Ice Cream US Engineering Manager (Infra & Compliance)

Unilever Brazil; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in the Ice Cream industry and take charge of engineering projects that drive compliance and efficiency across factories. This role offers the opportunity to lead capital projects, ensuring they meet financial and safety standards while collaborating with diverse teams. If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for innovation and improvement, this position is perfect for you. You'll be instrumental in shaping the future of Ice Cream production, making a real impact in a thriving sector. Embrace the challenge and help us achieve our ambitious goals in a fun and supportive environment.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement savings benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Voluntary benefits

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Project Engineering/Management with FMCG experience preferred.
• Experience with Ammonia refrigeration and food manufacturing regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of Ice cream factories with engineering and energy standards.
• Lead Capex project planning and delivery while adhering to safety standards.

Skills

Project Engineering

Project Management

Ammonia refrigeration

Utilities management

Food manufacturing regulations

Budget management

Education

Professional engineering skills

8+ years in Project Engineering/Management

Job description

If you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023, come join Unilever Ice Cream! The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Magnum, Talenti, Popsicle, Good Humor, Klondike, and Yasso. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

JOB PURPOSE:

Manage the Infrastructure, Energy, Utilities, Compliance and improvement projects and initiatives for Ice cream factories in USA. This role will also be responsible for Capex estimates, FEED, Detail Engineering and leading E2E execution of these work stream and any future Engineering Projects of US Ice cream business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Making sure all Ice cream factories in US are compliant with latest Engineering, Energy, Utilities standards.
2. Help delivery Energy reduction targets for the company.
3. Lead any future Capex project Planning, FEED, E2E On Time In Full (OTIF) delivery of assigned capital projects adhering to Unilever standards and ensure safety as our number one priority.
4. Lead engineering and Construction Management teams, drawing resources from the local, regional and global organization and 3rd Party Teams.
5. Ensure that your Capital program meets the projected financial spend in each quarter, projects are capitalized on time, projects do not go over budget.
6. Make sure all projects follow UMS EEM methodology for End to End execution of projects & innovation.
7. Coordinate with all Engineering team across our US Ice cream sites and Global Engineering team to deliver these work streams.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

You’re a born leader: Leads technology, capital, innovation, capacity, and value improvement projects in the Ice Cream category. Responsible for providing estimates, options assessment, and technical support for these projects. Carries out tasks related to project assessment, technical support and implementation with minimum supervision. Ensures compliance with Unilever Hygiene, equipment and safety standards, specifications, and best practices.

You’re a change maker: Our success is dependent on change, and the Engineering Manager role is a critical contributor to driving improvements against all business metrics (safety, quality, finance, innovation, etc).

You’re a dot connector: Liaison with all key stakeholders (departments) to ensure full alignment with project scopes, timelines, impact and key project milestones. This role has significant interaction with R+D, Marketing and the impacted facility teams.

You love to win, and have fun doing it: Have the ability to balance a variety of priorities while maintaining healthy relationships across the engineering team, key stakeholders and customers.

What You’ll Need To Succeed Essential:

• 8+ years’ experience in Project Engineering / Project Management with FMCG experience strongly preferred.
• Experience of Ammonia refrigeration, Utilities, Ice cream/Food manufacturing & US factories GMP regulation for design.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a people or project management role.
• Professional engineering skills.
• Project Delivery experience.
• Experience managing project budgets.

Preferred:

• Firsthand experience / track record of delivering major (€Multi Million) capital projects within Unilever or similar FMCG environment.

Leadership:

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
• TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $135,600 to $203,300. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits.

Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.