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Manufacturing

Skills
Catalogue
2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Make your Future - How do I craft my future inManufacturing?

Future Fit Plan – How to getstarted Manufacturing role plans

How to use this Skills Catalogue

Skills dictionary and a Curated selection of training per skill

Skill profiles for standard manufacturing roles

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Make your Future: How do I craft my
future in Manufacturing?

The Future Fit Plan helps you think


about what’s important to you…

Am I living my Purpose in the work that I do? What


needs to change in order for this tohappen?

Your Future Fit Plan helps you be


What drains my energy and what boosts myenergy?
prepared for the future of work
The world of work is changing, and so is the way we talk about it.Instead Which Standards of Leadership (SOLs) are key for me
of focusing on job titles, we are now talking about skills you need to to develop?
develop for different jobs and help you find more opportunities.
A job title is like a suitcase, It’s the clothing, or skills, inside the suitcase
that’s the important thing.“ What changes are happening and what can I investin
Showing how the skills you learn in one job can be transferred to another to help me prepare?
can help you be prepared for changes that might affect you in the future.
Future Fit The Future Fit Plan – (Find it here)
Plan, Future The Future Fit Plan is aligned to our approach to the Future of Work, Growth Culture
Fit Me and Lifelong Learning, helping you to understand what you can start to learn nowto
build your own future and grow Unilever’s business.

What’s
happening in
the world?

What’s
happening in the
world of work?

What’s
happening in
our Unilever
world?

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What does the Future Fit
Plan look like?

Interactive PDF format One page summary to …deep dive sections


accessible via Degreed complete light touch or… to explore areas further
Download and save to personal drive

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The framework constitutes eight impact areas or
plans with core key skills that are universally re-
levant to all manufacturing. Each of the key skills
have a simple definition/ description, as well as
an associated curriculum of learning content.
We also identified five enabling skills or future fit
skills to help you thrive.
Access the Degreed plan page to identify the
skills you wish to focus on in your Future-Fit Plan
and add them to your profile on Degreed.

This is a place to go to advance capabilities, up-


date skills and knowledge on a continuous basis,
and collaborate with experts and peers in our
Degreed groups and Flex Experiences platform.

CLICK HERE

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How To Use This Catalogue
This manufacturing skill catalogue is designed to be a support and a guide to
you. It is intended to:

• Give you the confidence to focus on the core manufacturing skills that really count atUnilever
• Provide you with a clear ‘starting point’ for building your own learning map and identifying which skills youwant
to focus on and develop
• Guide you towards learning opportunities that you will find practical, interesting and useful
• Provided a curated selection of training suggestions through Degreed per skill
• Give you the opportunity to ‘own’ your own learning path & pursue the areas of manufacturing thatyou are
really interested in
• Provide you with a simple, useable framework to go back to overtime

“The most important skills that you select are for you to develop in your own time, there is no deadline! You
can come back to them whenever you want and change them as youwish.”
This catalogue helps you navigate through all the material that is available to you. The catalogue allows you to
be clear on the skills you need and how you can develop them,with curated learning examples to help you
fulfill your potential.

Describes the skills that Manufacturing Section of your Degreed Profile that allows
you to keep track of your chosen skills.
professionals need.
Manufacturing Skills
Role Plans Profiles

Every standard job has a profile identifying the A whole body of learning resources
skills for the job with the required proficiency recommended to help you develop your
Skills level. We are using the Degreed target levels Learning
Resources Manufacturing capabilities.
Dictionary
explained in here

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How Do I Get Started?
Name: Jennifer Smith
Role: Process Engineer
I wish to make a career change
to Quality and learn about
Power BI

Step 4
Step 2 Create an action plan, do a
Select the Quality and Data and skills review for each of the
Analytics Role Plan and review the key focus skills,ask her LM
skills she wants/needs to develop to assess her in those skills.

Step 1 Step 3 Step 5


Review the Future Fit Add her Focus Skills to Review the learning resources
Plan material, access the Degreed. Making sure she from this document or
Manufacturing Future Fit selects 1-4 Focus Skills and recommended through
Plan Page in Degreedand marks them as ‘Focus Skills’ Degreed at her own pace
review the Role Plans on her Degreed profile. and timeand if she needs,
she can change the skills over
time.
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How Do I Get Started?

Name: Badal Madhavan


Role: Manufacturing Manager
He wishes to upskill in People
development & SC Agility (DBNR)

Step 2 Step 4
Select the People Management and Create an action plan, do a
SC Agility Role Plans and review the skills review for each of the
skills he wants/needs to develop. key focus skills, ask his LM to
assess him in those skills.

