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Continuous Improvement Specialist - Pet Nutrition

Mars

Bolton, Ontario

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Continuous Improvement Specialist - Pet Nutrition

Mars

Bolton, Ontario
 
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Job Description:

The Continuous Improvement Specialist acts as a catalyst in driving loss elimination and operational excellence at the manufacturing site.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, and Related/Equivalent Experience.
  • 3+ years in a Manufacturing Operations environment (GMP).
  • MSE/TPM advanced capability in particular FI, FMOS and AM, coaching and training.
  • Project management capability/experience.
  • Lean Six Sigma Black or Green Belt Certification (asset).
  • MS Office and PowerBI experience.
  • Problem Solving and CI Mindset.
  • General Organizational and business knowledge.

What will be your key responsibilities?

The CI Specialist will structurally optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of operations by:

  • Focusing on back to standard performance within FMOS through building problem solving capability on the shop floor through coaching.
  • Defining new standards in key FI initiatives by executing complex problem solving.
  • Actively participates in daily FMOS meetings. Provides data for selected machines and communicates action plans and completed work effectively.
  • Driving action creation and closure within the FMOS process.
  • Viewed as MSE/TPM/CIL/CL expert of related equipment and is willing to discuss, coach and train on this equipment.
  • Owns production related continuous improvement project pipeline.
  • Makes logical decisions based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.
  • Facilitates the Line Loss Analysis to drive OEE improvements.
  • Facilitates SMED events and implements corresponding actions to drive OEE improvement.
  • Driving continuous improvement of equipment reliability, quality, and performance. 
  • Support defect eliminations through thorough root cause investigations and escalation where required. 
  • Completing required paperwork related to safety and quality.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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We are committed to hiring military and Veteran spouses and encourage you to identify your connection with the MSEN when reaching out to us or applying to any of our open roles.

 

Have questions or want to learn more about us? We would love to hear from you!

gordon.kufe@effem.com

 

Whenever possible, reach out to a named contact rather than a general inbox  - it helps ensure a quicker, more personalized response. If you hit a bounce-back, let us know at

employment.Emploi@cfmws.com

 

About Mars

Mars has been proudly family owned for over 100 years. It’s this independence that gives us the gift of freedom to think in generations, not quarters, so we can invest in the long-term future of our business, our people and the planet — all guided by our enduring Principles.

We believe the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. Our bold ambitions must be matched with actions today from our 140,000+ Associates in 80 countries around the world.

Some of our current initiatives are:

  • Investing $1 billion over the next several years to become sustainable in a generation.
  • Working to improve the wellbeing for families around the world
  • Leveraging and sharing our research to create a better world for pets

Every day we are one step closer to the world we want tomorrow, through our steadfast commitment to action today. We hire for all types of positions for our various sites.