Process Engineer

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You work as part of a cross-functional team to lead and deliver the activities required to complete Process Design and Process Deployment for Innovation, Growth and Productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience
How you will contribute
With the support of a manager and technical coaches, you will design and implement projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements and effectively communicate project statuses and risks. As part of that planning process, you will conduct activities to generate the appropriate process information, using modelling, simulations, and pilot plant and plant trials in accordance with good manufacturing practices and HACCP requirements. You will also plan and conduct process development activities including process design and specifications, process scale-up and commissioning, technical risk assessments and create and maintain accurate consumer centric process specifications. In this role, you will assist in planning the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies, and manage stakeholders, making recommendations and influencing decisions based on analysis and interpretation of data. You will also create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant engineering experience, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods environment
• Working in teams and independently with appropriate guidance
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data and to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating technical information effectively verbally and in writing
• Constantly championing for the consumer
• Technical curiosity, continuous learner and a drive to ensure technical rigor

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
The Process Engineer is responsible for optimizing manufacturing processes to maximize performance, eliminate losses, improve capability, and ensure process stability throught Identification, Erradication & Prevention FI SWP. The Process Engineer acts as a technical problem solver, data-driven analyst, and change agent to ensure sustainable process performance and capability building at front line.
Main Responsabilities:
Loss Identification

• Identity and understanding sporadic losses within front line leaders.
• Accountable for chronic losses identification through weekly, monthly and quarterly exercise
• Analyze production and quality data trends. Accountable for data collection at line level.
• Quantify financial impact of improvements. (Glidepaths construction)

Loss Erradication

• Drive and teach structured basic problem-solving for sporadic losses.
• Accountable for structured advance problem-solving for chronical losses.
• Lead, train and collaborate in Focused Improvement initiatives for productivity commitments
• Support breakdown analysis with technical expertise PM
• Analyze and improve process capability (Cp, Cpk) reducing variability thru control process.
• Optimize cycle times and throughput. (SMED, Tput management)

Loss Prevention

• Standardize best operating conditions thru develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Implement visual management and control plans.
• Ensure sustainment through audits and governance.

IL6S Pillar Integration and Capability Building

• Partner with Autonomous Maintenance (AM) to define process control points.
• Support Planned Maintenance (PM) with technical input.
• Lead Quality Maintenance (QM) initiatives to prevent defects.
• Contribute to Early Equipment Management (EEM) for new installations and new products/ingredients
• Train operators and supervisors on process fundamentals, Coach teams in structured problem-solving.
• Facilitate Kaizen workshops.
• Develop technical documentation and training materials.

Leadership Competencies

• Analytical Leadership. Uses data to influence operational decisions. Simplifies complex technical problems for cross-functional teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration. Works effectively within pillars and functional areas
• Drives alignment toward shared performance targets.
• Change & Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Communication & Influence. Communicates technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Results Orientation. Focused on measurable performance impact and execution.

Functional Competencies

• Process Engineering Expertise (VSM, Statistical Process Control, Process Capability)
• Loss Understanding (Loss Map, Loss Tree, Working Principal
• Problem Solving Tools (Lean, Kaizen, Lean, RCA, DMAIC, 5 whys, Ishikawa, Pareto)
• Performance and financial acumen (KPI development, Cost Impact Analysis, ROI, Waste quantification)

Advanced / Differentiating Competencies

• Support capital project and process redesign
• E2E Value Stream Optimization

What extra ingredients you will bring:
Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Engineering or Science

Job specific requirements:

• A minimum of 2-5 years of professional experience, ideally within a fast-paced operational setting.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of Lean manufacturing methodologies.

Work schedule:

• Regular work hours with flexibility to support a 24/7 operation.

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 Development & Engineering
Science & Engineering