Step 1 Step 3 Step 5


Review the Future Fit Add his Focus Skills to Review the learning resources
Plan material, access the Degreed. Making sure he from this document or
Manufacturing Future Fit selects 1-4 Focus Skills and recommended through
Plan Page in Degreedand marks them as ‘Focus Skills’ Degreed at his own pace and
review the Role Plans on his Degreed profile. timeand if he needs, he can
change the skills over time.

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Upskill to Develop New Capabilities
Review the set of key manufacturing skills in each plan and select the focus skills in
Degreed you would like to develop.

Setting Performance &


Service &
Manufacturing Improvement People Safety Environmental Quality
Asset and Labour Productivity, Material Efficiency, and Technology Manufacturing
Strategy & E2E SC Management Management Management Management Management
Integration Agility

Labour
Material Efficiency Technology Asset Efficiency
Productivity

Managing Personal Care Management Systems


Manufacturing Digital Performance End to end End to end Supply Sustainability
manufacturing Deodorant Supply Chain Agility Labour Relations Machine Safety Essentials for
Strategy Management Supply Chain Chain Acumen
Performance Manufacturing Manufacturing

Personal Environmental
Safety Performance Asset Continuous Emergency Quality Essentials for
End to End Supply Chain Mass Flow Balance Care Liquid Time Study Change Management Compliance
Management Management improvement Management Manufacturing
Manufacturing Management

Environmental Data
Quality Performance Data driven Personal Care Oral Continous Value Stream Production Planning and
Financial Acumen Shop floor Leadership Field Auditing Reporting & Consumer Focus Basis
Management decision making Manufacturing improvement Mapping Scheduling
Analytics

Managing Loss Tree & Quality for


Cost Performance Personal Care Bar Change End to end Supply Building Manufacturing Contractor
Performance Discipline Data analytics manufacturing Continuous Manufacturing
Management Manufacturing Management Chain Skills Management
Performance Improvement Practitioners

Quality Improvement
Manufacturing Vision and Service Performance End to End Supply Ammonia in Data Manufacturing Sustainability
Logistics analyisis Labour Productivity Methodology
Plan Management Chain Manufacturing visualization Technology Roadmapping

Risk Management
Food & Beverage People
Factory People Driving Business Business Diversity and
Dressing Data visualitation Data Analytics development in
Management Performance Acumen Inclusivity Strategy
Manufacturing Sustainability

Food & Beverage Managing


Effective
Savouries Manufacturing Agile Delivery
Communication
Manufacturing Performance

Food & Beverage Tea


Manufacturing Waste Management Collaboration

Sulphonation in
Business Acumen Talent Management
Manufacturing

Home Care Liquid


Manufacturing

Ice Cream
Manufacturing

Home Care Powder


Manufacturing

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Setting Manufacturing In this plan you will be able to find the new Manufacturing Strategy
Framework that focus on an Agile, Sustainable and Competitive

Strategy & E2E SC Integration


Manufacturing to meet Consumers’ Needs. Review the evolving World
Class Manufacturing that is the new One Strategic Framework --> One
WCM operational framework for all our factories and much more.

Setting Manufacturing A Selection of Recommended


Strategy & E2E SC Skill Definition Training On Degreed
Integration

Manufacturing Vison and Plan Being able to develop a site masterplan and site Supply Chain Strategy
manufacturing strategy in alignment with business
strategy. Is able to define the site vision and objectives Unilever Supply Chain
for next +3 years: Undertake external benchmarking Strategy & Vision
and evaluate site current status and gaps. Define a
strategy that covers safety, quality, and sustainability, Manufacturing Strategy
from compliance to consistent performance to Introduction Video
excellence. Is able to ensure that the capex plan is
aligned with division strategy and site financial A conversation with Gabriele
affordability, ensure resources are competent and Silvestrini, Head of MANEX
organized to implement the strategy, ensure service –
cost – and cash tringle is following the business needs. Strategic and Organizational
Is able to define the site journey within manufacturing Performance Measurement
framework: Comply – improve – perform – transform.

Introduction to Supply Chain


This skill involves the entire process associated with Management
End to End Supply Chain supply chain starting from procuring the materials from
supplier and ending at providing the final product to Plan Foundation Assessment:
the customers. This skill focuses on the skills outside of End to End Supply Chain -
core planning skills within the supply chain. Ability to Plan Business School
understand export challenges and opportunities.
End to End SC Virtual
Classroom Series
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Setting Manufacturing Strategy &
E2E SC Integration- Continued
Performance Discipline Ability to present a balanced and affordable investment
Basic Cost Engineering
plan. Ability to create an inflation control plan with a fix
and variable cost control to neutralize volume
Driving Business Performance
movement. Able to build a capacity, efficiency
(equipment) and productivity (people) roadmap. Being
able to understand the losses visibility and decision-
making process and create a project plan

