Manufacturing Excellence Coordinator

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 Factory Manufacturing Excellence Coordinator is responsible for delivering the Manufacturing Excellence (ManEx) program in the factory and reports to Sourcing Unit Lead. S/he will coordinate all ICMS (Ice Cream Manufacturing System) activities for loss eradication within manufacturing inbound and out bound supply chain context. S/he is responsible to develop Factory Masterplan for the sites manufacturing strategies, and ensure appropriate progress is being made against KPIs. S/he is also responsible for the production cost and material waste saving projects delivery.

What you'll be responsible for

Responsible for the implementation, management, and successful roll out of the Ice Cream Manufacturing System (ICMS) for entire factory.

• Coordinate the development of the ICMS preparation phase plan, tracks progress against the plan and lead issue resolution (gap analysis and adjustments to plan).
• Implements appropriate reviews (monthly, quarterly) to evaluate both pillars and factory’s progress against their ICMS plans.
• Work collaboratively with the site teams and ensure site master plans and actions are aligned with the category manufacturing strategy.
• Support the implementation of Sites improvement programs, including SMED, Center-lining and Kaizen workshops
• Drive OEE improvements across the region with strong emphasis on Run 2 Standard programs
• Investigate and deploy latest continuous improvement tools and digital strategies
• Serves as a resource and coach for questions and practices
• Support factory transformation agenda towards digitization.
• Support the factory teams on waste governance. Support teams to develop waste improvement glidepath covering all waste levers.
• Support the factory teams on Focused Improvement projects and their governance.
• Focus on our most critical issues across the network that will yield the great gains to our KPI’s.

We're looking for someone who

Manufacturing & Packaging technology. Rely on basic but consistent understanding of the manufacturing technologies of the Category to drive relevant process Improvement,

Engineering.

Technical engineering skills (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Automation, others) to do practical problem solving.

Technical drawings, drawing programs, 3d modelling, etc.

Basics of coding to collect and analyze complex data to penetrate problems’ phenomena and understand root causes.

PDCA

5W+1H

4M analysis

Quality Control

Control plan

Product Characteristics and Identification of Critical Items

Attribute and Variable characteristics

Classification of Characteristics

Control Charts

Determination of Process Capability from a Control Chart Analysis

Statistical Control and its Effect on Process Capability

Process Control

Attributes Data Analysis

Quality Improvement

Impact of human errors on quality

Process Design and manpower optimization, including NVAA reduction technics. Leverage technical knowledge and a systems approach to ensure factory lines and processes are optimally resourced (e.g., manpower ratios are efficient and sustainable).

Familiarity with ICMS, TPM, and WCM methodologies. Ability to apply the full range of ICMS methods and tools to identify root causes, define countermeasures, and validate their effectiveness.Apply the full set of ICMS methods and tools to identify root causes, define countermeasures and validate their effectiveness, mastery of AM, PM, Q methods and tools.

Project management

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

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.