Job Description

Associate Process Engineer

Background & Purpose of the Job

Unilever’s North American Beauty and Wellness (Hair Care and Skin Care) Research and Development team is looking to hire an Associate Process Engineer. The Process Engineering team is responsible for the successful launches of Unilever’s innovation portfolio across Hair Care and Skin Care brands. Unilever’s main brands in North America include Dove, Dove Men+Care, Tresemme, Nexxus, Shea Moisture, and Vaseline. Outside of launching innovations, the Process Engineering team also works closely with Unilever’s Supply Chain to also implement new processing capabilities for Unilever factories.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

As part of the Process Engineering team, you would work with the other Research and Development functions as well as Unilever Marketing and Supply Chain to launch innovation projects within Unilever. Process Engineering is responsible for the scale-up of manufacturing processes for innovation and capabilities through laboratory and pilot plant batches. Process Engineering also connects regularly with Supply Chain factories to ensure efficient batches are produced with the right quality.

Process Engineering tasks include:

• Design and deploy manufacturing processes for scale-up into Unilever and contracted plants.
• Produce laboratory and pilot plant batches for scale-up.
• Thoroughly document experimental details and results
• Construct process flow diagrams to communicate critical processing parameters
• Perform safety assessments for handling and processing raw materials within Unilever formulations
• Present processing findings and summaries to key stakeholders

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or engineering field of study
• Flexibility and open-mindedness in achieving objectives is required
• The candidate should work well in teams and demonstrate the ability to collaborate with others.
• The candidate should have previous experience inactive participation in multidisciplinary team environment by working toward the completion of team initiatives, as well as personal objectives.
• The candidate must have strong technical, problem solving, communication and organizational skills.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $59,300 to $88,900. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

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