Process Engineer in Hamilton

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You help manufacturing line leaders deliver on Mondelēz International’s safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets to ensure processes run smoothly by coaching line teams and using tools to eliminate losses, troubleshoot line problems and improve systems.

How you will contribute

You are a key ingredient in helping us change how the world snacks. You will work closely with line leaders to ensure that Mondelēz International meets our safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets on our manufacturing lines to ensure processes run smoothly. Most of your time will be spent working independently on the manufacturing floor, identifying and fixing problems, improving systems, and being responsible for your equipment, but you will also be responsible for statistical processing control and will lead small-group activities to build line team capabilities to eliminate losses.

What you will bring

• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career.
• Experience and knowledge in continuous improvement as it relates to modern manufacturing concepts, total productive maintenance and Six Sigma.
• Leading and coaching line teams.
• Handling challenging interpersonal situations and influencing people in a union environment.
• Communicating verbally and in writing with attention to detail.
• Handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Good computer skills (Windows, Excel, Word) and experience with SAP is preferable.

More about this role

The Process Engineer is a key contributor and champion of the advancement of our Factories towards Mondelez Quest to Be the Best Vision. Responsible for Loss Intelligence, Loss Eradication and Loss Prevention throughout the Operation, working with Leadership and Core Teams to build capability and engagement to support our business in achieving performance improvement goals (safety, quality, delivery, cost and sustainability).

Participates on daily management routines of the line and on monthly and annual loss analysis process, making use of PDCA to track performance and develop plans and actions to meet or exceed site targets. Responsible for building capability of Core team (Operators and Maintenance) as losses are identified and eradicated – the loss prevention is a key element of continuous improvement and skills to execute new established standards.

Delivers overall process system ownership to ensure the achievement of the line goals and the implementation of process, standards and systems to maintain and continual improvement of the line performance aligned with the business needs. Extensive knowledge of Focused Improvement/ Analytical Skills (RCA/ BB, 12 Step Kaizen). As a member of FI Pillar, ensures implementation and execution of GE building blocks.

Acts as a strong agent of change, understands the value of bringing science and engineering to manufacturing and possesses the ability to lead and motivate others. Develops in co-ownership with Line Leader, and Maintenance Leader the Line Master plan. Dedicates time to understand the technology associated with manufacturing process and engage with Machine suppliers to understand equipment working principles.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Generates, maintains and reports the historical data for downtime (Planned and Unplanned stoppages), waste (B&R, Rework), centerlines database.
• Leads the line to deliver/ensure 100% of critical to quality (CTQ), critical to process (CTP), centerlines compliance, audit execution, deviations and target criteria are met.
• Supports all plant safety initiatives related to line processes.
• Engages in Daily Management System Meetings to lead plans for loss analysis and loss eradication.
• Leads and coaches core teams to identify and analyze losses and develop solutions and control plans using FI/Lean problem-solving tools.
• Support waste reductions initiatives such as War on Waste, Manufacturing Standards and World Class Scrap/Water Programs.
• Provide technical support to develop new cost saving programs and execute active projects.
• Lead the activities to document and capture best operating practices, centerline equipment and build capability in the core teams.
• Analyze performance data to support yearly, monthly and day-to-day Global Efficiency improvement.
• Actively support R&D and Engineering for all development programs targeting process equipment, new products, recipes, technologies and packaging.
• Provide technical support on production and equipment requirements for raw materials and finished goods.
• Identify and plan Kaizen/Performance Improvement activities.
• Ensure teams understand and report on Key Performance Indicators.
• Support new product introduction and major capital initiatives.
• Establishes a strong partnership with operations, maintenance, quality and safety.
• Address, guide, help to resolve technical issues from the line applying problem solving tools.
• Ensures visual controls are in place, follow the global standards.
• Owns and updates Process & Packaging Transformations flowsheets as needed.
• Ensures line documentation is updated accordingly.
• Supports the quality system of the line.
• Supports the maintenance plan providing input as needed.
• Manages and updates improvement list and the change management system for the line.
• Is the contact and works together with R&D and Engineering organization.

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Strong organizational and technical skills.
• Priority setting.
• Communication / Training skills / Skill Matrix.
• People and Time Management skills.
• Shop skills.
• AM & PM Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4.
• Green Belt and Lean 6 Sigma tools.
• Statistics and Process Controls skills.
• Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis and Breakdown Elimination system.
• Change Management.
• SAP skills.
• Advanced PC skills.
• Knowledge of AM and PM Standards.
• Ability to coach employees on the floor.
• 5S Standards.
• Project Management.

Travel requirements: N/A

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, standard business hours

Salary and Benefits: The expected base salary range for this position is $69,800 to $87,250 CAD depending on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible to participate in a highly competitive bonus program with a target of 8% with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. Mondelez also offers several generous employee benefits including health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, and enhanced vacation and holiday entitlements.