Night Shift SHE Supervisor

Reporting to the site SHE Manager, this position is responsible for driving current and future manufacturing performance in the areas of Safety Compliance, Safety Culture, Training, and Cost, using World Class Manufacturing operating framework. This position will require said candidate to focus on incident management, stakeholder management, and follow up. They will have to leverage and gain trust of multiple stakeholders to leverage the Safety Pillar in WCM performance and execution.

You’re a change maker: You will leverage new digital tools to drive sustainable changes in the areas of responsibility.  You have strong strategic influencing and organizational awareness to drive common practices across sites and categories.

You are inquisitive, resourceful and eager to learn: You do not accept the norm, you are looking for opportunities to improve current designs/practices needed beyond lead time and cost. You will own the scientific process in the plant. As the primary expert you will be the primary resource for hunting improvements, training, and knowledge.  

You’re a born leader: You are the leader of change bringing others on the journey with you. You take pride in the facility, equipment and the driving the program in North America. You are willing to forge partnership and craft a team based mentality.

You’re a dot connector: You are a part of many different groups and touch the work plans of many teams. You will connect the dots between the plant groups in the Factories and the Divisions, build relationships and work with all factory-based departments.  Taking and sharing best practice and thinking, bringing it into your work.

You’re a culture and change champion: You will drive a new way of working to the Safety culture and level of expectations on site. You will own the  safety culture in the factory. By designing process and educating teams you will change the culture of the way we do things, also engaging others in the program to entrench this into our ways of working.

You love to win and have fun doing it: You have the opportunity to be instrumental at the beginning of a really exciting time for the North America business, you will have the opportunity to do things that have never been done before. You will work on a wide variety of projects and with varied groups and teams. You will have the opportunity to see in very short time scales big wins and add value across the business.

Core Responsibilities

• Perform regular safety walks on night shift. Provide guidance and support to promote safe behaviors and prevent unsafe conditions.
• Support Safety KPI tracking in the Digital Platforms and Excel. Execute Follow up and close out of Safety Open items where needed.
• Track and investigate trends in safety and suggest target areas for improvement.
• Lead SHE investigations for incidents that occur between the hours of 6pm and 6am. Evaluate causal factors, conduct root cause analysis, and suggest both corrective and preventative actions. Effectively and adamantly ensure action completion.
• Evaluate the accuracy and quality of the SEWO details. Provide feedback where there are opportunities for improvement.
• Respond to safety related F-Tags submitted between the hours of 6pm and 6am. Coordinate with day shift SHE team to ensure effective completion of F-Tags
• Assist with proper case management of work-related injuries or illness, which includes going to the emergency room with persons who report work-related injuries or illnesses when the SHE Manager is unavailable.
• Provide First Aid, CPR, AED and other crises response upon proper training
• Identify gaps in safety processes on night shift and lead improvement initiatives with all appropriate teams.
• Champion the development of a healthy safety culture on night shift which ultimately leads to the reduction of workplace injuries, illnesses, and near misses.
• Participate in loss tree development and projects. Required to participate and lead Kaizan projects.
• Improve SHE training by creating training plans tailored to the specific needs of night shift employees.
• Regularly audit, review, and update safety programs to ensure compliance with local and federal regulations and consistency with Unilever expectations and initiatives.
• Own the development, implementation, and maintenance of Safety Programs. IE: LOTO, Safety Training, Chemical Training, Risk Assessments, Permitted Work, PSM, etc.
• Champion UMS initiatives on night shift. Develop and complete Risk Assessments as assigned.
• Assist the identification, evaluation, and resolution of issues impacting employee and contractor safety, including the completion of routine site inspections.
• Manage and follow up on corrective actions from both Internal and External Audits.
• Follow all company policies and procedures. Set a good example and show integrity.
• Coordinate continuous improvement activities in safety with other departments
• Complete additional duties designated by department supervisor

• World Class Manufacturing – Intimately understands the WCM philosophy, and willing to drive culture change and through relentless commitment to the cause. Driving growth in the Safety Culture and eliminating top losses from the safety loss tree.  Possesses an analytical mind able to innovate efficient processes and embrace new technologies in a timely manner to drive Competitive Advantage.
• Technical – As a leader this position is required to maintain a Working Knowledge of the technical skills required to Operate, Maintain, Improve and Repair equipment.  This will assist with their responsibilities as investigator and allow the person to make better decisions in long term actions.
• Safety - Utilize appropriate safety and environmental procedures for people, processes, materials, products and equipment to ensure a safe working environment for the whole team.
• Environment – Reduce costs due to waste and minimize impact to health, safety and the environment through working to eliminate waste and through the correct management of waste and hazardous materials.
• Quality - Ensure that all aspects of Quality within the area of responsibility are in accordance with local Quality procedures to protect and promote the brand and product.
• Leadership - Promote the development of a highly effective team through strong communication, leading by example whilst keeping focused on goals and targets.  Great teams and great leaders will achieve superior performance.
• Administration – Able to effectively use Microsoft resources to analyze data and build reports.
• Continuous Improvement - Use performance measures to identify and prioritize losses in production area.  Apply rigorous Cost Deployment and the Zero loss concept to eliminate losses.  Lead the team with Focused Improvements.
• Problem Solving - Has the ability to identify, prioritize and address problems using appropriate tools and techniques that eliminate recurrence

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Essential

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Minimum two years’ experience in manufacturing. Project management and continuous improvement experience highly desired.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to translate data into action and follow-through
• Excellent math, written and verbal communication skills
• Computer proficiency, esp. Excel, Word, SAP,
• Flexible, motivated individual with the ability to adapt quickly and effectively.
• Ability to lead in a fast-paced environment
• Flexible Worker – Primarily Night shift. However, must be prepared to flex schedule if the SHE team needs more support on other shifts or weekends. Must be a flexible and agile worker to meet wider leadership duties.

Desired

• Bachelors degree preferred
• Extensive understanding of sanitation principles, microbiology and quality assurance policies.
• A passion for design
• Self-managed, intrinsically motivated individual with a passion for building safety culture

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Work Level 1B:

Pay: The pay range for this position is $67,000 to $100,500. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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