Associate Manager, Continuous Improvement

The Jonesboro factory is a fast-paced dynamic environment where success is driven by collaboration and the Unilever Manufacturing System (UMS). Our site produces leading beauty and wellbeing brands including Nexxus TRESemmé Dove Axe and Vaseline delighting millions of consumers every day. We are committed to developing leaders who thrive in challenging cross-functional roles and drive continuous improvement across the business.

Key Responsibilities
The Associate Manager of Continuous Improvement at the Jonesboro Factory is accountable for leading and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement through the Unilever Manufacturing System (UMS). This role drives operational excellence by eliminating losses and waste improving efficiency and ensuring the stability and reliability of technical packaging equipment. As the leader of the Focused Improvement (FI) Pillar you will embed World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles champion continuous improvement and guide the sites transition from reactive problem-solving to a proactive approachdelivering world-class performance in safety quality and productivity.

• Lead Continuous Improvement: Drive FI methodology to deliver factory results focusing on loss prioritization and elimination.
• Develop UMS Capability: Coach Pillar leaders on UMS methodology ensuring mastery of concepts through training and practical application.
• Data-Driven Problem Solving: Collect and analyze complex data to identify loss patterns perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable countermeasures.
• Technical Leadership: Act as a technical partner to Operations teams (Focus techs TMOs Area leads) Engineering and other Pillars supporting R2S (Run to Standard) and reducing OLE losses.
• Cross-Pillar Collaboration: Partner with Cost Deployment Quality and Safety Pillars to align improvement roadmaps and deliver integrated solutions.
• Strategic Focus: Set the roadmap for proactive loss management and support other pillars in solving complex problems as the site advances on its improvement journey.
• Benchmark with other sites and bring best practices to North America and the Jonesboro factory.
• This role is critical to achieving world-class performance in safety quality and productivity by embedding a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or related STEM discipline.
• 3 years of related work experience in manufacturing engineering environment.
• Must demonstrate a flair for improvement in engineering and technical skills
• 2 years of related work experience (WCM/TPM principles) Six Sigma confident in applying problem solving tools (5W1H 4M 5 Whys) in manufacturing setting.
• Attention to detail bias for action accountability written and verbal communication skills data collection and analysis problem solving decision-making teamwork and judgement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automation and controls (Allen Bradley) digital solutions and statistical process controls.
• Masters degree in engineering related discipline.
• PMP Lean Six Sigma or related certification(s).

Pay: The pay range for this position is $88600 to $133000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that areutilizedin 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 toparticipatein 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. Anycoveragesfor health insurance and retirement benefits will bein accordance withthe terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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