Continuous Improvement Engineer Jobs

POSITION: West Potato Continuous Improvement Engineer

LOCATION: Richland Washington

REPORTS TO: West Regional Specialty Manufacturing Manager

The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for Leading the continuous improvement process, providing technical support including process studies, problem solving, and process optimization. Lead the implementation, sustainability, and improvements of the Ingredion Performance System (IPS) at the three West Potato facilities (Richland, WA. Moses Lake, WA. and Idaho Fall, ID.)

Core Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Plant leaders to multiply knowledge in CI methodologies and act as changing agent of the culture.
• Evaluate new technologies and ideas and seek approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and the capability of the process, the safety of the facility, and improve product quality.
• Participate in regional, and local Manufacturing Excellence and CI team regional meetings to identify new practices for the plant success.
• Act as a liaison between manufacturing plant and production technology (IT) team
• Support the implementation of the CI/IPS management system and other CI/IPS related activities, while assuring the sustainability of Management System tools, like routine dashboards, OEE measurement, and others routine indicators.
• Facilitate Kaizen events, Ideation workshops, RCA studies and other CI activities that support plant performance enhancement.
• Lead/act like change agent to achieve continuous improvement and performance focused culture, though collaboration with all business and functional units in the region to ensure alignment of improvement initiative.
• Support employee training in the proper application of Continuous Improvement and IPS concepts.
• Coach and mentor plant teams/ individuals to ensure successful completion of IPS implementation and CI activities
• Maintain an improvement plan / project portfolio (Safety, Quality, Service, Cost Reduction, etc.) through gap analysis to recommend implement process improvements to drive unit target achievement and organizational effectiveness.
• Support preparation of skill matrix deployment as part of Management System – People
• Support the plant team to achieve their Sustainability goals using CI tools
• Deliver Management System training that includes concepts, tools, and deliverables, to achieve awareness and facilitate CI/IPS adoption and cultural change.
• Leverage analytical and problem-solving skills to support plant management on the identification of key success drivers and execution of improvement objectives.
• Support diverse cost reduction, productivity enhancement and Safety/Quality improvement targets for the plant (PDCA, LSS, Kaizen, etc.).
• Help drive implementation of digital OEE system and reporting for the unit
• Help establish baseline of main KPI’s and support the unit leadership team during the target setting according to regional, financial, and functional goals.

Mandatory Requirements

Qualified candidates will have:

• Strong knowledge of digital systems including OEE, integrated action tracking, and KPI reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, or Manufacturing engineering
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering and unit operations relevant to the corn wet milling industry, such as basic chemistry, heat and mass balances, mechanics and physical/chemical separation and energy management.
• Experience in Process/Industrial Engineering
• Trained in Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing Practices and SPC. Green Belt/Black Belt certification desired
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft tools such as PowerApps, PowerBI, and Power Automate preferred

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working in and supporting lean management systems
• Prefer 1-3 years of continuous improvement experience
• Green Belt certification desired but not required
• Experience implementing OEE, electronic paperwork, or other digital process improvement solutions

Required Behaviors And Skills

• Proactive, innovative, and strong will to succeed.
• Demonstrated self-starter with strong leadership skills and a high degree of integrity.
• Communicate effectively.
• Deliver our strategy.
• Result-driven with urgency.
• Ethics and corporate values.
• Organization, prioritization, and decision making.
• Utilization of data and facts to articulate the need for change and build commitment from others.
• High discipline in routine execution.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status.

Relocation Available:

Yes, Within Country