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  • Posted: Jun 15, 2026
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways. Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and...
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    Process Engineer Intern

    JOB PURPOSE

    • 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. If you are passionate about the development of our factories to World Class, which means zero defects, zero waste and zero losses then this role is just for you!

    WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

    • To work directly with the line crews daily acting as the technical trainer for line teams and providing coaching in phenomena identification, root cause analysis and the establishment of countermeasures. Responsible for the validation of all process improvements and the establishment of revised basic conditions on the line. A core deliverable is eliminating losses and waste and increasing the stability of the line to support the transition of traditional line teams to semi-autonomous teams.

    KEY AREAS OF WORK

    • Eliminate Waste and Loss according to the WCM prioritization process using AM, PM, FI and QC pillar tools and methodologies.
    • Troubleshoot process-related problems and implement corrective actions.
    • Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement.
    • Process design and simulation using PFD (Process Flow Diagram)
    • End-to-end Project management (OTIF)
    • Create Technical Standards to ensure process stability on the line
    • Train line crews on technical standards and restoration of basic conditions (Stability sustainability)
    • Identify and extend good practice to other lines
    • Application and accuracy of MMP Code data
    • Consumer & Customer Focus.  Building world class factories will eliminate losses and ensure that we do not pass on the cost of inefficiencies to our customers and consumers
    • Bias for Action.  By providing consistent and near real time information, decisions can be taken quickly which leverage our resources
    • Building Talent & Teams.  Our vision is to move to semi-autonomous teams, and we require process engineer interns with a passion for achieving results through great teamwork, an ability to teach new tools and methodologies and ensuring that you and your colleagues are fully aligned, and drawing on one another’s strengths
    • Growth Mindset.  By building world class factories, we will become more competitive in the marketplace and set the standards to which others aspire WCM.   Apply the full set of WCM methods and tools to identify root causes, define countermeasures and validate their effectiveness, mastery of AM, PM, Q and FI tools and processes.  Establish standards to support line operators sustain new basic conditions
    • Process and Organisational Design. Leverage technical knowledge and a systems approach to ensure factory lines and processes are optimally resourced (e.g. manpower ratios are efficient and sustainable)
    • Analytical capability.  Collect and analyse complex data to penetrate problems’ phenomena and understand root causes. (Data analysis and interpretation using statistical tools (Excel) and root cause analysis (Six Sigma & DMAIC).

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

    • Degree Chemical/ Industrial Engineering/BTech.
    • Must Understand Continuous Processing background within FMCG/ Manufacturing environment.
    • Able to visualize clearly what the ideal production system is.
    • Able to clearly understand operating principles and establish correct operating standards.
    • Able to present findings and rationales clearly so that whole factory team can understand.
    • Able to make logical decisions based on data.
    • Knowledge in statistics and process control tools

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