Process Development Technologist

Job Description

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Job Title:

Location: Colworth
Work Level: 1C/1D

ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream

JOB DESCRIPTION & PURPOSE:

The Ice Cream Processing Team at Colworth has a vacancy for a Process Development Engineer. Details of the final role profile and scope including brand involvement is flexible to fit the career development requirements for the right candidates.

Ice Cream is a large and highly successful business in Unilever and has now been set up as a standalone Business Unit. Ice Cream is also one of the most complex products to make because of the wide array of product formats and mixing, forming, filling, shaping & freezing technologies involved. The Ice Cream Process Development Team is responsible for identifying, creating, and delivering innovative and reliable new processes to support the design and manufacture of ice cream products across our world-renowned brands (e.g. Magnum, CdO, Cornetto, Walls, B&J's, GROM, Cremissimo, Talenti) to meet consumers' needs.

The Process Development Engineer will support delivery of manufacturing technologies as part of multi-functional project teams (e.g. R Marketing; Supply Chain; Procurement) as well as key external partners/suppliers (e.g. 3PM, material, ingredient & flavour suppliers, machinery suppliers, process technology and control system suppliers). The successful candidate will have a passion for food, food ingredients, and food processing technologies and will use this to keep up to date with emerging technologies and consumer food trends to deliver processes for sustainable new products that delight consumers.

The successful applicant will work a 37.5-hour week and will be offered a competitive salary depending on qualifications and experience. Other Unilever employee benefits are available including a contributory pension scheme and on-site sports facilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Project Leaders on multiple projects including innovation, renovation, value improvement, waste reduction and quality improvement.
• Lead process development workstreams to ensure On Time in Full (OTIF) delivery of projects. This can include product & process design, laboratory and pilot plant prototype manufacture, pilot plant & main plant trial design and execution, pilot plant and factory commissioning & troubleshooting.
• Technical project scoping to include experimental design and utilization of Unilever's product management systems, including delivery of functional process designs, process flow diagrams & specifications.
• Carry out simulation work as required to verify process, equipment, and control system performance prior to build & commissioning.
• Work closely with product technologists, other R&D capabilities, Marketing, and other functions to deliver process and product prototypes.
• Work with suppliers, Supply Chain and factories to develop new solutions for processes, control systems, data acquisition systems.
• Organise and manage pilot plant trials or industrial trials in the various factories involved.

Key Interfaces

• Product R&D teams
• Design & Prototype Engineering teams
• Pilot Plant team
• Global and regional project teams
• Supply Chain, factories, and quality teams
• Procurement
• External suppliers
• Science & Technology, Design and Deploy Technology Platform Leaders
• Global & regional marketing teams
• External development partners

KEY EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Degree in Engineering, Food Technology, or equivalent apprenticeship and experience
• Proven experience of delivering innovations (process and product) to the market.
• Proven experience developing, operating, & implementing new technology in the FMCG, food or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience of project management.

About you - Interests

• Process technology from design through to specification, operation, control, and data acquisition & analytics
• Creative problem solver
• Passion for food & ingredients
• Well organised
• Multi-cultural teamworking
• Risk management
• Technical Specification management
• Technology Protection awareness
• Fluent English & strong communication

Leadership Behaviours

• Purpose & Service
• Personal Mastery
• Agility
• Business Acumen
• Talent Catalyst
• Consumer Love
• Passion for High Performance

Occasional UK and international travel will be required.

What we offer

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 strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

At Unilever, we embrace diversity, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants and continue the development of all employees regardless of background, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, disability, marriage and civil partnership, and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).