Financial Acumen Being able to appreciate Unilever’s overall financial Understanding Unilever's
performance and what drives it, use financial Financial Performance from the
information to manage your business and make good Financial Market's lens
quality decisions, and be more confident and pro-active
in financial discussions Unilever Finance Fundamentals-
Pathway

Understanding Finance- Pathway


Factory People Management Ability to understand/manage labor flexibility and labor Implementing Supply Chain
inflation. The ability to improve relations with employees Management
and unions and increase labor productivity. The ability
to continuously develop people, proactively lead and People Management- Edx
design an upskilling & reskilling plans. Course
Manufacturing Digital Strategy Being able to convert traditional processes to more
efficient digital systems that can increase efficiency Digital SC Strategy Overview
dramatically, improving all aspects of the operations.
Being able to create new value-add services that can Digital Manufacturing
both improve the manufacturing environment and the
customer experience while opening new revenue Digital Strategy -
streams. Manufacturing LinkedIn
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Performance & Improvement
This is about continuously improving factory performance across key
KPI’s of Safety, Quality, Cost, Service and Sustainability to meet

Management
business targets. This is about looking at both internal losses as well as
external benchmarking / best practices to derive projects to drive
performance improvement.

Performance & A Selection of Recommended Training


Improvement Skill Definition On Degreed
Management
You make strategy measurable by designing meaningful KPIs, Managing Manufacturing Performance
Performance defining and implementing these, designing good Code Introduction
Management performance reports and dashboards, interpreting those
measures validly and using the learnings to improve Managing Manufacturing Performance
performance. (MMP) Code

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Overall Equipment Efficiency,
Manufacturing and Shared Performance
Ability to establish a single consistent approach to
managing and improving safety in the workplace which Safety As A Core Value: Being A
Safety is based on clear objectives and KPIs, has strong Responsible Leader In Unilever
Performance governance in place and covers all areas of
Management manufacturing safety agenda, like occupational safety, Unilever Environmental Awareness 1 -
process safety, machinery safety, fire safety, contractor’s Introduction and Governance
safety, etc

Unilever Quality Management 101


Ability to build a robust business process on Quality which
Quality allows site to ensure compliance, consistently meet
Assessment - Unilever Quality
Performance customer/consumer requirements, drive reduction of quality
Management 101
Managements related losses and associated costs. It incorporates set of
policies, processes and procedures, targets and KPIs as well
as quality organization of the site.

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Performance & Improvement Management-
Continued
Customer Service & Logistics Step
Service Ability to build a process which allows site to consistently meet
1
Performance services targets, react fast enough to customer demand,
Management achieve high service level with minimal inventory, balance
Customer Service and Logistics
controllable cost. Which will result into reduction of cycle &
Step 2
excess stock and higher customer satisfaction.
Customer Service & Logistics Step
3
Strong knowledge of Complete Cost Structure of SU operations
Cost Performance and End to End SC production process for relevant product
Management categories. Ability to establish robust cost processes like MANEX Savings And Production
budgeting, reporting, etc; apply different tools including the one Cost Variance Analysis Standards
of WCM CD pillar, internal and external benchmarking across
various elements of SC Costs to identify and drive further Supply Chain Finance (IF -
improvement opportunities for the site. Build a culture to Performance Management) -
minimize wastage and ensure optimal usage of available Specific Skills
resources.
Weekly Cost Governance

Driving Business You know the business planning cycle and work with business to
Performance define and execute plans to deliver targets. You have deep Driving Business Performance-
knowledge of the business/function you partner to challenge Plan
and influence key business decisions to improve results and
drive the dynamic allocation of resources. Driving Business Performance
Pathway

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Material Efficiency In this plan you'll find resources to help you understand how we can improve the productivity of
assets and labour in our sourcing units as well as how we can manage our processes to limit
the quantities of material waste we produce. In this Role Plan you'll also gain an understanding
of the key technologies underpinning the production of some of our consumer's favourite
products.

Material Efficiency A Selection of Recommended Training


Skill Definition On Degreed

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Managing Code Introduction
Manufacturing Understand MMPC standards (Managing Manufacturing
Performance Performance Code) and the way we operate our factories Managing Manufacturing Performance
to be able to evaluate manufacturing performance and Code Material Standards
improve further Return on Assets (ROA).
Managing Manufacturing Performance
Code Governance

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Utility Standards

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Labour Concepts

The skill in calculating the materials and components


WoW - Focus on Mass Flow
needed to manufacture a product. It consists of three
Balance
Mass Flow Balance primary steps: taking inventory of the materials and
components on hand, identifying which additional
NGTW - Nothing Goes to Waste
ones are needed and then scheduling their production Overview
or purchase.

