This role is a key contributor within a Site Team to focus on delivering primarily a significant and sustained reduction of Non-Quality Costs (NQC) and secondly other elements within Product Conversion Cost (PCC), to levels consistent with similar technologies throughout the Global and world-class organizations.

In that journey of improvement, it is key that this role drives improvement using Mars Supply Excellence tools. The incumbent will identify, diagnose, and drive NQC/PCC reduction initiatives and actions across RC Sites in North America.

This role will understand losses and opportunities originated thru Loss Tree analysis and in-the-floor observations and translate those opportunities into activities/processes to drive continuous improvement.

What are we looking for?

Minimum

• 1- 3 years of experience with a Bachelors Degree OR 5 years of Direct Manufacturing Site experience with HS Diploma. 
• Preferred experience working in relationship-based team environment
• Functional knowledge of factory operations
• Basic problem solving skills
• Ability to motivate and influence a broad, cross functional team.

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Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in in Engineering
• Certified in Problem Solving Methodologies or similar, Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
• Deep functional knowledge in Data Collection and value stream mapping

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What will be your key responsibilities?

• Utilize loss analysis methodology and site loss trees to identify, prioritize and execute Reliability opportunities
• Work with Site Industrial Engineer, Area Owners and Operational Leads to make losses visible and deliver the organizational capability to eliminate them.  This includes building the problem-solving capability and the process to manage focused improvement initiative with cross-functional teams across the organization. 
• Provide leadership to deploy best practices and Regional initiatives

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What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.