ManEx & Digital Specialist

Life tastes better with ice cream

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 create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What truly sets us apart is how we work.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

The Role

The Manufacturing Excellence & Digital Specialist supports the factory Manufacturing Excellence and Digital transformation activities through performance data management, loss analysis, digital solution development, continuous improvement and project tracking.

The role works closely with the ManEx Manager and factory functions to improve visibility of the operational losses, support implementation of digital solutions, facilitate structured problem solving, and ensure improvement initiatives are properly tracked and sustained.

The position is intended to build hands-on capability in the Manufacturing Excellence, analytics and digital transformation while supporting the factory’s long-term ManEx & Digital agenda.

What you'll be responsible for

Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

• Support the ManEx Manager & FI Team in executing factory improvement priorities.
• Maintain ManEx performance trackers, action plans, project status, and improvement documentation.
• Support ICMS assessments, audits, pillar reviews and follow-up of identified actions.
• Assist in preparing performance reviews and ManEx governance materials.

Performance & Loss Analytics

• Collect, validate and analyze operational data including OEE, waste, productivity, downtime, cost, savings, and other factory losses.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and visual performance reports.
• Perform pareto, trends and loss analysis to help identify improvement opportunities.
• Ensure accuracy and timely updating of performance data.

Focused Improvement Support

• Support FI Engineers and operational teams with the use of different FI Tools, RCA, 5W+1H, Kaizen and structured problem solving.
• Assist in developing countermeasures and monitoring action closure.
• Track improvement project progress, results and sustainability.
• Support replication of proven improvements across applicable factory areas.

Digital Solutions & Automation Support

• Support development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of factory digital solutions.
• Assist in users in effective adoption of digital tools and applications.
• Identify opportunities to replace manual data collection and reporting with digital solutions.
• Monitor usage, data quality, and issues associated with deployed digital tools.

Savings & Productivity Tracking

• Maintain the factory savings and productivity project tracker.
• Collect supporting operational data needed for project benefit validation.
• Monitor project milestones, action closure and benefit realization.
• Support ManEx and project owners in preparing savings & productivity updates.

Capability Building & User Support

• Provide hands-on support to factory users on ManEx tools, dashboards, and digital applications.
• Assists in conducting basic training and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Develop simple work instructions and user guides for deployed solutions.
• Support capability building in data-driven problem solving and continuous improvement.

Key Skills

• Manufacturing Excellence and Continuous Improvement fundamentals
• Structured problem solving and root cause analysis
• Data analysis and performance reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and basic data visualization
• Digital tools and automation mindset
• OEE, waste, productivity and loss analysis
• Project and action tracking
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Learning agility and continuous improvement mindset

We're looking for someone who

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Data Analytics, or other relevant technical disciplines.
• Good knowledge of manufacturing performance indicators, particularly OEE, waste, downtime, and productivity.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data-analysis capability.
• Exposure to Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate or similar digital tools is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, communication and organization skills.
• Demonstrates initiative, learning agility and strong continuous improvement mindset

ESSENTIAL:

• Minimum 2 years of relevant manufacturing experience, preferably with exposure to Manufacturing Excellence, continuous improvement, performance analysis, digitalization, or improvement projects.
• Strong hands-on factory experience combined with demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and digital learning capability may be considered.

PREFERRED / DESIRABLE:

• Experience in FMCG manufacturing, people leadership and implementation of digital or automation solutions is preferred.
• Experience as a team member within a project management team with an awareness of project management tools/techniques
• Education in mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing or chemical engineering

What you'll get

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
• Flexible ways of working
• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
• Time off to rest and recharge
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Specific benefits vary by location

Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could!

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

• Roles with real accountability and visible impact
• Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
• Continuous learning and development as the business grows
• Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps.

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.

Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.