Unilever is currently hiring for a Project Engineer Intern

Location: Casalpusterlengo (LO), Italy

Contract Type: 6 months Internship

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. We are looking for candidates that would like to join this exciting journey with us.

Our Engineering team is embarking on an exciting journey as it is hiring a Project Engineer who can support of all sites new projects! She or He will work developing project plans, including timelines and budgets.

If you are Proactive, result oriented and a team player then we would love to hear from you!

JOB PURPOSE

A better business. A better world. A better you. At Unilever you are more than your job title, you are part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We believe that Unilever is unlike any other organization. We seek long-term sustainable growth through responsible business practices and product innovation, providing our consumers with exceptional brand experiences, today and tomorrow. To succeed in this hyper-competitive business environment, we need to move quickly, test new opportunities, learn rapidly and adapt our ways of working. To achieve this, we need people with a passion for digital, analytics and organizational change, who are not afraid to break convention and who want to be a revolutionary within our business. The Project Engineer is a member of the Site Engineering team, as support of all activities of new project design and implementation, maintenance and improvement of existing equipments and infrastructures.

The Project Engineer manages directly local contractors and external suppliers along all the project phases. The role is mainly focused on facility and energy projects. He or She will be focused on reactive actions (following for instance safety tags) and preventative action plan to be developed with the Engineering and HSE Teams.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Casalpusterlengo site has an extension of more than 200.000 m2 , including facilities dedicated to different scopes, including production, warehouse, tank park, offices, utilities, and general services.

The Project Engineer collaborates with the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Safety teams, to new projects and guarantee the basic condition of all facilities, towards a logic of continuous improvement. Moreover, He or She will be involved in the key issues and improvement workstreams, acting autonomously in the development and implementation of solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with all the Engineering, the Operations and the HSE teams, support and propose activities related to infrastructures continuous improvement;

• Support on the fast and efficient implementation of countermeasures to tackle daily tags and unsafe conditions;

• Guarantee the efficiency and the reliability of all the facilities including structural integrity, lighting, indoor/outdoor insulation, firefighting equipment and HVAC systems.

• Budget management allocated on specific workstreams/projects;

• All-round management of suppliers, including solution design, offers evaluation, order management, field implementation, safety and quality assurance, bureaucratic compliance;

• Participate actively in saving and improvement project meetings;

• Proactivity in building action plans to address specific issues;

• Ability to evaluate different solutions to the same issue, with focus on costs and timing;

• Assemble reports to document project status and changes;

• Oversee and assess existing processes and workflows and testing new procedures;

• Work on projects to optimize departments’ energy consumption;

• Track metrics to discover areas for improvement and monitor upgrades;

• Work closely with area leader and technicians;

• Collaborate with the Safety and Quality departments for compliance with the Standards.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Engineering Master’s Degree or graduated no more than 1 year ago. Preferably in Civil, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering;

• Microsoft Office management at an advanced level (mainly Excel, Power Point)

• Knowledge of CAD drawing and plant P&ID is preferred;

• Aptitude for project planning and detailed engineering;

• Communication skills to manage external parties such as local contractors, suppliers and authorities;

• Extremely well-organized, precise and able to multi-task with excellent prioritizing and timemanagement skills;

• Interest in digitization and innovation;

• Proactive, self-motivated and able to act as a team player;

• English proficiency and Italian mother tongue;

• Fast learner, open minded and growth mindset;

• Having a “Can Do” attitude and result oriented;

• Strong problem solving, goal driven and creative thinking skills and attention to details

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

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