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Our Foods business, including brands such as Hellmann's and Knorr, will join forces with McCormick to become a global flavour leader, with leading positions across spices, seasonings, condiments and complementary food categories, supported by a strong retail and foodservice platform. McCormick has 135+ years of heritage, a presence in 150+ countries and territories, and a portfolio of trusted brands. The transaction remains subject to consultation, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions with a targeted deal close of mid-2027.\nJob Purpose\nWe're looking for a proven manufacturing leader to serve as the senior operational leader for overnight operations at our Independence facility. In this highly visible role, you'll lead production, maintenance, quality, warehouse, and supervisory teams to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing performance across a 24/7 food manufacturing operation.\nThis is an opportunity to make a direct impact on people, performance, and culture while leading a team responsible for producing some of the world's most recognized consumer brands.\nResponsibilities\nAs the Night Shift Manufacturing Manager, you will:\nLead the factory's overnight operation, ensuring safety, complaint, and efficient production execution.\nDeliver key operational targets across safety, quality, service, productivity, and cost.\nDrive accountability and performance through front-line supervisors and shift leadership teams.\nServe as the primary escalation point for operational, maintenance, quality, and people-related issues during night shift operations.\nBuild a high-performance culture focused on employee engagement, development, and continuous improvement.\nPartner with day-shift leadership to ensure seamless communication, execution, and shift handovers.\nDrive loss elimination and operational improvements using Lean Manufacturing, TPM, WCM, or similar methodologies.\nDay-to-Day\nLead all manufacturing activities during assigned night shift coverage.\nCoach and develop supervisors and front-line leaders to strengthen capability and performance.\nMonitor and improve KPIs related to safety, quality, service, productivity, labor, and cost.\nCoordinate cross-functional teams including Production, Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, and Engineering.\nLead incident response, risk mitigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.\nEnsure compliance with OSHA, GMP, HACCP, food safety, environmental, and quality standards.\nFacilitate effective communication, issue escalation, and shift transition processes.\nChampion continuous improvement initiatives that improve reliability, efficiency, and employee engagement.\nBuild credibility across union and non-union teams through visible leadership and accountability.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field preferred.\nWillingness to work a flexible night shift operation.\n5+ years of manufacturing, operations, or supply chain experience within food, consumer goods, or a similar manufacturing environment.\n3+ years of leadership experience managing manufacturing teams.\nExperience operating in a unionized manufacturing environment.\nStrong experience managing safety, quality, productivity, and labor performance metrics.\nProven ability to lead teams, develop talent, solve complex problems, and drive operational results.\nAbility to work a night shift schedule and act as the senior site leader during assigned coverage.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience leading large-scale manufacturing operations in a 24/7 environment.\nFood manufacturing experience with GMP, HACCP, and regulatory compliance requirements.\nKnowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, WCM, Six Sigma, or related operational excellence systems.\nLabor relations, grievance management, and collective bargaining experience.\nSAP experience.\nTrack record of leading cultural and performance transformation initiatives.\nPay: The pay range for this position is $103,000 to $154,400. 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.\nBonus: This position is bonus eligible.\nLong-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.\nBenefits: 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\n(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.\n------------------------------------\nAt 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. 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