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Material Efficiency- Continued

Data Driven Decision Ability to make decisions that are backed up by hard Citizen Data Scientist Programme-
Making data rather than making decisions that are intuitive or Data Driven Decision Making-
based on observation alone. (Also known as DDDM, Foundation Pathway
data-driven decision management or data-directed
decision making).

Data Analytics Is able to gather, analyse and evaluate a variety of data Citizen Data Scientist Programme-
sets to apply to a people/business problem and Data Analytics-Foundation Pathway
generate insights. Considers the context behind various
data sets. Comes up with a plan how to present the Citizen Data Scientist Programme-
data to readers/audience ensuring numbers are easy to Data Analytics-Practitioner Pathway
digest and clear description on the insights generated.

End to End Supply Chain This skill involves the entire process associated with Introduction to Supply Chain
supply chain starting from procuring the materials from Management
supplier and ending at providing the final product to the
customers. This skill focuses on the skills outside of core Plan Foundation Assessment: End to
planning skills within the supply chain. End Supply Chain - Plan Business
School

End to End SC virtual classroom series

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In this plan you’ll find resources to help you understand how we can improve the
Asset Efficiency productivity of assets and labour in our sourcing units as well as how we can
manage our processes to limit the quantities of material waste we produce. In
this Role Plan you’ll also gain an understanding of the key technologies
underpinning the production of some of our consumer’s favourite products.

A Selection of Recommended Training On


Material Efficiency Skill Definition Degreed

Introduction to Supply Chain


This skill involves the entire process associated with Management
supply chain starting from procuring the materials
End to End Supply from supplier and ending at providing the final Plan Foundation Assessment: End to
Chain product to the customers. This skill focuses on the End Supply Chain - Plan Business
skills outside of core planning skills within the supply School
chain.
End to End SC virtual classroom series

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Managing Code Introduction
Manufacturing Understand MMPC standards (Managing Manufacturing
Performance Performance Code) and the way we operate our factories Managing Manufacturing Performance
to be able to evaluate manufacturing performance and Code Material Standards
improve further Return on Assets (ROA).
Managing Manufacturing Performance
Code Governance

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Utility Standards

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Labour Concepts

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Asset Efficiency- Continued
Asset Management Develop, operate, maintain, upgrade, and dispose of
Asset Management- Plan
assets in the most cost-effective manner at every
stage of the asset’s life cycle (including all costs, risks
Overcoming Challenges in Asset
and performance attributes).
Management

Continuous Improvement The ability to improve products, services and


Continuous improvement-Course
processes by focusing on enhancing the activities that
generate the most value, removing as many waste
Quality, Waste, and Continuous
activities as possible to deliver maximized capacity.
Improvement

Quality, Waste, and Continuous


Improvement

Gaining enough knowledge of how the wider


Business Acumen business works to be able to put your contributions Business Acumen – Pathway
into context, understanding the process, risk and
requirements to turn ideas into viable products and Unilever Finance Fundamentals
initiatives and translating them into relevant,
consumer driven business opportunities. You
understand strategic division plans, competitor
activities and current category trends in order to
drive business growth.

Ability to present and communicate often Citizen Data Scientist Programme-


Data Visualisation complex/vast data sets, insights and analysis in an Data Visualisation Pathway
engaging and visual way to help stakeholders of any Foundation
function or seniority grasp the information quicker.
Citizen Data Scientist Programme-
Data Visualisation Pathway
Practitioner
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In this plan you'll find resources to help you understand how we can improve the
productivity of assets and labour in our sourcing units as well as how we can
Labour Productivity manage our processes to limit the quantities of material waste we produce. In this
Role Plan you'll also gain an understanding of the key technologies underpinning
the production of some of our consumer's favourite products.

Labour Productivity A Selection of Recommended Training


Skill Definition On Degreed

End to End Supply This skill involves the entire process associated with supply
Introduction to Supply Chain
Chain chain starting from procuring the materials from supplier
Management
and ending at providing the final product to the customers.
This skill focuses on the skills outside of core planning skills
Plan Foundation Assessment: End to
within the supply chain.
End Supply Chain - Plan Business
School

End to End SC virtual classroom series

Time Study A Time Study is the analysis of a specific job by a Introduction to Time Study
qualified worker in an effort to find the most efficient
method in terms of time and effort. Time Study Learning Study Skills
measures the time necessary for a job or task to be
completed using the best method.

