Ice Cream Unilever Manufacturing System Supervisor

Background & Purpose of the Job: The primary purpose of this job is to support the development and implementation of a Unilever Manufacturing System (UMS) program specific to Sikeston manufacturing operations. This is accomplished by providing support for Business Unit and TPM Pillar Team initiatives. It is imperative that individuals in this job demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to TPM principles.  Individuals in this job will routinely interact with all levels of the organization to solicit support to ensure success of TPM program. 

What You’ll Do:
Principal Accountabilities:
Plan and schedule UMS activities to include training, audits, meetings, improvement projects, etc. Communicate with support areas (management, engineering, maintenance, scheduling, etc.) to establish status and schedule of activities to secure appropriate support and ensure successful execution of plans. 

Market and promote UMS. Assist in the training of teammates on UMS principles. Coach individuals regarding UMS methods and act as UMS resource to departments. Routinely lead teammates during small group activities. 

Distribute scheduled UMS work and/or activities to employees per established UMS standards and/or initiatives. Monitor progress and performance to establish improvement of processes while maintaining or exceeding established safety, quality, and efficiency standards. 

Assist in development and maintenance of documentation to support and promote TPM initiative. This includes development and maintenance of activity boards, record-keeping, meeting minutes, presentations, operational studies, procedures, etc.   

 Job Skills 
 Understand interaction of equipment and systems, to improve outputs, interpret data (SPC, graphs, charts, OEE), identify problems (5-Why Analysis, CAP-Do Cycle), and formulate proper decisions. Understand TPM principles and demonstrate a commitment to those principles 

Utilize computer software to communicate, analyze, and document TPM activities and develop training materials including Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint. 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills used in preparing presentations and One-Point-Lessons.  Accurately interpret written and oral instructions and follow systematic instructions 

Superior facilitation, organizational, and presentation/delivery skills.  Ability to clearly explain technical topics to operators in both a classroom and hands-on environment. 

Excellent interpersonal relationship skills.  Interact effectively with all organizational levels including TPM staff at other Unilever sites, educational professionals, and equipment suppliers. Motivate, energize, and foster team activities and relationships.  Ability to resolve conflict.  

Competencies 

Developing Self and Others: pursues opportunities to develop or enhance own experience and capabilities, evaluates what went well and what didn’t and learns from these experiences, supports the development of colleagues. 

Breakthrough Thinking: recognizes when a current opportunity or problem is similar to a previous one and uses the experience to help the current situation, is intellectually curious about new approaches to problems or opportunities, uses available information to aid problem solving. 

Organizational Awareness: knows who the key players are and involves them as appropriate, uses own networks within the plant/business to get things done. 

Change Catalyst: aligns own actions willingly with change initiatives and seeks to understand the rationale for the change, accepts “change” as the only way Unilever can grow and become more successful, constructively challenges in order to better understand “the why”, responds quickly to a change in priorities, has the courage to tell it like it is 

Team Leadership: clarifies individual and team roles and responsibilities, provides guidance on the team and individual behavior and takes the lead in developing solutions to business issues, handles personal and interpersonal issues effectively, acting to build the overall team spirit. 

What You’ll Need To Succeed:

Knowledge and skill requirements:

• Must have at least 1 year of direct continuous improvement experience including creation of documents such as One Point Lessons and Principles of Operation.  
• Must have experience collecting, analysing, and communicating data such as analysis of biggest losses and trends.
• Must have experience successfully coordinating highly visible activities such as JIPM coaching sessions and TPM Level challenges.  
• Use of mathematics together with the use of specifications, charts, tables, formulas, personal computer and specific software application programs.
• 2 year college degree or currently pursuing college degree required. 

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