Lipton Teas and Infusions is seeking an Industrial Engineer to evaluate existing processes and systems, identifying opportunities for cost savings, process enhancements, and quality improvement, while optimizing manufacturing efficiency and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) within a fast-paced, “corporate start-up” culture.
 About the Company — Lipton’s Tea Family Culture
Company Culture: A “corporate start-up” approach, acting with speed and agility
Core Values: Thinking Green, environmental consciousness, and accountability
Growth Philosophy: Growing leaders with an owner’s mentality, connections over hierarchies
Digital Transformation: Building a future-ready, value-driven supply chain ecosystem
Manufacturing Focus: Teabag technologies including Perfecta, IMA, Filling, Overwrapping, and Case packing
Career Impact & Manufacturing Engineering Opportunity
Strategic Focus: Optimize manufacturing efficiency and resource utilization across assets, labor, and expenses
Technical Ownership: Lead Kaizen and Continuous Improvement initiatives
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Manufacturing, SSHE, Quality, HR, and ManEx Managers
Career Growth: Growth is for everyone — building an owner’s mentality within a global FMCG brand
Position Overview
The Industrial Engineer will be responsible for evaluating existing processes and systems to identify opportunities for cost savings, process enhancements, and quality improvement. The role involves optimizing manufacturing efficiency, improving OEE, optimizing resource utilization, leading Kaizen and Continuous Improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards.
 Why This Role Matters: As Industrial Engineer, you implement and adhere to health, safety, food safety, and environmental procedures, ensuring a secure working environment, operate machinery according to instructions to achieve maximum efficiency while adhering to safety and quality standards, maintain high levels of line and machine cleanliness, adhering to standard cleaning procedures and 5S, perform minor machine adjustments, troubleshooting, and blend and format changeovers, engage in continuous improvement projects such as Kaizen initiatives, prioritizing minimizing production losses, and perform on-time escalations to the Manufacturing Coordinator or Team Leader regarding safety, quality, and productivity non-compliance.
Key Responsibilities
SHEQ
- Implement and adhere to health, safety, food safety, and environmental procedures
- Monitor product quality against established standards and report faults promptly
- Contribute to reducing environmental impacts and costs associated with utilities and waste
Operations & Machine Management
- Operate machinery according to instructions to achieve maximum efficiency
- Ensure all process parameters are accurately set, taking corrective actions to prevent deviations
- Perform minor machine adjustments, troubleshooting, and blend/format changeovers
Continuous Improvement
- Engage in continuous improvement projects such as Kaizen initiatives
- Prioritize minimizing production losses across manufacturing operations
Escalation & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Perform on-time escalations regarding safety, quality, and productivity non-compliance
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, SSHE, Quality, HR, and ManEx Managers
Qualifications & Requirements
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing or FMCG company with high safety and quality standards
- Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Experience working as part of a collaborative team in the manufacturing sector
Essential Skills
- Flexibility to work shifts accommodating factory operations, shutdowns, and training
- Fundamental mechanical knowledge and problem-solving skills in a factory setting
- Proficiency in English (speaking, reading, writing) and mathematics
- Basic computer proficiency and strong communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Teabag experience (particularly Perfecta, IMA), Filling, Overwrapping, and Case packing technologies, with a minimum of 1 year
About Lipton Teas and Infusions
Lipton Teas and Infusions is made up of a special blend of individuals which make our teams exciting and diverse. We look for individuals who think Green and are environmentally conscious, who understand the power of simplicity, and who are accountable for their actions. We believe that growth is for everyone; we believe in growing leaders who have an owner’s mentality, and we believe in connections over hierarchies. With a “corporate start-up” approach, we act with speed and agility to tackle knotty business challenges while building a future-ready, value-driven, transparent supply chain ecosystem through disruptive digital transformation.
Career Excellence: Lead manufacturing process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives at a globally recognized tea and infusions brand with a genuine “corporate start-up” culture.
Who Should Apply?
- FMCG Manufacturing Engineers:Â With 2+ years in high safety, high quality manufacturing environments
- OEE & Process Optimization Specialists:Â Experienced identifying cost savings and efficiency improvements
- Kaizen/Continuous Improvement Practitioners:Â Passionate about leading production loss reduction initiatives
- Teabag Technology Specialists:Â Familiar with Perfecta, IMA, Filling, Overwrapping, or Case packing
- GMP-Trained Professionals:Â Comfortable working within food safety and quality compliance frameworks
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