Continuous Improvement Lead

6 days ago

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Ingredion Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Continuous Improvement Lead to join our team at Ingredion. As a key member of our manufacturing excellence team, you will be responsible for leading the continuous improvement process, providing technical support, and driving process optimization.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the implementation, sustainability, and improvements of the Ingredion Performance System (IPS) at the unit level.
  • Support the implementation of the CI/IPS management system and other CI/IPS related activities, while assuring the sustainability of Management System tools.
  • Deliver Management System training that includes concepts, tools, and deliverables, to achieve awareness and facilitate CI/IPS adoption and cultural change.
  • Maintain an improvement plan/project portfolio through gap analysis to recommend implement process improvements to drive unit target achievement and organizational effectiveness.
  • Support diverse cost reduction, productivity enhancement, and Safety/Quality improvement targets for the plant.
  • Act as a liaison between manufacturing plant and production technology (IT) team.
  • Support the plant team to achieve their Sustainability goals using CI tools.
  • Participate in regional, and local Manufacturing Excellence and CI team regional meetings to identify new practices for the plant success.
  • Evaluate new technologies and ideas and seek approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and the capability of the process, the safety of the facility, and improve product quality.
  • Help drive implementation of digital OEE system and reporting for the unit.
  • Facilitate Kaizen events, Ideation workshops, RCA studies, and other CI activities that support plant performance enhancement.
  • Leverage analytical and problem-solving skills to support plant management on the identification of key success drivers and execution of improvement objectives.
  • Lead/act like change agent to achieve continuous improvement and performance-focused culture, though collaboration with all business and functional units in the region to ensure alignment of improvement initiative.
Requirements
  • 4-year Bachelor's degree required.
  • Experience in Process/Industrial manufacturing.
  • Trained in Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing Practices, and SPC.
  • Green Belt/Black Belt certification desired.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing and unit operations relevant to the corn wet milling industry, manufacturing fundamentals, key process indicator analytics.
  • Strong knowledge of digital systems including OEE, integrated action tracking, and KPI reporting.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft tools such as PowerApps, PowerBI, and Power Automate preferred.
Desirable Requirements
  • Experience working in and supporting lean management systems.
  • Green Belt certification desired but not required.
  • Prefer 1-3 years of continuous improvement experience.
  • Experience implementing OEE, electronic paperwork, or other digital process improvement solutions.
Behaviors and Skills
  • Demonstrated self-starter with strong leadership skills and a high degree of integrity.
  • Utilization of data and facts to articulate the need for change and build commitment from others.
  • Organization, prioritization, and decision making.
  • Communicate effectively.
  • Ethics and corporate values.
  • Result-driven with urgency.
  • Deliver our strategy.
  • Proactive, innovative, and strong will to succeed.
  • High discipline in routine execution.

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