Industrial Engineer Manager/Lead

Mars • Lewisburg, OH

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About The Position

Industrial Engineer Manager/Lead
The Industrial Engineering (IE) Manager/Lead role provides strategic leadership to improve site performance on an ongoing basis. This role develops effective site performance measurement systems and creates major plant improvement programs that they lead and implement through the other members of the management team.
This role will set, meet and continuously improve plan numbers along with fostering the development of a continuous improvement (CI) culture that empowers Associates to make data-driven decisions and actively contribute to process enhancements. A key focus of this role will also be to promote associate engagement and accountability in area management.
This position is integral to our Royal Canin site and offers significant growth potential - Come join us and make a difference.

Requirements

• Post Secondary Education Required. BASc (Engineering, Food) preferred.
• Minimum 3 years manufacturing project/team leadership experience (within a FMCPG Industry preferred)
• Proven success in implementing sustained continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience setting, supporting and deploying strategy.
• Proven experience in leading transformative and revolutionary change

Responsibilities

• Partnering regionally to define the site role within the network Site Strategy deployment.
• Own the base masterplan submission with site technical manager.
• Support regional/global IE in providing data to establish the long-term capacity picture - develop with the SMT the site 0 -2 years capacity plan.
• Investment planning 1–4-year time horizon
• Develop and implement programs for improvement including process flow, people organization, work design, and ensure that all programs are implemented in a manner consistent with the operating philosophy of the Royal Canin.
• Play an active role in the regional and global IE community and share best practices.
• Benchmarking within site (OEE, change-over, throughput, etc.) and across network
• Utilizes Global benchmarking tools across similar supply units in Mars or external
• Communicates results, utilizes bench marking results to develop area ownership and associate development in business skills.
• Use outcome of benchmarking to establish roadmap to best in class across the different element of the toolkit for the site working with all the site teams on non-financials.
• Own site Small Minor Capital Budget and strategy to maximize its effectiveness.
• Budget Reporting and Phasing (in partnership with Eng and finance).
• Supports writing of CAB projects for the segment (KPI matrix for the project).
• Write Site Projects of Small Minor, and Large Minor scale.
• Weekly and Periodic Reporting to drive data driven culture and fact-based decisions
• PM Tool Kit and MOS Dashboard
• Sets Site targets and gains alignment on key priority and working areas.
• Ongoing improvement of Key Metrics (TRS, OEE, NQC, etc.).
• Contribute for the Financial roadmap
• Partner with finance for the planning and development of annual cost standards (based on historical data and known planned improvements) and provides updates for the site Operating Plan and ensuring alignment with key business strategies.
• Build with the different site functions the 3 years roadmap linking it to the DIB program using analysis and aligning on priorities within the site leadership teams.
• Incorporate the 3 years roadmaps of site improvements into the yearly Operating plan preparation and track execution
• Ensure KPI’s are measured and tracked in line with the globally aligned definition
• Lead the development and implementation of change control initiatives impacting the site from an activity management perspective.
• Act as back-up senior site associate and play a key role in developing site direction in conjunction with fellow Management Team.
• Represents the Lewisburg Site when aligning Best Practices among the broader community.

Benefits

• 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.
• A strong focus on 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees