Automation Engineering Lead

Background and Purpose of the Job:

On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many ways. For us, sustainability is integral to how we do business. With 7 billion people on our planet, the earth’s resources can be strained. This means sustainable growth is the only acceptable model of growth for our business. The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan sets out to decouple our growth from our environmental impact, while at the same time increasing our positive social impact.

The Hammond factory is a high paced dynamic work environment. We achieve goals through collaborative cross functional teams.  The site’s rich history dates to 1930 and fosters a deep passion for delighting consumers through the Dove Brand. We are committed to developing leaders equipped to handle challenges across the company. We are proud to be the largest bar soap manufacturer in North America and flagship Dove bar soap factory in Unilever.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

• You’re a born leader: You will lead to manage and maintain reliable IT infrastructure, networks and Cyber security, you will be lead the IT Capital Projects from design to build to test to Operations turnover.

• You’re a teacher: You will be a teacher to implement and observe the plant’s Safety/Quality rules and guidelines, as well as following the regulatory & governmental maintenance programs. As a leader and focal point to IT & Cybersecurity, ensure contractor maintenance activities be reliable that delivers a better place to work. This position will participate and lead in equipment breakdown and root cause analyses, implement countermeasures and delivery sustainability.

• You’re a culture & change champion: As a culture and change champion for the maintenance organization, you will leverage your experience to influence others to deliver excellence and reliability while keeping safety and quality at the forefront.

• You’re a strategy guru:  You will work closely with key members of the site Maintenance Management team to analyze the IT maintenance statistics, identify trends and develop plans to transform the maintenance culture. As a maintenance leader, you will facilitate improvements through the partnership with the operations team and foster a peer-to-peer reliability culture throughout the factory. You will lead all contractors during repairs and planned IT maintenance for all facilities and production related equipment. You will utilize tools such as Emergency Work Orders, 5W-1H, RCA, Planned Maintenance, and non-routine task management.

Other responsibilities:

• Ensure employees and contractors are following Unilever safety, quality, hygienic and environmental standards in maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Automation support of large, capital projects from design to build to test to Operations turnover.
• Partnering with the corporate Digital team, support integration of shop floor systems to corporate manufacturing execution systems (MES).
• Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time on agreed targets, develop plans for own projects and leads project teams.
• Generate and develop standard operating procedures and system support.
• Analyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
• Participate in the site and network wide teams to provide cybersecurity alignment and direction.
• Provide support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects.
• Modify moderately complex to highly complex control logic that requires a degree of scientific and/or manufacturing process expertise.
• Mentor and guide junior staff and serve as a technical trainer, whenever necessary.
• Software: Rslogix 5-5000, Studio 5000 Ladder Logic, Function Block, SFC, and Structured Text”, Modicon, Aspen Ip21, FactoryTalk View ME/SE, Microsoft SQL, HIRSCHMANN HiView/HiVision, VBA code, FactoryTalk Batch, Asset Centre, Transaction Manager, and Thin Manager, Database Administrator, VMWare, Coupa/SAP, Windows Server,
• Network Administrator
• Resolves IT technical problems in packing, processing, warehousing, utilities, and facilities.
• Identify reliability improvement and cost savings opportunities.
• Perform RCA, JSA and QIR, and, execute counter measures to improve safety, quality and OEE.
• Manage the CMMS for contractor activities (WO, EWO, Planning, Scheduling, close WO etc).
• Manage of the PO process (quotation, create the PO, invoices, follow up).
• Reviews maintenance requisitions and other work requests for feasibility or possible difficulty, improvement, or simplification; approve and assign priorities and assignments.
• Provide directions and technical assistant to hourly employees.
• Work cross functionally with other departments to support department initiatives.
• Leads IT Maintenance projects with a contractors to drive factory reliability including project scope and full implementation.
• Lead troubleshooting activities related to IT, Network & Cybersecurity.
• Assists in the development of plant capital expenditures and repairs budgets and maintains expenditures within authorized budgets.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Ability to adapt to change and communicate clearly and effectively across all tiers of organization.
• Ability to succeed in a very fast-paced production environment.
• Experience in managing contractor - people, guiding them and holding them accountable, while harnessing a culture of continuous improvement in our manufacturing practices.
• 4 year degree in either an Engineering or IT discipline or a strong technical background
• 3- 5 years of experience managing contractors or teams.  (military or prior work experience)

What We Can Offer You

Culture for Growth| Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits| Every Voice Matters| Global Reach| Life at Unilever| Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs| Check Out Our Space| Focus On Sustainability

Pay: The pay range for this position is $84,400 to $126,600. 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.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI 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 is 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. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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