Continuous Improvement Specialist

A Day in the Life:

The Continuous Improvement Specialist will help drive our organization to achieve substantial cost and efficiency improvements year over year. This position will report to the North American Continuous Improvement Manager. As a CI Specialist, you will be responsible for strategically supporting change management activities at our Hamilton facility and suppor the use of Lean Sigma, kaizens, and other continuous improvement tools within the business and industrial operation environments to eliminate non-value added activities, while improving operational excellence. You will assist in the identification and proliferation of manufacturing best practices across Bunge, as well as be responsible for the support of an operational excellence culture throughout all plant operations and in alignment with the Bunge Production System (BPS) improvement effort.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Champion Safety & Lean manufacturing practices.
• Geographically lead BPS support efforts for homesite and potential sister site(s).
• Support and assist with cross-functional critical business projects utilizing Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement techniques in order to identify and eliminate waste throughout the business.
• Support and assist with various improvement projects; it is important that the projects are followed-up on and when required DMAIC principles applied, while the ownership of the project will be transferred to site Plant Manager and/or BPS Pillar Leaders upon completion.
• Work with Regional CI Leaders to ensure project savings are identified, tracked, and captured for accurate reporting, including BPS progress updates.
• Training and Coaching of local staff and BPS Pillar Leaders within assigned sites.
• Work with the Regional CI Leader to train and build the BPS skillset of the local resources, so that sites are able to implement, sustain, and continue using BPS principles independently.
• Support business functions and plants in mapping their work processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead site transformational change initiatives, in collaboration with Regional CI Leaders, to identifying greatest Lean and BPS opportunities across the company.
• Coordinate with Regional CI Leaders and sites to identify and share BPS best practices and external trends.
• Assist site Pillar Leaders with closing identified BPS gaps.
• Lead discussions and drive the site integrated master plan for BPS success (horizon action planning).
• Actively promote BPS “Pull Methodology” to site Pillar Leaders for regional support engagement.
• Teach and coach others in scientific problem-solving and the importance of standardized work (SWI).
• Educate, communicate, and excite the organization on Lean and BPS principles.
• Embrace and demonstrate Servant Leadership concepts.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience required, with continuous improvement and lean manufacturing experience preferred
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification Preferred
• Experience with assisting in the design and implementation of continuous improvement projects and initiatives
• Must have an understanding of loss prevention and the 8 Types of Waste
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse and talented team working to make us the most innovative and dynamic company in our industry. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

• Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect
• Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient
• Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably

Benefits:

• Extended Health Care Benefits – premium paid 100% by Bunge
• Dental, Vision, Employee Life Insurance and AD&D – premium paid 100% by Bunge
• Retirement – after one year of service, Bunge contributes 3% into RPP in addition Bunge will match up to 3% of employee contributions to RRSP
• Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
• Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
• 0 – 9 years: 25 days
• 10 – 19 years: 30 days
• 20+ years: 35 days

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Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans/Disabled