Associate Continuous Improvement Engineer - (Rolla, MO) (St. Louis, MO)

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Job Purpose :

The Associate Continuous Improvement Engineer drives continuous improvement in plant performance by interfacing with the associates on the floor and plant leadership to identify opportunities, build business plans to justify changes, and execute projects involving people and machines.

Context and Scope:

The Associate CI Engineer functions as a manufacturing site lead for the problem-solving process to achieve continuous improvements. They lead complex projects while mentoring Area Leads and Operators as they work to implement less complex initiatives. The CI Engineer will partner with the site Lean Engineer, Production Manager, and Technical Manager to develop and execute the overall site CI portfolio. The CI Engineer is also responsible for driving plant performance as measured by KPIs as assigned. They will facilitate this change by leading cross functional teams made up of associates from all levels in the organization with the goal of empowering shop floor associates to control their environment. Projects and KPIs assigned will reach into all areas of the plant and vary over time.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Actively participate developing a culture in which safety is a clear value demonstrated in the team's actions and decisions. Accomplished by role modeling behavior-based safety, complete follow through on incidents with urgency, and allowing no deviations to the standards.
·  Uphold the Mars Quality Principle when interacting with others and working on any operational system.
·  Drive Key Performance Indicators (KPI) by utilizing Lean Principles to analyze systems and create action plans to improve them.
·  Deliver tangible savings from continuous improvement projects with typical savings of $400,000+/yr.
·  Utilize data analysis, line trials, and Lean Principles to develop Standard Running Conditions (SRC's) for both existing and new equipment installations to ensure optimal quality and efficiency of Plant assets while maintaining human safety.

Minimum Requirements:

·  Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or relted scientific/technical discipline is required
·  General knowledge of engineering problem solving and process development methodologies
·  Experience utilizing scientific principles and disciplined problem solving to develop and improve manufacturing process.
·  Ability to collaborate in a cross functional environment with many partners.
·  Strong communication, listening, and influencing skills
·  Strong critical thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications:

·  Previous manufacturing scale-up experience preferred
·  Six Sigma Green Belt preferred or TPM (Total Productive Manufacturing)

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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