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Job Title: Manufacturing Cell Leader

Location: Leeds Factory (Site based)

Work-Level: EF7

JOB PURPOSE

The Cell Leader has overall responsibility for the performance of the cell across all shifts. They lead the Cell Team (PE, FT) and own of Clean, Inspect & Lubrication standards, Environment, Health & Safety, Quality and all governance forums for the line. Structure The Cell Leader Reports directly to the Site R2S Manager, the cell leader has 2 direct reports the Process Engineer and the focused technician.

The role requires strong relationships with other cell members, Operators and shift Craft assigned to the cell. The Cell Leader is part of the AM Pillar team for the site.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Process / tool ownership and responsibilities:

• Owns the daily, weekly and monthly workflows for the line. Leads the preparation of the line team and facilitates the meetings

• Owns the alignment with Cost Deployment and the 90-day loss elimination plan for the line

• Owns the CIL process for the line. This includes deployment, execution, reporting the KPI and continuous improvement of the process

• Deploys and manages the EHS processes on the line in alignment with the EHS department. Prepares the EHS measures for meetings and assessment of upcoming deviations for the daily workflow

• Deploys and manages the Quality processes on the line in alignment with the Quality department. Prepares the Quality measures for meetings and assessment of upcoming deviations for the daily workflow

• Supports all other work processes in the line workflows.

People responsibilities:

• Coordinates the Cell/area in which they are accountable to deliver OEE improvements and reduce factory losses

• Coaches’ operators, ensuring they are working to the AM standards to maintain basic conditions on the line to prevent breakdowns Loss elimination responsibilities

• Owns the loss elimination cycle for the cell and executes distinct parts from loss elimination plans

• Leads problem solving sessions

• Expected to be competent and qualified in problem solving techniques, being able to demonstrate and coach.

ALL ABOUT YOU

KPI/KAI for the role:

• Safety Incidents, SSMA and SBO Completion

• Quality Incident investigations

• OLE, VR

• CIL Completion

Essential Criteria

• Computer literacy

• Effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills

• Strong technical knowledge across the site’s processes & lines

 • Excellent analytical skills

• Strongly driven by a safety culture

• Some experience in statistics & process control tools

• Engineering based degree (Desirable)

• Able to champion and drive continuous improvement and operational changes.

• Able to work as part of wider team and share best practices to help other teams.

• Advanced problem solver and able to work collaboratively with other teams and functions

 • Role models leadership on the floor, and leadership standard work mindset.

 • Comfortable in challenging status quo, unsafe behaviours and processes.

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated, positive attitude

• Good team worker

• Proven record of operational improvement

• Demonstrated ability of teaching/coaching basic problem-solving tools at all levels

• Effective communicator

• Able to engage, empower and enable people within the cell.

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’.

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. 

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

As part of your hiring journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments, to improve your recruitment experience.

To find out more, including more information about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here.

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