Ice Cream Project Team Lead

ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY

Join The Magnum Ice Cream Company. The Magnum Ice Cream Company is focused on growth—growing our business, our customers’ businesses, and our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment, enabling our people to be innovative and responsible entrepreneurs who deliver more amazing products and unforgettable moments.

With 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest ice cream company. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, planned to separate from Unilever before the end of 2025.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast. If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of ice cream, this is the place for you.

We are seeking a Project Team Lead to lead and execute capital projects within our dairy manufacturing operations. This role is critical for the end-to-end design and delivery of capex projects at the St Albans and Waterbury sites, aligned with the site and global agenda. The team leader ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with safety, quality, and sustainability standards.

• Project Leadership:
  Manage end-to-end execution of industrial projects, including scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work with engineering, operations, quality, and procurement to ensure seamless project integration.
• Compliance & Standards:
  Ensure adherence to food safety regulations, environmental standards, and company policies.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to maintain timelines and cost targets.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Drive innovation and efficiency in project delivery using best practices and emerging technologies.
• Leadership & Delivery:
  Lead improvement projects in a fast-moving environment with many stakeholders. Responsible for cost estimating, option analysis, business cases, design critique, construction, installation, commissioning, and handover with minimal supervision. As a member of the factory leadership team, you will lead safety, quality, and continuous improvement activities.
• Cross-Plant
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Participate in cross-plant improvement teams; partner with plant manufacturing, CI, corporate engineering, and union workforce; support root cause analysis on process and utilities issues.
• Culture & Change Champion:
  Introduce new Ways of Working to the Engineering community to deliver best value without compromising core values. Lead the transformation while upholding the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.

Key Interfaces:
Category and Global Engineering Managers and Engineers;
Procurement;
Factory Supply Chain Managers and Supervisors;
Internal Unilever SMEs; 3rd Party Engineering Providers;
General Contractors; OEMs;
Quality, Safety, and WCM teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or related field (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience managing industrial or capital projects in food or dairy manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of dairy processing systems, utilities, and plant infrastructure.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (PMP certification is a plus).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Be part of a team committed to quality, sustainability, and innovation in the dairy industry.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. Magnum Ice Cream Company considers a wide range of factors in compensation decisions.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Benefits: TMICC employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan, including health insurance, retirement savings, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, and other voluntary benefits. Coverage terms follow plan documents.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is committed to diversity and inclusion and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Employment is subject to pre-screening checks, including drug screening and background checks. If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter.

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