1E2

**Reports to**: Lead Engineering Specialist

**Scope**: Local

**Location**: Khanyisa

**Terms & Conditions**: Full-time

**ABOUT UNILEVER**

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people - we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

**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. The main purpose of this role is to provide multidisciplinary engineering and operations to skills to ensure general maintenance within specific unit of responsibility within prescribed guidelines.

**WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE**
- Perform non-specialized maintenance within the assigned unit.
- Coach and develop engineering skills of maintenance and operational staff.
- Recommend continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in World Class Manufacturing (WCM) activities, adhering to Engineering and SHE Policies and Standards.
- Diagnose and resolve problems to optimize production output, and carry out plant repairs with the team.
- Maintain service levels by effectively performing breakdown, preventative, and predictive maintenance.
- Analyze breakdowns, comply with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) requirements, and implement continuous improvements to reduce breakdowns.
- Contribute to strategic engineering plans for maintenance and breakdown reduction (RCM).
- Identify major engineering losses and investigate using Kaizen problem-solving methods (e.g., Fishbone, 5 Whys).
- Integrate work orders into Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) like SAP.
- Ensure adherence to company safety rules and maintain Unilever safety and 5S standards.
- Develop and coach engineering skills using One Point Lessons (OPL) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

**WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED**

**Experiences & Qualifications**
- Trade Test Mechanical/ Electrical /Instrumental/ Millwright
- Minimum N3 Engineering qualification
- Experience on high speed packing lines
- 3 years Millwright experience in FMCG and Manufacturing
- Experience in a process plant with a working knowledge of valves and pumps
- Must have a valid driver’s license and be flexible within pattern of shift work to accommodate factory shutdowns, training courses etc. and emergency cover

**Skills**
- ** Problem-Solving and Fault Diagnosis**: Ability to diagnose and interpret problems to optimize production output and carry out plant repairs.
- ** Maintenance and Repair**: Proficiency in performing breakdown, preventative, and predictive maintenance to ensure service levels are maintained.
- ** Continuous Improvement**: Experience with continuous improvement methodologies, such as Kaizen, to identify and address engineering losses.
- ** Coaching and Development**: Skills in coaching and developing the engineering abilities of maintenance and operational staff.

**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.
- ** Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors**
- ** PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE**:Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
- ** PERSONAL MASTERY**:Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
- ** CONSUMER LOVE**: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
- ** PURPOSE & SERVICE**: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
- ** AGILITY**: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walk