Continuous Improvement Specialist

Job Location: Louisville

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

Main Responsibilities:

• Analyzing, prioritizing, and resourcing action items that drive Key Performance Indicator’s for the business unit team.
• Lead ideation sessions and develop preliminary projects by providing estimates on cost and savings. Provide analysis to support business unit cost savings, innovation.

• Deploy FOX strategic methodologies, systems, and tools, such as autonomous maintenance, reliability maintenance, 5S, breakdown elimination, SMED, kaizens, value stream mapping, etc. to deliver business unit objectives.
• Through data analysis, identify and troubleshoot chronic and sporadic losses by engaging and collaborating with hourly personnel and supervisors. Drive losses to zero using statistical process control and FOX principles.

• Provide tracking and regular communication to various plant functions and teams regarding FOX methodologies and work systems.
• Integrate system health and project monitoring into current structure (SIM meetings) to ensure sustainability of improvements.
• Promote a change in culture within the business unit – especially at the frontline level.

• Utilize autonomous maintenance systems and tools to deliver a reduction in minor stops.
• Utilize reliability maintenance systems and tools to deliver a reduction in breakdowns
• Drive restoration to base condition of bottleneck equipment through autonomous maintenance and reliability maintenance execution (CILs, centerlines, defect handling, 5S, visual management, etc.)

• Identify and implement technology improvements.
• Build capability by developing and executing training for their business unit on FOX methodologies, Ferrero work processes, systems, and tools.

• Participate in the development and execution of capital projects in the role of ‘Start-up Leader”.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering, technical or related business field.
• 4 years of experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment; experience in food manufacturing a plus
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Well-practiced influencing skills
• Excellent planning and priority management skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Able to manage complexity
• Proven ability to lead cross functional teams across all levels of the organization.

• Experience leading continuous improvement projects (FOX, Six Sigma, LEAN/TPM, IWS, HPO).
• Experience in design of experiments.
• Experience in leading capital and/or maintenance projects

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.