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Mars UK • USA-Missouri-Kansas City | United States of America

Digital Continuous Improvement Engineer

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Job Description

Job Description:

Digital Continuous Improvement Engineer

Mars is looking to hire a Site Digital CI Engineer for our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in North Kansas City, MO! Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, exciting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to impact on our business, the planet positively, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your day tomorrow.

What are we looking for:

Education & Professional Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or Digital Technology related field. Equivalent experience (5 years) will be considered in lieu of degree.

Knowledge / Experience:

  • 2+ years’ experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferably

  • 3+ years' experience with Digital Technologies including performance management, Digital Twin (DT), Redzone, Power-BI, etc.

  • Track record of using data and metrics to design strategies, identify and implement Improvements

  • Understanding of process and packaging applications

  • Understanding of the FMOS process

  • Understanding of digital technologies

  • Able to work collaboratively with other groups both on-site and remotely

What will be your key responsibilities:

  • RedZone Admin Ownership

  • MDM Tagging Standardization (naming convention)

  • Implement Digital projects across the site Value Streams.

  • Provide innovative digital solutions to the KAN site that accelerates improvement in

  • Performance Management, TRS(OEE), Production Costs, Safety, Quality, and Customer Service Levels.

  • Organize & Manage the Digital Factory Program

  • Design End-To-End Architecture

  • Power BI - Training and Support, Reporting Standardization, and Bug Fixes

  • Perform Site Assessments

  • Change Management (Training & Reinforcement)

  • Support of Deployed Application to further realize value

Digital Knowledge

  • Advance Digital Maturity across the site by:

  • Developing a User-Centric digital culture. (Ensuring digital projects & tools are fit for purpose and work for the end user)

  • Understanding of Digital Twin Technologies and how they can be used to improve manufacturing and business performance

  • Owns the vision and long-term strategy of a range of digital products in the space of Digital Twin ensuring it meets the global manufacturing digitalization strategy

  • Data Lake Management

Functional Knowledge

  • Continuously improve personal efficiency and performance to provide value added engineering

  • Partner with the Value Stream leadership to supervise all commissioning, validation, and start-up activities for digital projects. Additionally, work according to Global CVS best practices, change management processes, and manage the handover process for the project.

  • Provide advanced problem-solving analysis and resolution, data tracking to identify continuous improvement opportunities, and coordinate training.

  • Identify, protect and expand intellectual property of corporation

  • Govern & maintain process documentation of their products

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.

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Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Family health insurance
Pregnancy support
Neo-natal leave
Faith rooms
Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
Learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles

Working at Mars UK

Company employees:

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (m:f):

57:43

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