Industrial Engineering Technician

Mars • Waco, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Industrial Engineering Technician is responsible for working with the Value Stream Manager and Industrial Engineering manager to formalize and develop the loss elimination strategy in the value stream. The role identifies, captures and highlights data to define areas which require optimization in order to make the process stream enhance its safety, productivity and efficiency to deliver a quality product. The IE ensures the value stream has a clear roadmap for success over time, challenges the standards to deliver increased value and support the cost savings journey for the business unit connect with the Mars Snacking supply strategy. What are we looking for? Candidate must have ONE of the following: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Math (Statistics), Finance, Supply, Business Management or a related technical field OR 2-year technical degree AND 2+ years of relevant experience Advanced user of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power BI User of Microsoft software including: Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint Familiarity with Tableau or similar modeling and database skills Superior written and oral communication skills Ability to interact and influence all organizational levels; open to change and input from diverse workforce Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity 2+ years of manufacturing experience Experience working in Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing / TPM environment Good working knowledge of cost-vs.-benefit analysis (e.g. IRR, payback period) Experience with Lean tools such as 5S, SMED, Standard Work. Knowledgeable with Root Cause Analysis tools such as 5-Why, Fishbone Analysis What will be your key responsibilities? What can you expect from Mars?

Requirements

• Candidate must have ONE of the following: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Applied Science, Math (Statistics), Finance, Supply, Business Management or a related technical field OR 2-year technical degree AND 2+ years of relevant experience
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power BI
• User of Microsoft software including: Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with Tableau or similar modeling and database skills
• Superior written and oral communication skills
• Ability to interact and influence all organizational levels; open to change and input from diverse workforce
• Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience
• Experience working in Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing / TPM environment
• Good working knowledge of cost-vs.-benefit analysis (e.g. IRR, payback period)
• Experience with Lean tools such as 5S, SMED, Standard Work.
• Knowledgeable with Root Cause Analysis tools such as 5-Why, Fishbone Analysis

Responsibilities

• Track KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), perform trend analysis, and communicate performance against targets
• Support Activity Management (Project Management) process and act as “voice of site” for new activities
• Conduct capability and capacity analysis for production lines and lead bottleneck analysis
• Optimize labor efficiency/staffing standards
• Leverage regional and global benchmarking to identify areas for improvement
• Lead/participate in/coach loss analysis and Continuous Improvement activities in journey to zero loss (FI Pillar of TPM)
• Performs regular rate reviews of product lines and owns rate strategy

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.
• 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 and 401K matching program.

What This Job Offers

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