Unilever · 4 hours ago
Senior Project Delivery Engineer
Unilever is a global company committed to sustainability and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Project Delivery Engineer to manage the end-to-end delivery of site capital projects at their Hellman’s Mayonnaise factory in Chicago, focusing on safety, quality, and continuous improvement across various technologies and functional areas.
ConsumerFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturingPersonal Care and Hygiene
Responsibilities
Organized and detail oriented to deliver projects respective safety, product quality, project timing, and cost
Management of improvement projects in a fast-moving environment with many stakeholders requires the ability for independent decision making, constructive collaboration, managing expectations, and navigating tradeoffs for our customers (the factory)
The position is responsible for cost estimating, analyzing options, building business cases, critiquing designs, managing construction, installation, commissioning, and handover with minimal supervision
As a member of management in a factory, you will be expected to lead other activities in our safety, quality, and continuous improvement programs
Leads the standardization and development of the plant masterplan for packaging, process, grounds, and utilities
Technical resource to the category engineering team for new products and re-stages (innovation and renovation), and a resource for factory continuous improvement programs
Participates in cross-plant improvement teams
Develop strong partnership with plant manufacturing, continuous improvement, corporate engineering and union workforce
Supports root cause analysis for both manufacturing and reliability teams
You bring new Ways of Working to the Engineering community in our continued pursuit of excellence in change management, early equipment management, and vertical startup
You execute projects by delivering the best Value without compromising any Values
On Time In Full (OTIF) end to end delivery of multiple capital projects (typical value $0.1m - 2 Million per project) adhering to Unilever project management standards and ensuring safety as our number one priority
Qualification
Required
BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical degree
3+ Years of Engineering in FMCG / related Industry or gained in an engineering consultancy environment
End-to-end project management/engineering, maintenance, or continuous improvement experience with food processing and/or utilities systems in manufacturing
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; along with the ability to negotiate
Preferred
First-hand experience delivering major capital projects ($2+ million) within FMCG environment
5+ Years of Project Engineering in FMCG / related Industry or gained in an engineering consultancy environment
Benefits
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
Access to numerous voluntary benefits
Company
Unilever
Unilever produces and supplies food, home care, beauty, and personal care products for daily consumer use.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.9MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2024-03-25Grant· $20.9M
1939-08-11IPO
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