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General Worker
2026-08-17T09:01:02+00:00
Unilever
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Manufacturing
Manufacturing & Warehouse, Cleaning & Facilities
KES
MONTH
2026-08-24T17:00:00+00:00
8

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate in delivering customer satisfaction in fast-moving consumer goods manufacturing operations and adhering to world class quality standards while maximizing cost effectiveness and application of optimal equipment runs and equipment efficiency, then this role is just for you

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical

As general worker, you are required to:

Operational Activities:

  • Start-Up/Shutdown procedures - Carries out pre-start-up checks to ensure that the area and equipment is clean and is in a safe condition as per the SOP. Assists, shutting down equipment and the area as per the SOP.
  • Cleaning –Performs initial inspection and cleaning as per SOPs. Alerts machine operators/ team leaders to potential sources of contamination and dirt identified in inaccessible places.
  • Material Availability - Provides support to the machine operator to ensure a continuous supply of product to the line.
  • Quality – Monitor quality against set standards and reports any product and packaging faults. Detects process abnormalities quickly and takes emergency action to prevent them.
  • Administration – Conducts effective hand-over activities and accurately records events that have occurred during shift

What You Need To Succeed

General workers require a level of agility to move quickly between workstations, ascend and descend steps. Assembly and control operations also require a level of hand eye coordination and finger dexterity.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirement:

  • KCSE National school leaver qualifications. This will support recording of data and general teamwork skills with emphasis on good communication.
  • At Least 1 year working experience in similar role.

Preferred:

  • Experience of manufacturing in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company is desirable but not essential.
  • IT Skills – competent in the use of Microsoft Office; Excel and Word programmes is preferred.
  • Carries out pre-start-up checks to ensure that the area and equipment is clean and is in a safe condition as per the SOP. Assists, shutting down equipment and the area as per the SOP.
  • Performs initial inspection and cleaning as per SOPs. Alerts machine operators/ team leaders to potential sources of contamination and dirt identified in inaccessible places.
  • Provides support to the machine operator to ensure a continuous supply of product to the line.
  • Monitor quality against set standards and reports any product and packaging faults. Detects process abnormalities quickly and takes emergency action to prevent them.
  • Conducts effective hand-over activities and accurately records events that have occurred during shift
  • Agility to move quickly between workstations, ascend and descend steps.
  • Hand eye coordination and finger dexterity.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Competent in the use of Microsoft Office; Excel and Word programmes (preferred).
  • KCSE National school leaver qualifications.
  • At Least 1 year working experience in similar role.
  • Experience of manufacturing in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company is desirable but not essential.
high school
12
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Vacancy title:
General Worker

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Manufacturing & Warehouse, Cleaning & Facilities]

Jobs at:
Unilever

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, August 24 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 17 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate in delivering customer satisfaction in fast-moving consumer goods manufacturing operations and adhering to world class quality standards while maximizing cost effectiveness and application of optimal equipment runs and equipment efficiency, then this role is just for you

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical

As general worker, you are required to:

Operational Activities:

  • Start-Up/Shutdown procedures - Carries out pre-start-up checks to ensure that the area and equipment is clean and is in a safe condition as per the SOP. Assists, shutting down equipment and the area as per the SOP.
  • Cleaning –Performs initial inspection and cleaning as per SOPs. Alerts machine operators/ team leaders to potential sources of contamination and dirt identified in inaccessible places.
  • Material Availability - Provides support to the machine operator to ensure a continuous supply of product to the line.
  • Quality – Monitor quality against set standards and reports any product and packaging faults. Detects process abnormalities quickly and takes emergency action to prevent them.
  • Administration – Conducts effective hand-over activities and accurately records events that have occurred during shift

What You Need To Succeed

General workers require a level of agility to move quickly between workstations, ascend and descend steps. Assembly and control operations also require a level of hand eye coordination and finger dexterity.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirement:

  • KCSE National school leaver qualifications. This will support recording of data and general teamwork skills with emphasis on good communication.
  • At Least 1 year working experience in similar role.

Preferred:

  • Experience of manufacturing in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company is desirable but not essential.
  • IT Skills – competent in the use of Microsoft Office; Excel and Word programmes is preferred.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: high school

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, August 24 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 17-08-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 17-08-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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