IPS/CI Engineer: Digital Productivity & Kaizen Lead

Ingredion Incorporated; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 84,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Job summary

Ingredion Incorporated in North Kansas City, MO seeks an IPS Engineer to lead continuous improvement, provide process optimization, and sustain the IPS framework. The role collaborates with Operations Excellence, IT, and plant teams to drive KPI alignment and tangible efficiency gains.

Responsibilities span training, baseline KPI establishment, Kaizen facilitation, and digital solution implementation to enhance safety, quality, and cost reduction while engaging across regional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, industrial, chemical, or manufacturing engineering.
• 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.
• Experience in Process/Industrial Engineering.
• Experience working in and supporting lean management systems.
• Experience implementing OEE, electronic paperwork, or other digital process improvement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support implementing the CI/IPS management system and other CI/IPS related activities, while ensuring the sustainability of Management System tools, like routine dashboards, OEE measurement, and other routine indicators.
• Deliver Management System training that includes concepts, tools, and deliverables to achieve awareness and facilitate CI/IPS adoption and cultural change.
• Help establish a baseline of main KPIs and support the leadership team during target setting according to regional, financial, and functional goals.
• Maintain an improvement plan/project portfolio (Safety, Quality, Service, Cost Reduction, etc.) through gap analysis to recommend process improvements to drive target achievement and organizational effectiveness.
• Support diverse cost reduction, productivity enhancement, and Safety/Quality improvement targets for the plant (PDCA, LSS, Kaizen, etc.).
• Act as a liaison between the 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's success.
• Evaluate new technologies and ideas and seek approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and capability of the process, the safety of the facility, and improve product quality.
• Help drive implementation of digital solutions and reporting.
• 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 in the identification of key success drivers and execution of improvement objectives.
• Lead/act as a change agent to achieve continuous improvement and a focused culture, through collaboration with all business and functional units in the region to ensure alignment of improvement initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with the Plant leaders to multiply knowledge in CI methodologies and act as a changing agent for the culture.
• Support employee training in the proper application of Continuous Improvement and IPS concepts.
• Coach and mentor plant teams/ individuals to ensure the successful completion of IPS implementation and CI activities.

Skills

OEE analysis

Leadership

KPI reporting

PowerApps

PowerBI

Power Automate

Process engineering

Lean management

Digital systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/industrial/chemical/manufacturing engineering

Tools

PowerApps

PowerBI

Power Automate

Job description

Ingredion Incorporated in North Kansas City, MO seeks an IPS Engineer to lead continuous improvement, provide process optimization, and sustain the IPS framework. The role collaborates with Operations Excellence, IT, and plant teams to drive KPI alignment and tangible efficiency gains.

Responsibilities span training, baseline KPI establishment, Kaizen facilitation, and digital solution implementation to enhance safety, quality, and cost reduction while engaging across regional teams.