SUIT & Production Engineer Boksburg, Südafrika

Unilever is Hiring for SUIT & Production Engineer

Function: Supply Chain

Reports to: Operations Lead

Scope: South Africa

Location: Anderbolt

Terms &

Conditions:

Full Time, on site

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. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow.

You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

This role drives safe, sustainable, and high-quality operations through disciplined Unilever Manufacturing System (UMS) application, advanced process control and manufacturing technology. It leads innovation, loss elimination, and performance optimization to embed scalable manufacturing capability.

Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

Output of pack plant

• Application and accuracy of MMP Code data to ensure loss tree is available for manufacturing
• Eliminate waste and Loss according to the UMS prioritization process using AM, PM, FI and QC pillar tools and methodologies
• Collect and analyse complex data to penetrate problems’ phenomena and understand root causes
• RCA of any process losses and implementation of corrective actions, using the full set of UMS methods and tools to identify root causes, define countermeasures and validate their effectiveness; mastery of AM, PM, Q and FI tools and processes.
• Reduction of material usage variance (MUV) by analysing process and equipment losses, validating BOM accuracy and embedding sustainable yield improvements across production lines.
• Line balancing and bottle neck evaluation for packing lines
• Manning studies based on line balancing on packing lines to ensure bottle neck losses eliminated and increased manning productivity

Output of process plant

• Application and accuracy of MMP Code data to ensure loss tree is available for manufacturing
• Eliminate waste and Loss according to the UMS prioritization process using AM, PM, FI and QC pillar tools and methodologies
• Collect and analyse complex data to penetrate problems’ phenomena and understand root causes
• RCA of any process losses and implementation of corrective actions, using the full set of UMS methods and tools to identify root causes, define countermeasures and validate their effectiveness; mastery of AM, PM, Q and FI tools and processes.
• Chemical Mass balances for in line processes in order to develop set points and controls for continuous and batch plant processes
• Reduction of Material Usage Vairance (MUV) by validating BOM and process standards, analysing material losses across manufacturing processes, and driving sustainable yield and waste reduction improvements.

Innovations / change management

• Implementation of process and packaging innovations by validating BOMs and specifications, leading trials and start-ups and delivering stable, compliant production with controlled yield and waste.
• OEE trending and baselines for implementation of changes on packing lines

Quality of manufacturing plant

• Consumer & Customer Focus:
  Ensure elimination of quality losses and implementing corrective actions to maintain process control
• RCA of any quality losses and implementation of corrective actions (QEWO’s).

Capability building

• Create Technical Standards to ensure line stability.
• Create SOPs for process to standardize methods of production, train line crews on technical standards, SOPs and build capability for operators to understand corrective actions for quality issues.
• AM – machine settings to be standardized and documented on SOP instruction.
• Training of competent operators within the cell on AM / PM standards within the cell.

Leadership

• Maintains a harmonious working environment and builds a strong performance culture.
• Work according to HR policies and procedures; adhere to quality and safety standards.

Experience

• 5 years Process and Production Engineering experience within…