Focus Improvement Specialist

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Mondelēz International empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, Cadbury, Philadelphia, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Belvita, Ritz and Toblerone with global revenues exceeding $31 billion USD.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Claremont Manufacturing Site team as Focus Improvement Specialist where you play a key role in supporting the operational improvement across the Plant.  You will support the development of Manufacturing Business Unit by actively seeking and delivering continuous improvement in line with business goals and expectations. Investigate and analyse relevant data and trends and utilise organizational tools and resources to improve performance and develop capabilities of all team members.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Partner with the Manufacturing Business units to improve production outputs, material usage and waste management. Timely and accurate reporting, investigation of department variances and problem solving.
• Champion the understanding and use of key Focus Improvement project metrics and associated tools that are required for problem solving, process analysis, and waste reduction.
• Champion the use of the Focus Improvement planning tools on site and train key Operation team members. 
• Support on Business Development key project initiatives and implement plans and project governance meetings.
• In conjunction with Area Lead ensure the right culture to drive the Focus Improvement mentality is in place.  Advise and assist the Operations team to enable a productive and flexible site through developing the right skills for lean manufacturing agenda.
• Share and promote FI accomplishments across the Department acting as the conduit to bring best practice learnings to the site.

What you will bring

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

• Relevant engineering/manufacturing experience, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods environment
• Ideally experience with Implementation of Focus improvement initiatives, but not essential
• Technically astute with great systems knowledge – Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, Power Automate and Outlook/SharePoint
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions
• Understanding of internal customer needs and interdependencies
• Communicating technical information effectively verbally and in writing
• Strong project management skills
• Training & facilitating a concept/idea
• Good inter-personal skills/stakeholder management on all levels
• Ability to motivate and influence others (energise people)

Education / Certifications:

• Qualifications in Management, Engineering or a related discipline are desirable
• Certificate IV in training and assessment is desirable.

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez International, our mission is to provide consumers with the right snack, for the right moment, made in the right way. We are one of the largest snack companies in the world, with global net revenues exceeding $31 billion USD. 

We have operations in more than 80 countries and employ approximately 91,000 diverse and talented employees in our factories, offices, research & development facilities and distribution activities around the world.

In Australia and New Zealand, we have 6 factories, and both global and local brands, employing over 2,000 people; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Toblerone, Philadelphia, belVita, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch Kids and Ritz.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.