Regional Continuous Improvement Leader

A Day in the Life:

Bunge has a challenging opportunity available for a Regional Continuous Improvement Leader to help drive our organization to achieve substantial cost and efficiency improvements year over year. As a Continuous Improvement Leader, you will be responsible for Lead change management activities and leading the use of Lean Sigma, kaizens, and other continuous improvement tools within the business (OVC, Milling, Packaging, Grain) and operation environments to eliminate non-value added activities, while improving operational excellence. Assists in the identification and proliferation of manufacturing best practices. Will be responsible for the support of an operational excellence culture throughout all plant operations and in alignment with the BPS productivity effort.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead cross-functional critical business projects utilizing Lean Sigma and continuous improvement techniques in order to identify and eliminate waste throughout the business
• Lead different projects over time, it is important that the projects are followed-up & DMAIC principles applied, while the ownership of the project will be transferred to site Plant Managers
• Training and coaching of local staff in Lean. The Regional CI Leader will need to train and build the Lean skills of the local resources so that they are able to implement, sustain, and continue using Lean principles. Training will be delivered and provided first by the corporate Lean team
• Assist business functions and plants in mapping their work processes and identify opportunities for improvement
• Apply continuous improvement methods such as Six Sigma (DMAIC/DFSS), Lean, change execution, and Behavior Consequence Management
• Apply Lean principles of teamwork, methodology, business benefit, innovation, and customer (VOC) focus
• Lead transformational change and work on identifying greatest Lean opportunities across the company

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's Degree preferred
• 5 years' experience in Manufacturing Preferred
• Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt certification Preferred
• Project Management PMP certification Preferred
• Experience designing, implementing, and leading continuous improvement projects/programs

At Bunge, people don't just come here to work, they come here to grow - solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse and talented team working to make us the most innovative and dynamic company in our industry. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

• • Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect
  • Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient
  • Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably

Benefits:

• Health Benefits - Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support - Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement - Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
• Time Off - Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
  • 0 - 9 years: 25 days
  • 10 - 19 years: 30 days
  • 20+ years: 35 days

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge's expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled