Ice Cream Manufacturing Supervisor

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 CREAM 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!  

Background & Purpose of the Job: This position is responsible for key aspects of the integrated manufacturing process. This position also has an overall business responsibility.   

What You’ll Do: 

• Performing all job functions in the safest manner possible. 

• Performing all assigned steps in the production and packaging of product, including: 

• Interviewing /Hiring – Supervisors are involved in the placement of employees.  This supervisor would ensure that Unilever interviewing/hiring expectations are met including screening, interviewing and orientation of new employees. 

• Developing people – The Supervisor must ensure that training is managed in a way that positions the business to be as flexible as possible.  

• Link with HR – This function of this role is to work with HR to understand and determine people related objectives.  

• Maintain all documentation, manuals, invoices, purchase orders, and any other relevant paperwork.  

• Identify best practices as they apply to people. Examples could include but are not limited to line rotation patterns, time off requests administration, safety education, providing coverage for UMS. 

• Ensuring that people feel connected to what’s happening through regular communication about the business; always taking a humanistic point of view when relating to or communicating with others. 

Process 

• Line performance – Supervisors are responsible for making sure that the day-to-day line issues are being addressed and the machine functions at optimum performance daily. 

• Technical aptitude – Supervisors must be able to understand the production equipment and be able to solve mechanical problems. 

• UMS Facilitation – Supervisors participate as active UMS leaders including focusing on continuous improvement and coordination of production floor tasks related to team projects. 

• Line maintenance