CI / PPI Engineer at Mars

Job Purpose/Overview
The PPI Engineer has 3 main goals:

• Lead the implementation of new: products, processes  and packaging (equipment/lines) in the factory
• Drive continuous improvement in capabilities and capacities through all changes impacting process, product and packaging
• Lead complex solving problems, using advanced problem solving techniques and 6 sigma methodologies supporting the different pillars in the Mars Supply Excellence program such as FMOS, Focused improvement …..
• The PPI Engineer also has a role to manage change including the coordination of projects between a cross functional team of people, on a local, regional and global level.

Key Responsibilities

Please list the most important and relevant responsibilities

Innovation

• Develop and execute R&D strategies for growth, quality & efficiency by implementing new R&D Innovations on site in regards to product, pack, process and packaging equipment’s/lines
• Lead lines trials, complete trial reports and provide technical inputs to global R&D industrialization team throughout activity lifecycle for product implementations projects
• Responsible for the establishment of operational control systems including change management, industrial go,  Hand over 1 & 2, and qualification review for projects regarding product launches on site following industrialization process.
• Join regional PPI platform with respect to technology, best practice and knowledge transfer as part of multi-site harmonization measures.

Project  management

• Lead the coordination of projects between a cross functional team of people (on site and off site) to step change projects or drive efficiency (Do it Best).
• Support Safety, Quality CI and Environment in collaboration with Q&FS and HSE service.
• Participate to investment submission to identify and assess benefits

Standardize & Improve

• Work on new standards and define SRC (standard running condition) in affected perimeter
• Collaborate with Operating and Technical department to validate any standard definition and to deploy them
• Support the CI team on KPI analysis to identify key improvement and increase efficiency and capacity.
• Use their expertise to support the factory operation (through FMOS) and technical teams (through Focused improvements) to solve complex problems, leveraging 6 sigma.
• Own training module definition to develop and sustain associates functional capabilities in particular in process (grinding, extrusion), packaging and flow area

Context and Scope

• Complete how the job gets done and the way it operates
• Very high degree of independency, perspective, and influencing skills lateral as well as with senior management. Working relationship with 3 manufacturing sites and in conjunction with the VCO leadership team, Global R&D/Industrialization Hand Over (IHO) and relevant functions such as Commercial, S&F, Q&FS, Engineering and IE regional and global
• Relevant Quantitative and Budget Information

Financial

• RCC factory produces close to 200Ktn / yr roughly 660M€/yr NSV
• Supporting cost improvement initiatives (Do iT Best) with a target of 3% YOY

Staff

Other

• Critical regional supply context: demand constrained by supply capacity, heavy innovation agenda with 50 recipe/400 SKU change / yr in a complex factory setup ~ 900 SKU. Major focus on MSE& DIB

Job Specifications/Qualifications

• State the minimum education, knowledge, skills and experience this position requires. State the physical and/or mental requirements for the role (e.g. stand for x hours, lift x weight, concentration on repetitive tasks). Please distinguish any “preferred” qualifications.

Education & Professional Qualification-

• University degree in engineering, in food industry or general, or equivalent qualification
• Good verbal and written communication skills in French and English.

Knowledge/Experience-

• 5 years of experience in Supply (PPI, engineering, process technology or manufacturing)
• Experience in Project Management
• Experience in quality, R&D or CI areas
• Level of role, Critical MLCs and Competencies
• Leadership & Functional/Technical

Level of role

  Individual Contributors

• DELIVER CONSISTENT RESULTS
• CREATE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS

  People Leader

• DEVELOPS TALENTS
• ENGAGE ASSOCIATES

  Senior Leader

• PRACTICES BREAKTHROUGH THINKING
• NAVIGATES COMPLEX CHALLENGES

Key Capabilities

• (Note : competencies selected should be job related)

Process and pack expert

• Problem solving advanced: 6 Sigma methodologies, process control statistics
• Activity Management (QuEST/QES)
• Perspective
• Dealing with Ambiguity                     

Key Functional competencies & Technical skills (3-5)

(Distinguish any preferred comptences at the end of the list & notate them as “preferred”)

• Project Management
• Business Process Application
• Analytical Capability
• Financial Essentials
• Lean / MSE Principles