Job Description:
Digital Continuous Improvement Engineer
Mars is looking to hire a Site Digital CI Engineer for our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in North Kansas City, MO! Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, exciting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to impact on our business, the planet positively, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your day tomorrow.
What are we looking for:
Education & Professional Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or Digital Technology related field. Equivalent experience (5 years) will be considered in lieu of degree.
Knowledge / Experience:
2+ years’ experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferably
3+ years' experience with Digital Technologies including performance management, Digital Twin (DT), Redzone, Power-BI, etc.
Track record of using data and metrics to design strategies, identify and implement Improvements
Understanding of process and packaging applications
Understanding of the FMOS process
Understanding of digital technologies
Able to work collaboratively with other groups both on-site and remotely
What will be your key responsibilities:
RedZone Admin Ownership
MDM Tagging Standardization (naming convention)
Implement Digital projects across the site Value Streams.
Provide innovative digital solutions to the KAN site that accelerates improvement in
Performance Management, TRS(OEE), Production Costs, Safety, Quality, and Customer Service Levels.
Organize & Manage the Digital Factory Program
Design End-To-End Architecture
Power BI - Training and Support, Reporting Standardization, and Bug Fixes
Perform Site Assessments
Change Management (Training & Reinforcement)
Support of Deployed Application to further realize value
Digital Knowledge
Advance Digital Maturity across the site by:
Developing a User-Centric digital culture. (Ensuring digital projects & tools are fit for purpose and work for the end user)
Understanding of Digital Twin Technologies and how they can be used to improve manufacturing and business performance
Owns the vision and long-term strategy of a range of digital products in the space of Digital Twin ensuring it meets the global manufacturing digitalization strategy
Data Lake Management
Functional Knowledge
Continuously improve personal efficiency and performance to provide value added engineering
Partner with the Value Stream leadership to supervise all commissioning, validation, and start-up activities for digital projects. Additionally, work according to Global CVS best practices, change management processes, and manage the handover process for the project.
Provide advanced problem-solving analysis and resolution, data tracking to identify continuous improvement opportunities, and coordinate training.
Identify, protect and expand intellectual property of corporation
Govern & maintain process documentation of their products
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
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What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
