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This role will own NQC reduction on the site.\n What Are We Looking For?\nMinimum:\n3-5+ years of experience in Manufacturing.\nBachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level, preferably in Engineering, Supply or Technical field of study.\nAbility to make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. \nFluent in English with strong written and oral communication skills.\nTPM/WCM/expereince.\nFunctional knowledge of factory operations with deep functional knowledge in Problem Solving Methodologies, Data Collection, and value stream mapping \nTrained in and can demonstrate a variety of problem-solving skills. \nWorking knowledge of SPC (statistical process control), RCLMS and Production reporting and how it can impact NQC & PCC \nUnderstanding of site waste reports including Q&FS costs, variance and floor scrap. \nExcellent, analytical, and organizational skills. \nAbility to work collaboratively and proactively, while balancing a variety of priorities and workload. \nAbility to motivate and influence a broad, cross functional team.\nPreferred:\n Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt or actively working towards it is a strong positive. \nKnowledge of Power BI \nWhat Your Key Responsibilities Will Be:\n\nResponsible for data management and reporting and defining and managing standards on site. Be the guardian of data/KPIs/targets.\nEnsure that LT and teams take the right focus on counteractions to close performance gaps. Ensure improvement actions are taken and track progress. \nAnalyze gaps in performance, proactively identify and prioritize improvement areas with the highest impact. These activities will include but are not limited to, time and motion studies, material and workflow optimization, and equipment and process modifications to improve efficiency.\nIdentify, manage, and track Do It Best (DIB) projects to optimize production costs (MCC/NQC/stock).\nChampion and own the DIB charter process to ensure a robust DiB pipeline. \nParticipate in the CAB process by supporting and creating Mpar, supporting/coaching project owners through the project submission process and track the CAB progress.\nImprove Segment performance through best practice sharing and collaboration across sites.\nApply Problem-Solving and DMAIC Methodology and tools to address deviations in performance. Support and coach others through the process.\nLead FI initiatives (charters) on waste/loss reduction. \nSupport the data integrity and Standard Running Condition (SRC) process for the site \nOwn NQC tracking (weekly), Analyzing, optimizing and reporting and is accountable for waste. \nLead weekly meetings with shift managers for waste reduction. \nAttend CP meetings and own the performance visualization highlighting the gaps and ensuring action plans in place. Lead deep dive on waste on CP meetings. \nPerform the Waste model and Material balance weekly. \nPerform Weekly and Periodic reconciliation of NQC and write off along with Inventory coordinator. \nLead NQC reduction by connecting with S&F on the P&L regarding NQC and waste \nAttend to Regional NQC connections. \nEnsure that the site is on track of the critical KPIs and SSIP \nLead/Backup the Loss Analysis DMS on the FI Pillar and ensure using the MSE tools to build the site capability in problem solving and loss analysis. \nCoaches the Triad and support development and coach execution of the 90-Day improvement plan to deliver the glidepath through loss elimination. \nDevelop and implement programs to address problems related to production, materials, safety, or quality. \nSupport the capacity studies and time studies. \nWorking in partnership with (People) and (Asset) to deliver results for the site. Will develop and execute all CI activities for the site through MSE/TPM. \nCo-lead the change management process for the site. \nResponsible for building the skills of the operational teams. Driving the elimination of waste through the application of rigorous, data-driven, problem-solving daily processes. \nSupport Data validation of the areas of the site. \nAddress the root causes of failures and downtime. Linking the outage, root cause, DMS failure, and action in the plan for the day with the goal of eliminating losses permanently. \nSupport any waste initiative/investigation with FI with data and trends. \nWhat can you expect from Mars?\nWork with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.\nJoin a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.\nA strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.\nAn industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5149,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Pet Food, Supplies & Care","Confectionery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T22:06:26Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":9,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 6 · green card filings: 5","filings_12m":6,"filings_prev_12m":14,"green_card_filings_12m":5,"median_offered_wage_usd":117500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-08T10:45:15+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)","Alion: sponsorship offered in the employer's own job adverts (24 months)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mars-continuous-improvement-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mars-continuous-improvement-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-08T20:22:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":42550,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":94439},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=94439"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmars-continuous-improvement-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmars-continuous-improvement-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmars-continuous-improvement-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/mars-continuous-improvement-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmars-continuous-improvement-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3892699}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"mars.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3892699},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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