Unilever Recruitment for a Shift Manager

Unilever Nigeria Plc - Welcome to Unilever, a global multinational and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company with products sold in over 190 countries and more than 2 billion consumers across the world who use our amazing products everyday!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Shift Manager

Job ID: R-27290
Job Location: Agbara, Odeda - Ogun
Category: Supply Chain

Main Job Purpose

  • The Manufacturing Shift Manager has overall responsibility to drive manufacturing operation to the agreed plan on volume, cost, safety, quality and other KPIs

Key Accountabilities

  • To receive chemical and packaging materials.
  • To plan making and packing operations on the floor to achieve agreed shift targets in volume, quality, output reliability, cost and safety.
  • To organize and control labor (operators, technicians, and contract) for operations in terms of numbers and skills.
  • To monitor material consumption and yield and reduce waste level.
  • To reduce material variance to the minimum by ensuring optimal usage of chemicals and packaging and accurate record keeping.
  • To supervise weekly and monthly stock count and general Fourth Shift transactions.
  • To ensure that workers wear their appropriate personal protective clothing and comply with safety, health, and environmental rules
  • To drive autonomous maintenance activities on the shop floor
  • To support the implementation of best practices such as TPM, HACCP, and all audit recommendations.
  • To identify skill gaps and organize training for workers.
  • To continuously improve operations by identifying areas for process development.

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 year's experience in FMCG and Managing people
  • Experience in supply Chain planning and SAP usage
  • Managing & Benchmarking Production Performance
  • Implementing and Managing TPM
  • Managing Quality
  • Delivering & Implementing Factory Change
  • Understanding and Implementing factory processing technology
  • Understanding Packaging and Packing Machinery Technology

Stake Holders
Internal:

  • Technical team, quality team, SC, warehouse.
  • The nature of this contact involves exchange of information and influencing skills

External:

  • Service providers, auditors, legal authorities, labor depts., and municipality.
  • The nature of this contact involves exchange of information and influencing skills.