Value Stream Mapping Value stream mapping is a lean manufacturing technique Value Stream Mapping - Making
used to document, analyze and improve the flow of Improvements that Add Value
information or materials required to produce a product for
the customer Value Stream Mapping Masterclass:
Become a VSM Specialist

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Labour Productivity- Continued

Change Management Takes a holistic approach towards change


identifying and linking all change activities to the Change Management- Plan
change objectives and success criteria. Developing,
in partnership with other experts and teams, an Change Management Toolkit
integrated approach to ensure the overall change
objectives and underlying changes required are Change Management Guidebook
successfully implemented. Effectively uses tools
rooted in suitable concepts to support the Change Management- Udemy
organisation and individuals on the change journey.
Leads the change activities with a human approach.

Logizens: Logistics Learning


Logistics Analytics This skill involves the internal logistic and Certification - Bronze Belt
warehouse activities knowledge, as incoming
activities, material handling, tranportation, logistic Logizens: Logistics Learning
equipments. Certification - Silver Belt

Citizen Data Scientist Programme-


Data Visualisation Pathway
Data Visualisation Ability to present and communicate often
Foundation
complex/vast data sets, insights and analysis in an
engaging and visual way to help stakeholders of
Citizen Data Scientist Programme-
any function or seniority grasp the information
Data Visualisation Pathway
quicker.
Practitioner

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In this plan you’ll find resources to help you understand how we can improve the

Technology
productivity of assets and labour in our sourcing units as well as how we can
manage our processes to limit the quantities of material waste we produce. In this
Role Plan you’ll also gain an understanding of the key technologies underpinning
the production of some of our consumer’s favourite products.

Technology A Selection of Recommended Training


Skill Definition On Degreed

Food & Beverage Tea Be able to understand the critical control parameters and How Do We Process Tea?
Manufacturing equipment to enable safe and efficient operation of F&B tea
manufacturing, and be able to optimise the performance of How do we pack tea?
these.

Food & Beverage


Dressing Be able to understand the critical control parameters and
Manufacturing equipment to enable safe and efficient operation of F&B Dressings - Foundation
dressings manufacturing, and be able to optimise the
performance of these.

Sulphonation in Be able to understand the critical control parameters and Sulphonation - Foundation
Manufacturing equipment to enable safe and efficient operation of
sulphonation facilities and be able to optimise the
performance of these.

Ice Cream Ice Cream - Foundation


Manufacturing Be able to understand the critical control parameters and
equipment to enable safe and efficient operation of ice
cream manufacturing, and be able to optimise the
performance of these.

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Technology- Continued
Homecare Liquid Be able to understand the critical control HC Liquids GMP Training Course -
Manufacturing parameters and equipment to enable safe and Home Care Liquids - Good
efficient operation of HC liquids manufacturing, Manufacturing Practices
and be able to optimise the performance of these.
BPC and HC Liquids PowerApp

Homecare Powder Be able to understand the critical control


Manufacturing parameters and equipment to enable safe and Homecare Powders Processing Training
efficient operation of HC Powders manufacturing,
and be able to optimise the performance of these.

Ammonia in Manufacturing
Be able to understand the critical control
parameters and equipment to enable safe and
efficient operation of ammonia processes, and be Ammonia Refrigeration - Foundation
able to optimise the performance of these.

Personal Care Liquid Overview of Batch Mixers


Manufacturing Be able to understand the critical control
parameters and equipment to enable safe and BPC and HC Liquids PowerApp
efficient operation of PC liquids manufacturing,
and be able to optimise the performance of these.

Aerosols & LPG Process - Foundation


Personal Care Deodorant Be able to understand the critical control
Manufacturing parameters and equipment to enable safe and
efficient operation of PC Deodorants (both
Aerosols & Roll-ons) manufacturing, and be able
to optimise the performance of these.

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Service & In this role plan you will find all the learning resources about Supply Chain Agility.
Agility is the ability to react fast enough to customer demand in order to achieve

Manufacturing Agility highest service level with minimal inventory, balancing controllable cost at the
same time. To leverage Agility in Supply Chain it is require to Combining Process-
Oriented Production Planning and Service-Oriented Manufacturing.

Service & A Selection of Recommended Training


Manufacturing Agility Skill Definition On Degreed

The ability to organize the continuously changing


Supply Chain Agility production planning and control processes “producing Supply Chain Agility- Plan
today what we sold yesterday”. Speed & responsiveness to
support increasing e- commerce and volatility on demand. Agility and Adaptability in the Supply
Chain

Agility Best Practice- Bootcamp Jefferson


City factory
Continuous
improvement The ability to improve products, services and processes Continuous improvement-Course
by focusing on enhancing the activities that generate
the most value, removing as many waste activities as Quality, Waste, and Continuous
Improvement
possible to deliver maximized capacity.
Quality, Waste, and Continuous
Improvement
The skill in making your manufacturing process flow with
Production Planning maximum efficiency. It is making sure your orders are
Production Planning and
and Scheduling fulfilled in the most efficient way, without interruptions,
Scheduling: Plan Foundation
delay

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Service & Manufacturing Agility - Continued

End to End Supply Chain This skill involves the entire process associated with Introduction to Supply Chain
supply chain starting from procuring the materials from Management
supplier and ending at providing the final product to the
customers. This skill focuses on the skills outside of core Plan Foundation Assessment: End to
planning skills within the supply chain. End Supply Chain - Plan Business
School

End To End Sc Virtual Classroom Series

Manufacturing Technology Use of the different technologies in our factories in an Technology - SC Manufacturing- Plan
effective way to manufacture our products.

