Ice Cream Product and Innovation Engineering Manager - Vermont

The Magnum Ice Cream Company•Waterbury, VT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Magnum Ice Cream, a global leader in the ice cream industry with a €7.9bn turnover in 2023, operating within the attractive snacking and refreshment market. We are committed to developing and nurturing talent, offering ample opportunities for career growth and exploration within a diverse and inclusive culture. This role is crucial for managing the end-to-end delivery of innovation and technology projects for various Ice Cream brands, with project work required in St Albans & Waterbury, Vermont. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of project and innovation management, including stakeholder engagement, contractor management, project safety, and budget management. This position reports to the NAIC Transformation and Engineering Director with a dotted line to the factory directors.

Requirements

8+ years’ experience in Project Engineering with FMCG experience strongly preferred.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a people or project management role.
Professional engineering skills
Project Delivery experience
Experience managing project budgets.

Nice To Haves

Firsthand experience / track record of delivering major (€Multi Million) capital projects within Magnum IC or a similar FMCG environment.
Inclusive motivator of people.
Ability to balance challenge with support and coaching.
Understanding of the wider business context.
Emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.
Personal Mastery: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
Passion for High Performance: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
Talent Catalyst: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
Purpose & Service: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
Consumer Love: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
Business Acumen: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

Responsibilities

On Time In Full (OTIF) end to end delivery of assigned capital projects adhering to Magnum IC standards and ensuring safety as the number one priority.
Responsible for design, execution, commissioning, and ramp-up of projects covering Innovation and Technology improvements.
Required to run Capacity, Quality, Safety, Infrastructure, and Cost Savings (VIP) on an as needed basis.
Lead engineering and Construction Management teams, drawing resources from local, regional, and global organizations and 3rd Party Teams.
Ensure Capital program meets projected financial spend in each quarter, projects are capitalized on time, and projects do not go over budget.
As site EEM pillar lead, ensure all projects follow UMS EEM methodology for End to End execution of projects & innovation.
Lead technology, capital, innovation, capacity, and value improvement projects in the Ice Cream category.
Provide estimates, options assessment, and technical support for projects.
Carry out tasks related to project assessment, technical support, and implementation with minimum supervision.
Ensure compliance with Unilever Hygiene, equipment, and safety standards, specifications, and best practices.
Conduct formulation/process/equipment evaluations, industrial trials, preliminary engineering, project cost controls, timeline management, establishment of commissioning plans, plant/equipment commissioning, and production startup.
Liaise with all key stakeholders (departments) to ensure full alignment with project scopes, timelines, impact, and key project milestones.
Manage a variety of priorities while maintaining healthy relationships across the engineering team, key stakeholders, and customers.