Automation Engineering Manager, EU Foods Network

Unilever PLC; Poznań; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever Poland is seeking an Engineering Manager, Automation to accelerate the development and delivery of automation projects across our Foods manufacturing network in Europe. You will translate strategy into executable factory projects and work closely with regional teams and suppliers.

You will lead technically robust, investment-ready initiatives, provide hands-on support during commissioning and help standardise solutions across sites to raise speed, safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with experience delivering projects in factory environments.
• Experience developing engineering or automation projects from initial opportunity through concept, supplier selection and implementation.
• Strong project and stakeholder management capability.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively across factories, functions, cultures and geographies.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to manufacturing sites and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment of the Automation Programme across the Foods manufacturing network in EU, translating the global automation strategy into a pipeline of viable, executable factory projects.
• Align the automation pr
• Work with factories to identify, prioritise and mature automation opportunities from initial concept through technical feasibility, business case, supplier engagement and investment readiness.
• Manage visibility of the automation pipeline, including project status, investment, expected benefits and key risks, and provide concise programme updates.
• Support factories in developing technically robust, safe and cost-effective automation concepts with viable business cases.
• Develop and promote standardised and scalable automation concepts and engineering solutions to increase execution speed and enable replication across the network.
• Evaluate technology partners and suppliers based on technical capability, solution quality, lifecycle support and total cost of ownership, while developing cost-competitive options that strengthen project business cases.
• Build strong working relationships across BG Global Automation Lead, factory Engineering, Production and Maintenance teams, Procurement and key technology partners.
• Provide hands-on support during critical phases of priority projects, including on-site presence during commissioning.

Skills

Engineering background

Project management

Automation projects

Cross-functional

Tools

AGVs

Job description

Unilever Poland is seeking an Engineering Manager, Automation to accelerate the development and delivery of automation projects across our Foods manufacturing network in Europe. You will translate strategy into executable factory projects and work closely with regional teams and suppliers.

You will lead technically robust, investment-ready initiatives, provide hands-on support during commissioning and help standardise solutions across sites to raise speed, safety and efficiency.