Is able to gather, analyse and evaluate a variety of data


sets to apply to a people/business problem and Citizen Data Scientist Programme-
Data Analytics generate insights. Considers the context behind various Data Analytics-Foundation Pathway
data sets. Comes up with a plan how to present the
data to readers/audience ensuring numbers are easy to Citizen Data Scientist Programme-
digest and clear description on the insights generated. Data Analytics-Practitioner Pathway

Business Acumen Gaining enough knowledge of how the wider business Business Acumen – Pathway
works to be able to put your contributions into context,
understanding the process, risk and requirements to turn Unilever Finance Fundamentals
ideas into viable products and initiatives and
translating them into relevant, consumer driven business
opportunities. You understand strategic division plans,
competitor activities and current category trends in
order to drive business growth

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Service & Manufacturing Agility – Continued

Managing Management Understand MMPC standards (Managing


Performance Manufacturing Performance Code) and the way we Managing Manufacturing Performance
operate our factories to be able to evaluate Code Introduction
manufacturing performance and improve further
Managing Manufacturing Performance
Code Material Standards

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Governance

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Utility Standards

Managing Manufacturing Performance


Code Labour Concepts

Waste Management Organize and manage the material waste that is


generated in our factories and apply best practices Sustainability: Waste Management
on how to reduce it.
Solid Waste Management-edX

Solid Waste Management- Udemy

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People Development In this plan you will be able to find a set of resources which can help
you to develop your skills in factory leadership, performance &
development and labour productivity and management, and then
apply them in your job or through flex experiences.

People Development A Selection of Recommended Training


Skill Definition On Degreed

The ability to improve the relationship with employees and


Labour Relations unions to create flexible and capable organization, Upskilling & Performance Improvement
increasing the quality of contribution and commitment.
This elements also includes compliance with local
legislacion and global employment policies.

Takes a holistic approach towards change - identifying


and linking all change activities to the change Change Management- Plan
Change Management objectives and success criteria. Developing, in
partnership with other experts and teams, an Change Management Toolkit
integrated approach to ensure the overall change
objectives and underlying changes required are Change Management Guidebook
successfully implemented. Effectively uses tools rooted
in suitable concepts to support the organisation and Change Management- Udemy
individuals on the change journey. Leads the change
activities with a human approach.
Shop floor Leadership The ability of leadership team to be the most relevant
Leadership U-Developing your Inner
point of contact for employees on top of their line
Game
managers, generate alignment, engament, openes and
transparency, being able to understand and ensure
Leadership Agility - Management vs
commitment with compliance, performance improvement
Leadership
and embrace change.

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People Development- Continued

Building Manufacturing Skills The ability to continuously develop required


Manufacturing Capability Building
capabilities to improve performance and
accelerate change, setting a learning mindset of
the factory and inspiring
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Labour Productivity Best Practices:


Labour Productivity This skills involves the ability to design and improve Sharing expertise from Hefei
the allocation of resources for production process,
including shift patterns, standards and jobs to Manufacturing Learning Hour -
unlock Workplace Organization
You recognise, respect and know how to work with
#Unstereotype: Leadership for Purpose
all diverse groups within UL and the people we
and Performance 2021 (from NovoEd)
Diversity and Inclusivity serve, acknowledging and valuing their socio-
Strategy cultural differences. You encourage and enable
their continued contribution and know how to
Why being respectful to your coworkers
relate to their qualities and condition which may be
is good for business | Christine Porath
different to your own. Internally you set the
ambition and drive psychological safety for
individuals within UL to thrive, proactively creating
the environment and safeguard for
underrepresented groups to grow and gain space
to contribute and to ensure that everyone feels a
sense of belonging. Externally, you respect, value
and include socio-cultural differences of our
consumers, through which you are able to see and
discover new business opportunities.

