Unilever is currently hiring for a Site Engineering Manager
Function: Supply Chain
Reports to: Sourcing Unit Director
Location: Boksburg Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa
Terms & Conditions: Full time, onsite
About the role
The Engineering Manager holds overall responsibility for engineering projects and maintenance across the site, including utilities, production lines, processing plants and buildings. The primary objective is to implement improvements that contribute to the factory's performance targets and to effectively maintain all operational and support elements of the sourcing unit.
The role manages engineering spares, assets and site services to support manufacturing activities, while leading the engineering team in delivering projects, innovation, infrastructure and services. You'll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet. Because here, we don't just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Strategy & Innovation
• Manage the technical and maintenance teams responsible for delivering Projects, Innovation, Infrastructure and Services to the site.
• Lead innovation implementation on site, evaluating best design-to-manufacturing alternatives and following USCC / category technology selections; support innovation delivery as part of the regional network.
• Develop, build and make available within the organization the product, process and packaging expertise relevant to the asset base.
• Liaise with Category and Engineering Excellence teams for technology upgrades.
• Implement engineering standards and drive their rationalization and standardization across the site.
Capital Projects & Budget Management
• Prepare and manage the Capital Budget and Capital Expenditure Proposals in coordination with cluster and category requirements.
• Lead the implementation of the capital projects portfolio post-approval through to project closure, following TPM principles for Early Equipment Management.
• Sign off on engineering project designs; raise budgets and ensure projects remain within approved budgets.
• Implement projects on the Energy Efficiency programme and sustainability agenda.
Maintenance & Asset Care
• Lead the Early Equipment Management and Planned Maintenance TPM pillar, including SIMAS application.
• Establish and maintain an effective system of preventive maintenance applicable to plant and services (TPM-based); optimize MTBF and MTTR for production lines.
• Optimize spare parts safety stock levels in line with working capital targets; implement control measures to ensure system accuracy in accounting of spares and spares consumption.
• Manage engineering contractors and ensure statutory and legal compliance.
• Create and implement plans to continuously improve site infrastructure including energy, water, treatment, steam and all infrastructure services, contracts and contractors.
Safety, Health & Environment
• Responsible for the safety of all project-related operations within the factory; maintain and set safe working procedures.
• Manage Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of project management from design (PHA, HAZOPS, MDSAS) through equipment selection, project implementation, commissioning and final project handover.
• Ensure quality of all work conducted is to the highest possible standard and at the lowest cost.
Digital Engineering & Smart Maintenance
• Drive adoption of digital maintenance systems, plant data analytics, smart factory tools, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance technologies to improve engineering reliability and performance visibility.
• Use maintenance, downtime, cost and asset data to identify improvement opportunities, prioritise technical interventions and strengthen data-driven engineering decisions.
• Partner with Supply Chain Digital, Operations and Engineering Excellence teams to embed smart maintenance routines and digital performance management across the site.
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