Site Electrical and Automation Manager

About the role

The Electrical & Automation Manager will lead the design, operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of electrical and automation systems at Unilever's manufacturing site. The role focuses on ensuring high equipment availability, safety, energy efficiency and compliance while driving automation initiatives that boost productivity and product quality.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain HT/LT electrical, instrumentation and automation installations through planned and autonomous maintenance to achieve zero production stoppages.
• Optimize repair and maintenance expenditure and increase machine reliability.
• Guide engineering teams across multiple sites on electrical maintenance programmes and safe installation practices.
• Lead electrical safety audits, identify gaps, develop action plans and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure electrical efficiency, life‑cycle cost and reliability for new capital projects, including innovation and capacity‑enhancement initiatives.
• Evaluate existing electrical distribution and automation systems, plan and budget for upgrades, and execute improvement projects within safety, health and environmental standards.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading design, operation and maintenance of electrical and automation systems in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of HT/LT electrical installations, instrumentation, PLCs, SCADA and DCS.
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical teams, capital projects and safety compliance programmes.
• Experience with preventive and condition‑based maintenance and root‑cause analysis.

Required skills

• HT/LT electrical installations
• Power distribution
• Motors and drives
• PLC programming
• SCADA systems
• DCS systems
• Instrumentation
• Preventive maintenance
• Condition‑based maintenance
• Root‑cause analysis
• Electrical safety audits
• Electrical efficiency optimisation
• Capital project budgeting
• Automation system evaluation