Operator – Night Shift (North Rocks)

Operator – Night Shift (North Rocks)

Unilever is seeking a dedicated Operator to join our North Rocks facility for the Night Shift. The role focuses on line operations, autonomous maintenance, quality inspections and safety championing to deliver high‑quality products.

Job Purpose

The Operator is responsible for general line operations, autonomous maintenance activities, quality inspections and championing safety in the workplace to deliver the highest quality products to our consumers. As a core member of the operations team, the Operator plays a critical role in maintaining line safety, quality, and performance, while working alongside production leaders and maintenance teams on continuous improvement activities.

Main Responsibilities

Operational Activities :

• Start‑up / Shutdown Procedures – Carries out pre‑start‑up checks to ensure that the area and equipment are clean and are in a safe condition as per the SOP. Assists in shutting down equipment and the area as per the SOP.
• Clean, inspect, lubricate (CIL) – Performs CIL activities per SOPs to maintain and return equipment to the original standard. Follow the appropriate escalation procedure in the event of abnormal equipment conditions or safety hazards.
• Material Availability – Pick and return packaging and raw materials from warehouse locations to demarcated staging areas per 5S standards on the packing line.
• Quality – Performs required quality checks and monitors product quality against set standards and reports any product and packaging defects. Detects process abnormalities quickly and takes immediate action to prevent them.
• Administration – Conducts effective hand‑over activities and accurately records events that have occurred during shift (cases packed / rejects etc). Correctly allocates downtime in OFS and actively participates in Tier 1 and Tier 2 meetings.
• Safety – Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all safe practices and systems relevant to the North Rocks site and the legal responsibilities placed upon team members. Actively participates and contributes to safety discussions to create a safe working environment.
• Workplace Hazards – Knowledge of the potential hazards and risks in the work environment and job activities. Utilises appropriate safety and environment procedures for people, processes, materials, products, and equipment relevant to the task to mitigate hazards.
• Environment – Works to reduce and eliminate waste through the correct handling of waste and hazardous materials. Understands the importance of minimising the impact of operations on health, safety and environment.
• Continuous Improvement – Awareness and knowledge of how to use performance measures to identify and prioritise losses in production area; provides description of problems and can provide monitoring of process of line issues. Engages in root cause analysis tools and WCM practices.
• Teamwork – Must be a good team member capable of working with a highly effective team; responsible, supportive and reliable.
• Communication – Ability to effectively communicate issues relating to safety and can provide operational observations and inputs to support decision makers by team leaders.
• Physical Ability – Operators require a level of agility to move quickly between workstations, ascend and descend steps often carrying loads. Assembly and control operations also require a level of hand‑eye coordination and finger dexterity. Monitoring and Quality assurance tasks require an adequate level of sight and smell.

Experiences & Qualifications – What You Will Need to Succeed

What awaits you at Unilever

The core of Unilever’s culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your well‑being, values what you do and celebrates your success.

This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose‑led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally. You will also benefit from amazing discounts on external company products, an attractive employee referral reward program and other benefits.

Make no mistake – we expect a lot from our people as they do of us. So, if you can rise to the challenge, don’t waste any time – apply now! Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. We are committed to providing a positive, barrier‑free recruitment journey and reasonable adjustments. If you require additional information or reasonable adjustments, please contact anz.talent@unilever.com .

Equal Opportunity

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity. We encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities. We provide full and fair consideration to all applicants and continue development of all employees, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy or maternity. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier‑free recruitment journey. This means we encourage people with all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments if required.

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