Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You help implement the operational excellence program in a specific function and/or for cross-functional continuous improvement (CI) projects. You are not only responsible for applying CI tools and techniques for problem solving and performance improvement but more importantly, you help employees improve their CI skills and build their self-sufficiency.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Provide training on CI tools and techniques to help drive teams through CI cycles. You will also coach employees to help them achieve their targets
• Identify process improvement needs with department leads, facilitate sessions and support execution of newly established improvements
• Once improvements are done, validate outcome benefits and support creation of new standards and qualification of members into new working processes
• Benchmark externally, ensuring where relevant that best practice and new tools are deployed in collaboration with internal partners

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Experience implementing CI processes (e.g. TPM for manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma in the consumer goods industry)
• Strong facilitation and communication skills
• Experience in change management processes
• Logical thinking and capacity to influence
• Results oriented and prepared to deal with ambiguity
• Experience such as: continuous improvement manager, team leader roles, area manager

What you need to know about this position:

The IL6S Lead will be responsible for spearheading continuous improvement initiatives, leading process optimization projects, and building a culture of operational excellence across our manufacturing and supply chain operations.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• 8+ years of experience in continuous improvement roles, with at least 5 years in FMCG/manufacturing
• Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale improvement projects
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis tools and quality management systems
• Experience with implementing TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) principles
• Excellent project management and change management skills
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis tools and statistical software
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with ability to influence at all levels

Education / Certifications:

• Master Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field

Job specific requirements:

• Develop and execute the IL6S strategy aligned with organizational objectives and business priorities
• Lead, and coach teams to lead, complex process improvement projects utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies, delivering measurable results in productivity, quality, and cost reduction
• Coach and mentor Green Belts and Black Belts, providing technical guidance and project support
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions to build IL6S capabilities across the organization
• Identify opportunities for process optimization through data analysis and gemba walks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement sustainable solutions and best practices
• Create and maintain project tracking systems, KPIs, and performance metrics
• Lead the Focused Improvement pillar to ensure a disciplined system is in place and support the Plant leadership team in the IL6S journey

Work schedule:

On site, Monday to Friday

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.  Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

Regular

Process excellence

Business Capability