Ice Cream Sourcing Unit Innovation & Technology Engineer; SUIT Engineer

Position: Ice Cream Sourcing Unit Innovation & Technology Engineer (SUIT Engineer)
Life tastes better with ice cream

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 create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world's biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What truly sets us apart is how we work.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We're curious and ready for what's next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

Looking for Your Dream Job? Join Our Ice Cream Team!

Location:

Sikeston, MO

Terms &

Conditions:

Full Time

JOB PURPOSE:

SUIT Engineers play a crucial role in supporting the factory by validating and assisting with planned changes in manufacturing related to Innovations. This involves maintaining cost-effective production while optimizing processes and adopting a flexible approach to challenges such as labor shortages, raw material shortages, supply chain disruptions, technological and product innovations. Reports to the Product and Innovation Engineering Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Lison with R&D, Marketing and Supply chain Manufacturing to propose a solution for Innovation project.

* Identify the make/supply solutions to solve the problem.

* Marketing together with R&D Design, identify the ambition for the consumer experience and how this will be delivered through product, process, and packaging design.

* Follow Early Product Management methodology to forecast resources and Capex needed, and to determine how likely the project is to hit launch.

* The starting point is to provide an initial technical brief describing the problem and proposed solutions.

* Develop project brief with R&D team.

* Complete due diligence on the supply chain elements foreseen for the Validate Phase testing/launch plans (including transit trials where necessary). Define testing plan to define any risk , and propose mitigation plan, eg pilot plant trials, factory trials, transport trials, etc.

* Capex survey and approval (If new capabilities are required).

* Are the capabilities of the new assets future fit?

* Risk Assessment to the agreed CRQS/PQS (SHE and Quality)

* Clear definition of recipe and process flow diagrams in PLM, including critical parameters & tolerances for materials, semi-finished goods and processes.

* KPI's and KAI's (Success Index) consolidation & targets

* Waste targets in line with IC Innovation Waste Policy

* Launch Monitoring Plan - definition & formalisation of action standards for first months after launch

* eMOC (equipment and/or process

* Post project technical review.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

You're a born leader:
Assist Product and Innovation Engineering Manager on capital, innovation, and value improvement projects in the Ice Cream category. Responsible for providing estimates, options assessment, and technical support for these projects.

Carries out tasks related to project assessment, technical support and implementation with minimum supervision. Ensures compliance with Unilever Hygiene, equipment and safety standards, specifications, and best practices. This shall include formulation/process/equipment evaluations, industrial trials, preliminary engineering, project cost controls, timeline, establishment of commissioning plan, plant/equipment commissioning, production startup.

You're a change maker:
Our success is dependent on change, and the SUIT role is a critical contributor to driving improvements against all business metrics (safety, quality, finance, innovation, etc).

You're a dot connector:
Liaison with all key stakeholders (departments) to ensure full alignment with project scopes, timelines, impact and key project milestones.  This role has significant interaction…