Cell Lead

Magnum Ice Cream Co.; Mangahan; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive pay

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing support

Leave and development opportunities

Learning and development

Job summary

Magnum Ice Cream Co. is seeking a Cell Lead (First Line Manager) in Mangahan to oversee semi-autonomous teams within a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

You will govern performance, allocate overtime, and ensure effective communication across the factory with HR, Quality and Safety partners. Ideal candidates bring strong end-to-end manufacturing experience, hands-on mechanical skills, coaching ability, and a bias toward ownership and accountability for outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end manufacturing processes in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.
• Strong mechanical skills and hands-on problem solving abilities.
• Ability to coach teams and drive improvements.
• Takes end-to-end ownership and accountability for results.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams with a low-ego approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide the governance function for a cluster of semi-autonomous teams, delivering management and leadership support for performance monitoring, overtime allocation, working patterns and dispute resolution.
• Retain responsibility for the Technical and Basic Operators within the semi-autonomous team but is not involved in the day to day team management beyond the monitoring and performance management role.
• Lead improvement projects for operational processes.
• Interpret technical diagnostics in chemical and electro-mechanical processes and controls, identify key issues, and process risks.
• Drive semi-autonomous team’s work and eradicate waste to counter losses by using their ICMS methodologies and IP Processes.
• Provide common standard of communication and engagement across the factory.

Skills

End-to-end manufacturing

Mechanical skills

Problem solving

Coaching

Ownership

Collaboration

Job description

## Cell LeadApply: Mangahan: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 19, 2026 (13 days left to apply): R-691**Life tastes better with ice cream**With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‐play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. What truly sets us apart is how we work.We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‐performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.**The Role**The Cell Lead (First Line Manager) is a management professional with a good technical understanding of manufacturing, general or chemical engineering or food technology.**What you'll be responsible for*** Provide the governance function for a cluster of semi-autonomous teams, delivering* management and leadership support for performance monitoring, overtime allocation, working patterns and dispute resolution.* Retain responsibility for the Technical and Basic Operators within the semi-autonomous team but is not involved in the day to day team management beyond the monitoring and performance management role.* Lead improvement projects for operational processes* Interpret technical diagnostics in chemical and electro-mechanical processes and controls, identify key issues, and process risks* Drive semi-autonomous team’s work and eradicate waste to counter losses by using their ICMS methodologies and IP Processes.* Provide common standard of communication and engagement across the factory. You will liaise closely with the core factory functions, including Manufacturing, Engineering, HR, Quality and Safety to achieve this.**We're looking for someone who*** Has strong experience in end-to-end manufacturing processes and can operate confidently in a fast-moving consumer goods environment* Bring strong mechanical skills, as well as problem solving, coaching, and innovating* Thinks end-to-end and takes ownerships for results* Is comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving organisation* Values collaboration, clarity and low-ego ways of working**What you'll get**Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes* Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards* Flexible ways of working* Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work* Time off to rest and recharge* Ongoing learning and development opportunities**Why join us?**This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could! You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.* Roles with real accountability and visible impact* Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done* Continuous learning and development as the business grows* Reward linked to performance and contribution.Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.**Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?**If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps. If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.**Additional information**The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.