Project Launch Leader

**Job Title**:Project Launch Leader

**Location**: Port Sunlight (Site based)

**JOB PURPOSE**

Are you an experienced Process or Project Engineer in FMCG looking for a new opportunity?

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Leads a small flexible team of technical resources
- Owns the change masterplan for the operation to ensure projects are sequenced and resourced optimally
- Ensures necessary downtimes are reflected to production planning systems
- Completes cost and feasibility assessments on all new project requests
- Ensures that the needs of the operation are reflected into project design and success criteria
- Leads the testing and validation of all changes (equipment, work process) and optimization of
- Owns budget definition and delivery on all project start-ups
- Delivers agreed KPIs for start-up on target (Safety, Quality, Reliability, Effort)
- Develops and delivers training program for operators and engineers for all new equipment
- Leads the definition of maintenance strategy, leads the creation of start-up, shutdown, changeover and maintenance procedures, defines and optimizes centrelines, cleaning tasks for all new and modified equipment
- Ensures all new equipment is integrated to Safety, Quality, Maintenance systems (AM/PM) and Training systems
- Defines and delivers training program for operators and maintenance technicians to for new and modified equipment or processes.

**ALL ABOUT YOU**
- A technical qualification to a degree level (Chemical / Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical Engineering or equivalent)
- A strong understanding of the end-to-end manufacturing process.
- Strong continuous improvement knowledge
- Good commercial acumen and understanding of financial concepts and ability to manage budgets
- Ability to deal with ever-changing fast-paced environment, making quick sound decisions, prioritising and driving changes to the operation in real time
- Demonstrated skills in leading small teams and influencing large cross functional teams and stakeholder management
- Demonstrated project management skills.

**NOTES**

**About Unilever**

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’.

**What We Offer**

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

As part of your hiring journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments, to improve your recruitment experience.

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