Site Industrial Engineer: Lean Ops & Loss Reduction

Mars (New); Elizabethtown (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Mars (New) seeks a Site Industrial Engineer to partner with Value Stream Managers and the Industrial Engineering Manager. You will formalize loss prevention strategies, capture data to identify optimization opportunities, and help the value stream improve safety, productivity and product quality.

You will champion a clear roadmap for success over time, challenge standards to deliver increased value, and support the cost savings journey within Mars Wrigley’s supply strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Associates Degree in Engineering or Industrial Engineering or similar technical field of study.
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience in production, engineering, or finance.
• OR Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering / Industrial Engineering, or similar technical field of study.
• Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity.
• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking/challenging mindset.
• Ability to work independently engaging key stakeholders to find solutions to complex requests.
• Strong Microsoft Excel proficiency and ability to gather, manipulate and analyze data quickly.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing Plant Optimization and Lean/TPM principles in a manufacturing environment.
• Good working knowledge of cost-vs.-benefit analysis (e.g. IRR, payback period)
• Familiarity with Tableau or similar modeling and database skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve performance trend & loss analysis and capacity database.
• Maintain and improve performance data reporting (i.e. Capacity, line performance, etc.)
• Conduct capability and capacity analysis for production lines and lead bottleneck analysis.
• Track KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), perform trend analysis, and communicate performance against targets.
• Support Activity Management (Project Management) process & be “voice of site” for new activities.
• Optimize labor efficiency/staffing standards.
• Lead/participate in/coach loss analysis and Continuous Improvement (CI) activities in journey to zero loss (FI Pillar of TPM).
• Perform regular rate reviews of product lines and own rate strategy.
• Support Mars Supply Excellence Pillars and activities (FMOS, AM, FI, PM, Safety, and Quality).
• Collaborate with Operations by facilitating problem solving and loss analysis on chronic problems.
• Perspective and Knowledge Management: Ensure understanding of KPI performance and drivers by those impacted and make recommendations for areas of improvement.
• Leverage regional and global benchmarking to identify areas for improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Ambiguity tolerance

Independent work

Excel

Tableau

Education

Associates Degree in Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering / Industrial Engineering

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Mars (New) seeks a Site Industrial Engineer to partner with Value Stream Managers and the Industrial Engineering Manager. You will formalize loss prevention strategies, capture data to identify optimization opportunities, and help the value stream improve safety, productivity and product quality.

You will champion a clear roadmap for success over time, challenge standards to deliver increased value, and support the cost savings journey within Mars Wrigley’s supply strategy.