WCM & Kaizen Lead for Manufacturing Excellence

Unilever; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever is seeking an AM Manex for its Foods Factory in Lahore to lead Focused Improvement and Manufacturing Excellence initiatives. You will drive loss reduction using WCM tools and coach teams in problem solving across the site.

You will report to the Factory Head and coordinate cross-functional improvements, sustaining DMS governance and delivering cost savings through Kaizen and FI activities in a local scope.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company.
• Experience as a team member within a project management team with awareness of project management tools/techniques.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site’s lead practitioner for Focused Improvement (FI), Kaizen, and Manufacturing Excellence (ManEx) methodologies, driving a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence across the sourcing unit.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring to leaders, managers, and operators on World Class Manufacturing (WCM), problem-solving methodologies, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement tools to build organizational capability.
• Facilitate the identification, execution, and replication of best practices, ensuring effective knowledge sharing and lesson transfer across the site.
• Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for site performance governance, overseeing the integrity, reporting, and management of key business and operational KPIs.
• Lead and coordinate performance improvement initiatives, including productivity enhancement, efficiency optimization and cost savings delivery.
• Drive governance and sustainment of the site’s Daily Management System (DMS), ensuring robust performance tracking, accountability, and timely escalation of issues.
• Support the development of the site’s strategic roadmap and ensure effective governance of strategic initiatives and transformation projects aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities, remove performance losses, and accelerate operational excellence initiatives.
• Provide regular performance insights and recommendations to site leadership, ensuring proactive decision-making and sustained business results.

Skills

WCM Practitioner

Postgraduate engineering

FMCG experience

PM tools

Education

Postgraduate degree in mechanical/electrical/chemical engineering

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Unilever is seeking an AM Manex for its Foods Factory in Lahore to lead Focused Improvement and Manufacturing Excellence initiatives. You will drive loss reduction using WCM tools and coach teams in problem solving across the site.

You will report to the Factory Head and coordinate cross-functional improvements, sustaining DMS governance and delivering cost savings through Kaizen and FI activities in a local scope.