Continuous Improvement Engineer
Kraft Foods Inc.
Kraft Foods Group is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.
Kraft provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact 847-646-6044 to request assistance.
- Leads and executes breakthrough, continuous improvement projects, including Kaizen events.
- Develops and applies necessary technical skills (DMAIC, Lean, PDCA) to deliver improvement results.
- Works independently and with CI Manager to define and scope improvement opportunities.
- Coaches, trains Green Belts and plant personnel on Lean Six Sigma tools and concepts such as, DMAIC, RCFA, A3, FMEA, 5S, SMED.
- Engages line/process/department personnel in all phases of improvement work.
- Develops strong technical network with plant resources.
- Continually challenges the status quo. Identifies and benchmarks against internal and industry best practices.
- Captures and communicates learning to enable best practice replication.
- Maintains appropriate documentation including project charter, progress updates and final reports.
- BS/MS degree in a relevant technical field
- Black Belt certified and Lean proficient
- Minimum 5 years process improvement experience
- Demonstrated strengths in:
- Team leadership
- Communication to diverse audiences
- Training and mentoring
- Data analysis and statistics
- Proven results using Lean and DMAIC methodologies to reduce costs and defects and improve quality and delivery.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a wide array of plant personnel
- Strong computer skills
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