Ice Cream Process Engineer

Overview

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories.

Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

About The Magnum Ice Cream Company

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.

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 leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen 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!

As the Process Engineer you will work extensively with cross functional teams such as Quality and Engineering to identify and implement focused improvement and capital projects. You will spearhead product trials and execution including interfacing with R&D and planning for new products and/or formulation changes. You will be the liaison for BOM upgrades, formulation, and processing modifications for the factory. You will lead the processing maintenance team and manage the reliability & spend for the maintenance program.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Core interface/owner to address and close Waste and Loss according to the UMS prioritization process using AM, PM, FI, ENV, and Q pillar tools and methodologies, within processing department.
• Deliver FI Initiatives and Projects to drive Waste and Losses following UMS format.
• Responsible for tracking recipe and formulation issues to escalate to R&D and Innovation Teams external to plant.
• Responsible for interfacing with R&D and Innovation Teams to help roll out new products or formulations changes.
• Guidance and Process Owner of small-scale capital projects ($500,000). Scope includes TISI development, ensuring proper installation and commissioning, recipe validation/verification, and development of necessary training/communication.
• Reliability of all processing assets to include proper function, upkeep and repair.
• Planning, oversight and execution of all maintenance periods.
• Create Technical Standards to ensure process stability and operator-level education.
• Train process operators on technical standards, ingredient knowledge development, and restoration of basic conditions (stability sustainability).
• Identify and extend good practice to other areas in facility.
• Serve at a point person to root cause and trend 4M issues across the department.
• Work with and lead team of department reliability specialist.
• Work closely with Quality on daily quality issues and projects
• May be required to present projects to staff members.
• Safety:
• Abide by all plant Safety, Health, & Environment (SHE) policies.
• Attend all Safety, Health, & Environment (SHE) training.
• Work with a positive Safety, Health, & Environment (SHE) attitude.
• Serve on a Safety, Health, & Environment (SHE) team as assigned.
• Be aware of plant SHE significant aspects.
• Train all new hires on operator certified safety.
• Participate in plant safety programs (i.e. SBO, Safety/GMP Audit)

You’re a paradox navigator:
Manages multiple work streams and manages needs of both production & innovation.

You’re a born leader:
Ability to develop teams in dynamic and…