{"id":95027,"date":"2026-04-25T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/manufacturing-excellence-coordinator\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:00:47","slug":"manufacturing-excellence-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/manufacturing-excellence-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing Excellence Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n<p>\tFull Operating knowledge of UMS pillar structure and how pillars inter-link to deliver and sustain real business improvements. Inculcates the UMS philosophy of eliminating losses and waste across all factory personnel.<br \/>\n\tTeach, coach and mentor semi-autonomous teams to utilize all necessary UMS tools, linking these to the reduction of losses in the factory.<br \/>\n\tLead and facilitate UMS workshops, which focus on priority losses (liaise closely with HR, the Skills Trainer, and Manufacturing Manager to integrate and synergize all training and analytical interventions).<br \/>\n\tSupport the development of local UMS training material but draw on global material wherever possible.<br \/>\n\tContinuous Improvement \u2013Use the results to identify and prioritize losses in the production area. Apply rigorous Cost Deployment and the Zero loss concept to eliminate losses. Deploy these analytical skills across the factory.<br \/>\n\tNairobi Digital factory assistant lead in deploying DFOS and Buildapp module roll out and all other digital transformations.<br \/>\n\tChampion PM activities at specific locations withing assigned factory as may be required by the Manex manager in liaison with the Eng Manager<\/p>\n<p>General Reporting:<\/p>\n<p>\tFactory operating system meeting<br \/>\n\tDaily alignment meeting<br \/>\n\tWeekly performance meeting<\/p>\n<p>Experiences &amp; Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\tUniversity degree, engineering preference<br \/>\n\tExperience in FMCG Manufacturing<br \/>\n\tBusiness acumen<br \/>\n\tCross functional business process knowledge<br \/>\n\t1-2 Years in Supply Chain operations<br \/>\n\tMicrosoft skills including power BI is essential<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n<p>unilever.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/unilever.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com","_company_name":"Unilever","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.unilever-ewa.com","_company_tagline":"On any day, 2 billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life - giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future. Great products from our range of more than 400 brands give us a unique place in the lives of people all over the world. When consumer... read mores reach for nutritionally balanced foods or indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps that combat disease, luxurious shampoos or everyday household care products, there\u2019s a good chance the brand they pick is one of ours. Seven out of every ten households around the world contain at least one Unilever product, and our range of world-leading, household-name brands includes Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann\u2019s and Omo. Trusted local brands designed to meet the specific needs of consumers in their home market include Blue Band, Pureit and Suave. Whatever the brand, wherever it is bought, we\u2019re working to ensure that it plays a part in helping fulfil our purpose as a business - making sustainable living commonplace.","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[692],"job-categories":[718,693,698],"job-types":[687],"class_list":{"0":"post-95027","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/95027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=95027"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=95027"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=95027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}