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Agile Delivery Approaches delivery with an iterative and incremental, test -
Agile Delivery- Plan
do - learn approach. Prioritises work on value to customer.
Has a comprehensive understanding of Agile principles,
PowerUp your Agile Delivery!
values, methodologies and practices that enable agility.
Pathway
Experiments with these in their own delivery. Can articulate
and works towards the shifts that are required to create an
The Agile Delivery Implementation
agile culture, focussing on
Guide

Accredited Agile Fundamentals course


(2 day course – virtual or F2F)

Collaboration Enables people within an organization or outside an


organization to engage with each other productively and Collaboration- Plan
efficiently.
Community & Collaboration- Plan

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Talent Management The ability of a line manager or organization leader to Introduction to Talent Management in
invest on individuals, on their potential to performe, grow Unilever
and thrive. Set clear performance ambition, give compasive
and timely feedback and recognition, offer guidance, Talent Management- LinkedIn
coaching, motivate and leverage Unilever process to Learning
accelerate growth. Make development to happen in all
levels or the organization. Talent Management

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Safety Management This role plan highlights the key skills you need to develop in matters of Safety as a
Manufacturing-based professional. It contains all the relevant resources for you to
progress on this journey regardless of your current skill level. Everyone across
Manufacturing has a role to play in demonstrating leadership in Safety. This role plan
prioritises skill areas such as Machinery Safety, Emergency Management, Risk
Management, Field audits in Construction sites, Contractor Management, and more.

Safety Management A Selection of Recommended


Skill Definition Training On Degreed

Emergency management is the organization and management Emergency Evacuation: Getting Out
of resources and responsibilities to deal with all aspects of Alive
emergencies, in particularly preparedness, response and
Emergency rehabilitation. The aim is to reduce the harmful effects of all Fire Safety – Alert, Aware, Alive
Management hazards, including disasters.

Takes a holistic approach towards change - identifying and


Machine Safety linking all change activities to the change objectives and Machinery Safety- Plan
success criteria. Developing, in partnership with other
experts and teams, an integrated approach to ensure the
overall change objectives and underlying changes required
are successfully implemented. Effectively uses tools rooted
in suitable concepts to support the organisation and
individuals on the change journey. Leads the change
activities with a human approach.

Risk Management The identification, analysis and elimination (and/or mitigation Risk Management – Module 1
to an acceptable or tolerable level) of hazards, as well as the
subsequent risks that threaten the viability of an organization.
Risk Management – Module 2

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Field Auditing The ability to determine compliance with Unilever
Introduction to Auditing
standards and local regulation by inspecting and
assessing ongoing construction activities. The skill set
includes the ability to recognize both good and at-risk
Future Factory Auditing
behaviours and safe and unsafe conditions on active
construction sites, rate the severity of deficiencies noted
and determine corrective actions. In addition, the ability
to appropriately communicate findings and recognize
trends in the resulting data are additional capabilities
associated with this skill.

Effective Communication- Plan


Effective Communication The ability to convey information to others effectively
and efficiently, keeping the message clear, correct,
precise, reliable and delivering it with courtesy and
consideration of the recipient

Contractor Management The ability to manage contractors by implementing a


system of controls to ensure that contracted services Contractor Management (Projects)
support both safe facility operations and the company’s
process safety and personal safety performance goals. Contractors Management –
This skill set includes the selection, acquisition, use, and Operational Sites
monitoring of such contracted services. The employee
who engages the services of a contractor becomes the Integrating Temporary Workers and
contact person and is hence responsible for not only Third-Party Employees
engaging an appropriate contractor but for overseeing
the work of that contractor.

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This role plan highlights the key skills you need to develop in
matters of Safety as a Manufacturing-based professional. It
contains all the relevant resources for you to progress on this
journey regardless of your current skill level. Everyone across
Manufacturing has a role to play in demonstrating leadership in
Safety.

Environmental Management A Selection of Recommended Training


Skill Definition On Degreed

Is able to articulate Unilever’s Compass and your role


in delivery. Is able to define common sustainability Compass Fundamentals Learning
concepts of legal compliance, resources efficiency, Programme
Sustainability Acumen decarbonisation, Science based targets, zero liquid
discharge, water stewardship, circular economy, Climate Action - Foundation 1
Sustainable Development Goals, Materiality Matrix
and Stakeholder Engagement. Can effectively Introducing the Unilever Land Principles
communicate Lord Lever’s initial vision for and Implementation Guidance
sustainability and the achievements and challenges
of the 2010-2020 Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. PowerUp: Your Plastics Sustainability
Understands the importance & influencing of brand Awareness
purpose and the wider value that sustainability
brings to Unilever
Environmental Is able to gather, validate, analyse and submit a
Compliance Management variety of data sources to support global, cluster, Sustainability Strategies
category and site based sustainability reporting
requirements which is consistent with the
Unilever Basis of Preparation. Uses trend analysis
and benchmarking to determine performance
and inform site strategy.

