Manufacturing Excellence Lead

Unilever Brasil Ltda.; Fatih; On-site; TRY 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever Istanbul is seeking an Assistant Manufacturing Excellence Manager to lead WCM and Continuous Improvement across the sourcing unit. You will drive loss reduction, waste minimization and productivity gains while guiding digitalization and the Factory Masterplan.

You will coach cross-functional teams, perform root-cause analyses, and monitor KPIs to deliver sustainable improvements in cost and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial, mechanical, manufacturing or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Manufacturing Excellence, continuous improvement, TPM, WCM, or similar environments.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, TPM, WCM, IWS, and EWS programs.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience driving operational performance, cost optimization or waste reduction.
• Proven ability to coach and influence cross-functional teams.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment and sustainability of WCM and Manufacturing Excellence across the factory.
• Drive CI initiatives focused on loss eradication, waste reduction, and productivity improvements.
• Analyze factory performance data and identify improvement opportunities via structured problem-solving.
• Facilitate root-cause analysis and support sustainable corrective actions.
• Support OEE improvement and Run-to-Standard programs across operations.
• Coach and mentor cross-functional teams on Manufacturing Excellence tools and frameworks.
• Conduct WCM assessments and support autonomous teams in achieving targets.
• Develop and maintain the Factory Masterplan aligned with site strategies.
• Track KPIs and support cost and waste reduction projects.
• Support factory digitalization through digital tools and solutions.
• Share and replicate best practices across the factory.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

WCM

IWS

EWS

Continuous Improvement

Root Cause Analysis

OEE Improvement

Performance Management

Leadership

Problem Solving

Coaching & Influencing

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Unilever Istanbul is seeking an Assistant Manufacturing Excellence Manager to lead WCM and Continuous Improvement across the sourcing unit. You will drive loss reduction, waste minimization and productivity gains while guiding digitalization and the Factory Masterplan.

You will coach cross-functional teams, perform root-cause analyses, and monitor KPIs to deliver sustainable improvements in cost and performance.