Our story in the UK & Ireland began well over a century ago. Here, we started small, with a simple yet significant mission to meet every day needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care. But we wanted to do it in a way that went beyond practicalities. We wanted to make people feel good, look good and be better.
With people all over the nation wanting products that taste, smell and feel great, we’re top of the list every time. In fact, you can find our products in nine out of every ten households in the UK. And, every year, our 6,000 colleagues help us to generate a healthy 2 billion Euros from UK sales. Here, you can create a better career that evolves as you do.
Did you know?
In the UK & Ireland, we put £8 million into pioneering projects such as sustainable development, education, the arts, and nutrition and health.
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UK & Ireland
Our UK & Ireland Head Office is located in the Surrey countryside in Leatherhead. Here our colleagues work across a range of well recognised global brands, but also local brands, such as Marmite.
On site you can enjoy lunch from our restaurant and deli-bar on our beautiful terrace, get your hair trimmed-, in the salon or let off some steam in a personal training session in our on-site gym! There is also a free Ben & Jerry’s kiosk for you to indulge in a tasty treat and a subsidised shop offering a selection of Unilever products.
In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars, Lever House in Kingston, Unilever House in Leatherhead and Graze in Richmond. We are creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment, purposefully bringing us together in our own Unilever ecosystem. The campus is due to be completed in early 2025 and will consist of two interconnected buildings, as well as landscaped surrounding areas.
Our Global Head Office is in Blackfriars - in the heart of London. At this office you can enjoy lunch from our restaurant and deli-bar on our beautiful rooftop terrace, free ice cream or let off some steam in a personal training session in our on-site gym! There is also a vitality centre including physiotherapy, dental and medical services, and a subsidised shop offering a selection of Unilever products.
In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars, Lever House in Kingston, Unilever House in Leatherhead and Graze in Richmond. We are creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment, purposefully bringing us together in our own Unilever ecosystem. The campus is due to be completed in early 2025 and will consist of two interconnected buildings, as well as landscaped surrounding areas.
Our Kingston office is right in the centre of town where you have a wide selection of shops, cafés and restaurants at your fingertips. The office is home to a restaurant, fruit and ice-cream bar, gym and subsidised shop offering a selection of Unilever products.
Based in the Wirral, our Port Sunlight site is home to an Office, Factory and Research & Development (R&D) Centre. The site dates back to 1888 and Unilever’s purpose is rooted in the history of this site and connects us to our founder, Lord Lever, and his social mission to improve health, hygiene and livelihoods.
The factory primarily focuses on our home and personal care products, such as Radox, Simple, Comfort and Cif. The R&D Centre also works on these products, plus brands such as Tresemme and Dove. Both the Office & Factories, and R&D Centre have separate restaurants, deli-bars and subsidised shops offering a selection of Unilever products. There is also a subsidised gym available to all staff.
Leeds, West Yorkshire is home to a Research & Development Centre and one of the largest aerosol deodorant manufacturing plants in the World. Here we specialise in aerosol and roll-on deodorants, such as Dove, Sure, Lynx and Impulse. The site is equipped with a deli bar and shop offering Unilever and other discounted products plus a local subsidised gym.
Our Gloucester factory is home to the production of the country’s beloved ice-creams such as Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum and Wall’s. On-site you can find a restaurant, gym, onsite Occupational Health and Physio support and free ice cream! You can also find an employee shop offering a selection of subsidised Unilever products.
Our factory in Crumlin, Wales, is the one and only home to the production of the iconic and beloved Pot Noodle. The factory is home to a deli bar and subsidised shop offering a selection of Unilever products. (Starting from the end of 2022)
Our Burton factory is one of the UK & Ireland’s most rapidly expanding sites, with an increase in personnel of over 200% in the last 5 years. As a site, it continues to add great value to the work of our Nutrition Business, playing a vital role in producing some of our largest and most purpose-driven brands. Home to the iconic Marmite spread and Bovril drink since 1952, our site now manages the production of a variety of world-famous Unilever brands in the UKI, including Hellman’s, Colman’s, and Pot Noodle Sachets.
Our Colworth location in Bedfordshire is set in an area of parkland surrounded by gorgeous scenery. Here we have office space and one of our main Research & Development (R&D) centres in the UK, including the Unilever Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre and our Ice Cream Pilot Plant. It is a site that has a strong track record of building and contributing to several of our brands including Magnum, Cornetto, Ponds and Dove.
On site you can enjoy lunch from our on-site canteen, let off some steam in a personal training session in our on-site gym or join our Sports and Social club which has facilities for Rugby/Football/Netball/Squash and more. There is also a subsidised shop offering a selection of Unilever products.
Our Dublin office is located on the outskirts of Dublin beside the beautiful Dublin mountains and has been home to Unilever since 2004. Our colleagues based in Ireland work across our portfolio of global brands such as Dove and Knoor in addition to our local jewels.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
The elderly care sector is one of our biggest priorities and wellbeing is at the centre of what we do, for both residents and chefs in the care sector, acknowledging the power of food on mental and physical health.
Recruitment fraud warning
There have recently been a number of recruitment frauds operating in different parts of the world where individuals are contacting job seekers claiming to represent Unilever, offering them roles and then inevitably asking for payments to cover a range of expenses and administration costs.
To avoid falling victim to recruitment fraud:
- Do not to respond to unsolicited offers from people you are unfamiliar with
- Do not disclose personal or financial details to anyone you do not know
- Check any documents for poor grammar and spelling as this is often a warning sign of fraud
- Beware of employers or agents using webmail email addresses such as @Yahoo or @Hotmail
- Hover over email addresses to check the sender’s details
- If you are asked for payment of any kind from a recruiter, contact your local police department as this is very likely to be fraud.
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