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At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

The Senior Project Engineer position will manage the end-to-end delivery of the category technology and capital investment projects for the Unilever Dressing Factory in Rexdale, Toronto Region. The capital and category projects will span a range of complexity, cost ($100k to $4m), and disciplines based on the needs of factory and the skills of the engineer. These include innovation, process, utilities, packaging, safety, quality, infrastructure, savings, environmental and logistics. This role reports to Engineering & Maintenance Manager at the Rexdale Site.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are action oriented, growth focused and possess positive leadership skills, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Ensure Excellence: Deliver projects with a strong focus on safety, product quality, project timing, and cost efficiency.
• Team Leadership: Manage and coordinate both full-time staff and hired contractors to successfully execute projects.
• Project Oversight: Lead the portfolio of projects and trials at the Rexdale site, ensuring seamless execution and innovation.
• Factory Representation: Act as the key liaison to external teams, including R&D, brand, procurement, and suppliers, fostering strong collaborative relationships.
• Engineering Expertise: Apply your skills in Dressing Process and Packaging Engineering to drive world-class manufacturing capabilities.
• Innovation and Quality: Provide Unilever with top-tier capability to launch and manufacture Dressing products, setting new standards in the industry.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• BS in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 4+ Years of Engineering in FMCG / foods / related Industry with at least 3 years of experience in project engineering, maintenance or continuous improvement.
• Project Management, maintenance, and/or continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; along with the ability to negotiate.
• First-hand experience delivering major capital projects ($1+ million) within Unilever or similar fast-moving consumer goods or foods manufacturing environment from cradle to grave.
• Experience in World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt), Lean manufacturing, and/or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a plus.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.
  
• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• CONSUMER LOVE : Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE : Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• AGILITY : Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.