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Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

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Manufacturing & Process EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMount Royal, QC, CanadaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; a degree in industrial engineering or a related discipline is preferred.
  • At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing plant environment is required.
  • Production supervision experience is preferred.
  • Black Belt certification is required.
  • Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills are required.
  • Strong influencing abilities are required.
  • Creativity and a willingness to challenge established solutions and develop new approaches to improve productivity across the organization are required.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities, maintain composure, and demonstrate urgency is required.
  • Bilingual proficiency in French and English is required.
  • Flexibility to adjust working hours to attend certain meetings and occasionally support teams on other shifts is required.
  • Ability to wear all required protective equipment and model compliance with quality, health, and safety rules is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a full range of productivity services to operations and lead plant cost-reduction programs.
  • Implement the Continuous Improvement and Standardization pillar of the Kraft Heinz Management System.
  • Work closely with other departments to support, improve, and streamline processes, focusing on safety, quality, service level, and costs.
  • Gather, analyze, and interpret data to identify cost-reduction opportunities in short-term tactical and long-term strategic projects.
  • Lead and facilitate targeted improvement activities with small cross-functional groups using continuous-improvement tools and techniques.
  • Share and implement best-practice initiatives across plant departments.
  • Train, mentor, and coach plant teams to support a continuous-improvement culture.
  • Coordinate progress on implementing the Kraft Heinz Management System across all plant departments.
  • Develop and manage the Continuous Improvement department budget.
  • Manage and evaluate department personnel, including performance management and employee development.
  • Develop control strategies that enable operators to respond to out-of-control situations.
  • Lead root-cause analysis of major chronic site losses, including losses and performance issues.
  • Participate in and coordinate development and execution of the annual plan.
  • Minimize losses of raw materials and finished products on production lines.
  • Actively participate as a member of the leadership team in plant-wide decision-making and local culture transformation, including accountability, ownership, and management-process deployment.
  • Perform approximately 40% of activities on the production floor and 60% in administrative work.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in production supervision is preferred.
  • A degree in industrial engineering or a related discipline is preferred.

About the Company

Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Kraft Heinz makes packaged foods and drinks for households, restaurants and other foodservice operators around the world. Its portfolio includes Heinz ketchup and spans sauces, cheese, ready meals, coffee and refrigerated foods. The company develops recipes, manufactures products in its factories and works with outside producers to supply different markets. It earns revenue by selling through grocery chains, wholesalers, online retailers and distributors that serve commercial kitchens. With operating roots in Heinz's 1869 business and its combined group formed by a 2015 merger, it is co-headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1869

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