Process Engineer

Description

**Process Engineer** **Scope:** Mexico **Location:** Tultitlán **Terms and Conditions:** Full-time, local conditions ABOUT MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY: The Magnum Ice Cream Company is about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth starts with empowerment. Therefore, we empower our people to be innovative, entrepreneurial, and accountable—motivated and equipped to deliver more incredible products and unforgettable moments to our consumers—and to have fun doing it. With 19,000 ice cream experts and iconic brands such as Wall's, Cornetto, and Ben & Jerry's—loved in 76 countries—we are the world’s largest ice cream company, leading the industry. For over 100 years, we’ve taken pleasure seriously, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream across generations. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as an independent entity, following its separation from Unilever, which is expected to occur before the end of 2025. We dream big—but keep things simple to act fast. If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of ice cream, this is the place for you! **PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:** The Process Engineer role is critical to UMS development at the factory. Its primary objective is to achieve Zero Waste, Zero Defects, and Zero Losses. It will broadly apply quality and continuous process improvement methods and tools, and also identify losses and improvement opportunities across all factory areas (Safety, Quality, Cost Deployment pillar, Customer Service, and Logistics). The role requires direct collaboration with production lines and includes a Technical Coach function to identify improvement opportunities, conduct root cause analysis, and establish countermeasures. It is responsible for validating all improvement processes and establishing baseline conditions on each line. One of its key deliverables is eliminating losses, increasing line stability, and supporting the transition from traditional lines to semi-autonomous equipment. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Continuously review the technology used by the category to produce and define constant improvements for each line. * Build world-class relationships to eliminate losses and ensure inefficiency costs are not passed on to our customers and consumers. * Provide real-time, accurate information to support agile decision-making. * Support teams in transforming the site into an increasingly autonomous plant; this requires building capable teams and possessing the ability to train others on new tools and technologies, while ensuring alignment of information and knowledge across teams. * Apply technical engineering knowledge to solve problems in a practical and agile manner. * Apply all UMS-aligned tools and methods to identify loss causes, define countermeasures, and validate their effectiveness (R2S, SMED, CENTERLINES, SPC). * Identify, replicate, and extend globally standardized best manufacturing practices to other lines. * It is the leaders’ responsibility to identify risks present in their areas, prioritize them appropriately, and establish necessary controls and defenses for mitigation. They must ensure timely reporting and closure of unsafe condition cards, lead incident investigations involving their personnel, properly manage changes (MOC) related to engineering projects or Kaizen initiatives, and close accident investigation actions, MOCS audit findings, and related actions on time and in full. Finally, they are obligated to immediately stop any operation where their personnel face uncontrolled risk, always prioritizing safety. **WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:** **EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:** * Engineering degree (Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical) * Six Sigma, PMP, or Lean Manufacturing certifications preferred * Intermediate-Advanced English * Knowledge: SAP usage, Master Production Schedule, Production Order management, Cost optimization, reduction of scrap and waste * Advanced Office suite proficiency * Minitab **WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:** * A performance-driven culture with freedom to act, challenge, and grow—your success is measured by your impact. * A company that celebrates joy, innovation, and purpose: we build extraordinary careers, just as our ice cream creates extraordinary moments. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION *As publicly announced, Unilever will separate its ice cream business, expected by end of 2025. This role will transfer to the new ice cream company.* *Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and ongoing development for all employees, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.* *For hiring into this position, we wish to emphasize that local conditions apply to this role.* **ARE YOU EXCITED TO CREATE THE FUTURE OF ICE CREAM?** To apply, please do so online. Please remember to upload your CV. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will contact you shortly after the closing date to provide an update on your application status. **Disclaimer** *Unilever is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.* We take pleasure very seriously. Join the ice cream team now! Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.