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Environmental Data Reporting Is able to gather, validate, analyse and submit a
& Analytics variety of data sources to support global, cluster, Carbon Pricing: Introduction for Unilever
category and site based sustainability reporting Leaders
requirements which is consistent with the Unilever
Basis of Preparation. Uses trend analysis and
benchmarking to determine performance and
inform site strategy.
Loss Tree & Continuous Is able to identify resource flows and losses, E Incident Defect Loss Tree User Guidance
Improvement conduct route cause analysis and use this to inform
continuous improvement to enhance processes OEE% / OLE% Loss Tree refresher
and operations to deliver improvements. Is able to
use data to quantify and validate improvements. Continuous improvement

Sustainability Road mapping Ability to establish a strategy and roadmap to


deliver Unilever compass goals. Ability to design Circular Economy Beginner Course by
projects and programmes which support the Ellen MacArthur Foundation- 2021
performance improvements and identify and
engage stakeholders needed for successful
implementation. Ability to explore externalities and
understand potential impact on business and
stakeholders and adapt the roadmap.

Being able to help, mentor and support others to People Development Managers
People development in understand environmental programme. Advocate
Sustainability sustainability concerns and environmental issues, People Development Leaders
encourage others to actively contribute to
environmental protection and sustainability.
Promote behavioural and cultural change by
influencing others in order to secure environmental
improvements.
Quality Management
In this plan you will be able to find all the learning to define
the key quality requirements for manufacturing. It also
includes the processes and procedures for ensuring quality
planning, assurance and control are all conducted.

A Selection of Recommended Training On


Quality Management
Skill Definition Degreed

Management Systems Ability to understand the key quality and product Management Systems Essentials for
Essentials for safety management systems related to manufacturing Manufacturing- Plan
Manufacturing including QMS, HPC 420 and FSSC22000.

Quality Essentials for


Manufacturing Ability to understand the important aspects of Quality Essentials for Manufacturing- Plan
product quality for manufacturing and the
potential implications if things go wrong.

Consumer Focus Basics


QBS - Quality - Consumer Focus Basics-
Ability to understand and interpret Digital Voice of the
Plan
Consumer (DVOC) which is a key tool for capturing
consumers feedback.

Quality for Manufacturing Ability to put into practice the key quality requirements
Practitioners related to manufacturing. Quality Manufacturing for Practitioners-
Plan

Quality Improvement
Methodology Ability to use WCM tools to solve quality problems and Quality Improvement Methodology - Plan
drive improvement.

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Degreed Skill Assessment
Our hope is that this Skill Assessment will help you make
a more informed choice on which skill(s) to focus on inthe Basic Industry Expert
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next 3-6 months (regardless of whether you’re looking to


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master the skills needed in your current Manufacturing role,


or wishing to prepare for a next Manufacturing role) Working
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How is a Skill Assessmenthelpful?


(1)This skills assessment clarifies the skills we need to
deliver on our Manufacturing strategy (where we’re going)
(2)‘(2) It gives you the opportunity to reflect on what your
personal skill levels are (where you are today) and together Basic
Understanding Industry Expert
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they help you decide what skills you may wish to focus on
(how to get there)
Advance

Are Skills the only way for me todevelop?


Practitioner Practitioner

No, Focus Skills is one of the 4 reflection areas of yourFuture


Fit Plan. We therefore encourage you to view this together
with the other 3 Future Fit Plan areas: your purpose and
career aspirations, your Standards of Leadership, and your
wellbeing needs. (Find more info in the FFP Section of this Basic
guide)
Industry Expert Basic Industry Expert
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Where can I find the skills required for aparticular


Manufacturing role? Unilever Expert Industry Expert

We are sharing more information about which of these skills


are key to each of the Manufacturing roles in Degreed and
in this guide.

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Think about ways in which you See what projects are available Why not ask your line manager, Improve your knowledge Improve your skills and SOLs
can build skills in your current outside your team to help you colleague, project team etc, for anytime, anywhere with by getting mentored from an
job. You might find it helpful to build these skills. feedback that can help you work Degreed. Access great quality expert in that skill. Ask your line
talk to your line manager about on your development areas? learning resources, including manager, your team or your
opportunities to do this through • Discover what Flex experiences content in many languages. network if they know someone
in-team projects. are and how to access them Also, you can seek feedback in who could mentor you.
the Top tips
• Why use FLEX in a time of One page mentoring guide
covid 19 • My Goals and Feedback Tool How to find what you want on
Degreed in 1 minute

How to use Degreed

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Experiences: Get Fit In Five

Go to Degreed Browse the Pick 1–3 skills Take Start upskilling


(available via Manufacturing to add asFocus the 15-minute by following
‘I need to…’ on Future Fit Skills to your Skill Review for the relevant
inside.Unilever). page with the Degreed profile. each Focus Skill. Skill Plans
Key Skills for and gaining
Manufacturing. experiences.

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