Production Leader (Minto)

Who we are? 

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company.​ A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories.​ Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.​

About The Magnum Ice Ceam Company:

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers.​ Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.​  

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.  We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.  

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen 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! 

Job Summary

We are looking for a dynamic Production Leader in a permanent full-time opportunity based in our Minto ice cream factory, leading one of our production lines. The role will provide direct autonomous leadership and supervision to frontline operators.

Role Responsibilities:

• Own the scorecard for the production area and drive improvement. The scorecard includes KPIs for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Morale.
• Drive change through Lean Manufacturing systems such Autonomous Maintenance, Focused Improvement and Progressive Maintenance together with a Governance system.
• Manage cost for their area include wastage, overtime, consumables etc.
• Engage, energize, enable and empower people to form a High Performance Team.
• Build effective relationships with direct reports to spot and develop talents, but also recover low performers through coaching and mentoring
• Initiate disciplinary actions when needed.
• Build effective relationships with all support areas: Safety, Quality, Engineering and Planning to aid identification of key improvement areas across production lines.
• Have strong influencing, training, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ensure labor, including indirect support labor, is always appropriately engaged, focused, and prioritized with the changing needs of the production environment.
• Manage operational efficiency including managing leave and timekeeping of frontline operators, ensuring effective manpower is always maintained.
• Lead focused improvement activities and deliver agreed results.

What you will need to succeed

• Demonstrated experience leading teams across different shifts.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in Lean Manufacturing systems like Autonomous Maintenance, Focused Improvement, Progressive Maintenance, Early Equipment Management. Experience working in sites where WCM, IL6S, IWS has been implemented would be preferred.
• Experience leading the execution of manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, performance and cost objectives and key results.
• Experience with Budget management and track record of driving cost down and efficiency up.

• Experience in Project Management & achieving timeline deadlines.

Skills

• High level of initiative.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional analytical, planning and problem solving.
• “Can do” attitude with high desire to succeed and take your career to the next level.
• flexible on their shift patterns to meet changing business needs.
• Strong organisation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to prioritise and ensure delivery to a high standard.
• Results driven, process orientated, organisational skills.
• Proficient with MS Office applications.

Leadership

• Growth Mindset
• Consumer and Customer Focus
• Bias for Action
• Accountability and Responsibility
• Building Talent and Teams

What you can expect:

• A unique mix of global scale & start-up spirit—€8.3bn powerhouse with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset. We’re building a new high growth Ice Cream company from the ground up. ​
• Career without limits—42 markets, international opportunities, and fast tracked growth. ​
• A performance-driven culture—Freedom to act, disrupt and grow – your success is measured by impact.​
• A company that celebrates joy, innovation, and purpose—We create extraordinary careers, just like our ice cream creates extraordinary moments.

Are you exited to craft the Ice Cream future?

To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter.

Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

As publicly announced, Unilever will separate its Ice Cream business which is expected by the end of 2025. This role will transfer to the new Ice Cream company.

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position.

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.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact anz.talent@unilever.com.

Unilever is an organization 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.

This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities. Interested in learning more, check out our Reconciliation Action Plan and Workplace Adjustment Policy on the Unilever webpage.

At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.