Senior Night-Shift Manufacturing Leader

Unilever PLC; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 103,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Long-Term Incentive (LTI) eligible

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Unilever Independence facility is seeking a proven manufacturing leader to serve as the senior overnight operations leader. You will guide production, maintenance, quality, warehouse and supervisory teams to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing performance across a 24/7 food manufacturing operation.

This role offers visibility, the chance to influence people and culture, and the opportunity to drive improvements across safety, quality and productivity at a globally recognized

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or related field preferred.
• Willingness to work a flexible night shift operation.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, operations, or supply chain experience in food/consumer goods.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing manufacturing teams.
• Experience operating in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience managing safety, quality, productivity, and labor performance metrics.
• Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, solve complex problems, and drive operational results.
• Ability to work night shift and act as senior site leader during coverage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the factory’s overnight operation, ensuring safety, compliant and efficient production execution.
• Deliver targets across safety, quality, service, productivity and cost.
• Drive accountability through front-line supervisors and shift leadership.
• Be primary escalation point for operational, maintenance, quality and people issues during night shift.
• Build a high-performance culture focusing on engagement and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with day-shift leadership for seamless handovers and communication.
• Drive loss elimination and improvements using Lean, TPM, WCM or similar methods.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Operations Management

Safety Management

Union Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Unilever Independence facility is seeking a proven manufacturing leader to serve as the senior overnight operations leader. You will guide production, maintenance, quality, warehouse and supervisory teams to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing performance across a 24/7 food manufacturing operation.

This role offers visibility, the chance to influence people and culture, and the opportunity to drive improvements across safety, quality and productivity at a globally recognized