Sr. Continuous Improvement Engineer

POSITION: Sr. Continuous Improvement Engineer

LOCATION: Indianapolis Plant

REPORTS TO: Continuous Improvement Manager

Company Background:

Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion's wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences. Our specialty portfolio includes starch-based texturizers, clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and food systems. Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. And we do it all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

We bring the potential of people, nature, and technology together to make life better.

That's our purpose. We are all IN to make life better!

Every day, Ingredion employees bring their skills, creativity, and passion together to deliver ingredient solutions that enhance people's lives. We are innovators who combine the power of technology with the best of nature to delight our customers and consumers. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in ethics, safety, quality, and sustainability. Unlocking the potential of people, nature, and technology to make life better is what drives us in every aspect of our business.

If you are interested in making life better, we are all IN to learn more about you! A bit about what you can expect from the employee experience at Ingredion:

The chance to make a difference

No matter where you work in the company, you'll have an opportunity to make life better… for our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world.

Passionate people, motivated to excel

Our highly talented people have a passion for learning and achievement and are driven by our inspiring purpose to make life better and our core values: Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly, and Owner's Mindset.

A warm, welcoming environment

At Ingredion, everyone belongs! We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment where individuals feel supported and enabled to contribute their very best every day.

A place where you can grow personally and professionally

We believe everyone has great potential, and we strive to nurture that potential into great personal and professional achievements.

An environment that enables innovation and collaboration

We are creating the conditions that inspire and enable innovation - in our products and services, as well as in how we do our work day-to-day.

The Senior 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 unit level.

Core Responsibilities:

• Serves as organizational transformation agent for the channel IPS implementation

• Lead 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.

• Deliver Management System training that includes concepts, tools, and deliverables, to achieve awareness and facilitate CI/IPS adoption and cultural change.

• Establish baseline of main KPI's and support the unit leadership team during the target setting according to regional, financial, and functional goals.

• Create an improvement plan / project portfolio (Safety, Quality, Service, Cost Reduction, etc.) through gap analysis to recommend implement process improvements to drive Plant target achievement and organizational effectiveness.

• Drive and support diverse cost reduction, productivity enhancement and Safety/Quality improvement targets for the plant (PDCA, LSS, Kaizen, etc.).

• Suggest improvements in Management System according to experience during implementation and sustainability

• Support the plant team to achieve their Sustainability goals using CI tools

• Participate in regional, and local Manufacturing Excellence and CI team regional meetings to identify new practices for the plant success.

• 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.

• Deliver / support training that drives a Continuous Improvement mind set.

• Facilitate Kaizen events, Ideation workshops, RCA studies and other CI activities that support plant performance enhancement.

• Leverage analytical and problem-solving skills to support plant management on the identification of key success drivers and execution of improvement objectives.

• 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.

• Work collaboratively with the Plant leaders to multiply knowledge in CI methodologies and act as changing agent of the culture.

• Perform 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

• Support preparation of skill matrix deployment as part of Management System - People

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

• Expert level influencer with proven change management skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, or Manufacturing engineering

• Experience in Process/Industrial Engineering

• Trained in Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing Practices and SPC. Green Belt

• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering and unit operations, such as basic chemistry, heat and mass balances, mechanics and physical/chemical separation and energy management. Corn wet milling industry knowledge is a plus

• Strong knowledge of digital systems including OEE, integrated action tracking, and KPI reporting

Desirable requirements:

• Experience implementing lean management systems

• Black Belt certification desired but not required

• Prefer 3-5 years of continuous improvement experience

• Experience implementing OEE, electronic paperwork, or other digital process improvement solutions

Required behaviors and skills:

• Demonstrated self-starter with strong leadership skills and a high degree of integrity

• Utilization of data and facts to articulate the need for change and build commitment from others

• Organization, prioritization, and decision making

• Communicate effectively

• Ethics and corporate values

• Result-driven with urgency

• Deliver our strategy

• Proactive, innovative, and strong will to succeed.

• 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. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability-mental or physical-marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law ("protected classifications"). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Relocation Available:

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