Job description

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
You help implement the operational excellence program in a specific function and/or for cross-functional continuous improvement (CI) projects. You are not only responsible for applying CI tools and techniques for problem solving and performance improvement but more importantly, you help employees improve their CI skills and build their self-sufficiency.
How you will contribute
You will:

• Provide training on CI tools and techniques to help drive teams through CI cycles. You will also coach employees to help them achieve their targets
• Identify process improvement needs with department leads, facilitate sessions and support execution of newly established improvements
• Once improvements are done, validate outcome benefits and support creation of new standards and qualification of members into new working processes
• Benchmark externally, ensuring where relevant that best practice and new tools are deployed in collaboration with internal partners

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Experience implementing CI processes (e.g. TPM for manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma in the consumer goods industry)
• Strong facilitation and communication skills
• Experience in change management processes
• Logical thinking and capacity to influence
• Results oriented and prepared to deal with ambiguity
• Experience such as: continuous improvement manager, team leader roles, area manager

More about this role
Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree concentration in Operations Management, Supply Chain or related field
• Hands on oriented, with solid previous experience leading manufacturing operations
• Minimum 6 years’ experience leading TPM/IL6S strategy, preferably at least 8 years of experience in TPM
• Sound Project Management Skills, proven experience successfully leading initiatives (Critical Path Schedule, Risk Management tools, etc)
• Practical experience with continuous improvement methodologies (basics of TPM, Lean Manufacturing or similar)
• Experience with organizational transformation (change management); High Performance Working Systems is a plus
• Six Sigma Black Belt or TPM Certification is Desirable

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality of execution as per Best In Class Standards (defined by Mondelez) and sustainability of results through installing solid pillar processes in place
• Through the FI (Focused Improvement) pillar, ensures a disciplined system is in place for loss identification and eradication connected to Compelling Business Need and Productivity Targets for the site
• Tracks plan progress, in terms of hard (SQPCDM) and soft results (Culture) vs. business commitments
• Timely communicate and report plan progress, issues and risks to leadership team in/outside the site as appropriate.

• In alignment with HR and the Plant Leadership Team, actively participates in the definition of the organizational strategy that enables the deployment of IL6S at all levels of the organization: structure (AM groups, tactical Kaizen teams, strategic project teams), recognition systems, roles and responsibilities, union involvement strategy, etc.
• Responsible to develop and certify technical skills required in site pillar leaders, supports Org. Pillar owner for soft skills; constant coaching to IL6S Steering Team in the site.
• Reaches out to the IL6S Capability Team to allocate resources to support trainings, audits, calibration, etc. as required.
• Links with IL6S regional and global resources to benchmark, re-apply and share best practices.
• Defines and owns agenda for the coaching sessions, as well as consolidation of learnings and work between visits.
• Supports the preparation and roll-out of IL6S in new sites within the region as required.
• Leads site Pillar teams to identify losses, establish productivity projects and track progress of project performance to plan to ensure site targets are achieved.

Country to country Relocation support available through our Global Mobility Policies
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz ,* Wheat Thins *and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
For office-based, salaried roles at Bakery and Customer Service & Logistics locations, and some remote roles proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to be eligible for employment. Religious, medical and/or other accommodations as required by law will be considered on a case by case basis. You may review the Mondelēz COVID vaccination policy by visiting the US careers website at https://www.mondelezinternational.com/United-States . This COVID-19 vaccine mandate does not apply to several U.S. states that do not permit certain vaccination mandates, including, but not limited to Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.
Job Type
Regular
Process excellence
Business Capability

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field?
• Do you have experience with TPM/IL6S?
• Do you have a Six Sigma Black Belt certification?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

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