Continuous Improvement Specialist at Mars in Kansas City, MO

Continuous Improvement Specialist Location: USA-Missouri-Kansas City Job Description: Mars Petcare is looking for a CI Specialist to join our exciting pet food business at one of our manufacturing plants located in Kansas City, Mo. The CI Specialist is responsible for leading loss elimination within an MSE, Mars Supply Excellence team and is critical to supporting all MSE pillars, specifically FMOS and AM. This individual is expected to develop the operating teams’ technical understanding and mastery of process control, area operation and to support all Daily Management Systems (DMS) owners. What are we looking for? Minimum Qualifications: Associate's degree in engineering, supply, business, or technical field of study 1-2 years of related work experience Demonstrated technical aptitude Excellent written and oral communication skills Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills Proficient in MS Office Clear ability to relate to and motivate people Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply, Business, or technical field of study Experience within a TPM manufacturing environment Ability to build Power BI Dashboard Certified Trainer: Demonstrated capability to effectively train associates Provides clear effective coaching and feedback: process & performance Proficient in SAP What will be your key responsibilities? Actively participates in daily FMOS meetings. Provides performance data for selected machines and communicates action plans and completed work effectively. Understand MSE pillars, specific focus on AM and FMOS with ability to coach in these areas. Perform AM DMS Health Checks.  Act on identified Line Health Check gaps. Facilitates and owns the Line Loss Analysis.  Gather, interpret, and report data on problem issues.  Maintain trend analysis. Expert for the AM DMS’s (Centerline - CL, Clean Inspect Lubricate - CIL, Abnormality Handling - AH, and 5S) and Changeover Daily Management Systems for the line organization. Leads process to identify Centerline targets and document standards. Develops control strategies and decision rules to enable operators to respond to out-of-control situations and improve line efficiencies. Leads root cause problem solving efforts on losses for the line/department. Uses appropriate problem-solving tools (basic and advanced) as needed. Collaborates with line associates and technical group on improvement recommendations. Provides regular, ongoing communication with line associates and line managers on status of identified losses and improvement activities. Works with Production Leader and team to ensure that all Line and Departmental metrics are achieved. Drive safety, quality and efficiency measures through proactive problem-solving resolution, follow-up and follow through. Train and develop associates, building team capability in areas of expertise. Leads and launches MSE/Process improvement. 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. #on-site #LI-MP1