Unilever is currently hiring for Assistant Manager – Workplace Services

Reports to: Senior HR Business Partner - Horana

Scope: Local

Location: Horana Factory

Terms & Conditions: Full-time

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

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.  If you are someone who wants to advance in a career in human resources, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Manage all facilities within the employee facility building, ensuring 24/7 service for over 400 employees including workforce executives, and contractors.

• Handling the end-to-end canteen operations, including raw material procurement and meal service management.

• Manage the pool vehicle fleet, ensuring efficient site transportation, driver cadre supervision, and ambulance operations.

• Oversee laundry operations, including uniform stock maintenance, washing, cleaning, and shift-wise issuance.

• Manage medical center services, coordinating with health service providers and the Head Office Wellbeing Coordinator to implement best practices.

• Provide concierge services, assisting employees with utility, phone, and other bill payments.

• Maintain the gymnasium and sporting areas, ensuring proper facility upkeep and equipment replenishment.

• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of all office areas, roads, the facility building, and gardens, while upholding the required service standards across all workplace services managed spaces.

• Ensure the scrap yard remains clutter-free, manage the tender process for scrap disposal, and oversee the dispatch of tendered scrap.

• Coordinate with stakeholders to drive the annual engagement calendar for the factory in collaboration with the HR team.

• Liaise with stakeholders to plan and coordinate ongoing community engagement programs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Candidate should be a graduate or possess a relevant equivalent professional qualification.

• 1-2 years of experience in human resources in a similar capacity. Prior experience in managing blue collar employees would be an added advantage.

• Prior experience in an administrative role managing workplace operations or employee services.

• Candidate must be a strong assertive leader with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

Skills

• Stakeholder Management

• Problem Solving

• Incident Management

• Agile Delivery

• Collaboration

• Data Driven Decision Making

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

En tant qu'employeur responsable et inclusif, Unilever est attentif à la diversité et à la mixité de ses équipes. Nos recruteurs sont engagés et veillent à l'application de processus de recrutement non-discriminants.

Tous nos postes sont ouverts aux personnes en situation de handicap et Unilever accompagne ses collaborateurs dans la mise en place d'éventuels aménagements de poste et de dispositifs d'accessibilité.