Continuous Improvement Internship
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- Relocation
- JAN10-19
- Regular full time
- Post Foods
- Battle Creek - Post MI
- Filled
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Job Description
Continuous Improvement is the essence of a process, permanently challenging the status quo and striving for superior solutions. It finally develops into a living culture, when it naturally prevails in day to day activities and behaviors of all employees.
Mission for CI: Deliver sustainable performance improvements across the Global Supply Chain by creating a Continuous Improvement culture that is fostered and impacted by global business, technical and social platforms.
Post Cereal is seeking individuals who can question the status quo and strive for superior solutions. Co-Op student(s) will be challenged with value added (capital) projects and interface with management and the workforce. This person(s) will be directly related to process improvement initiatives with large potential for cost savings.
In this role, the primary responsibilities are:
- Managing/supporting minor capital projects that are CI driven (less than $100K)
- Responsible for realization of productivity and cost savings
- Develop strong technical network with local and client engineers, technicians, and plant maintenance.
- Coordinate and/or execute specific skill training for management teams in cooperation with HR and CI Management.
- Work closely with Operations Management, CI Management and Human Resources to establish a team culture on the production floor. Support team-building activities of process teams in cooperation with team lead/team developer.
- Continuously challenge the status quo of day-today activities and processes. Identify best practices for the facility and Post Foods.
Post is seeking high energy, high potential students to help move our business into the future. Our commitment is to provide value added work and a knowledge enriched experience with superior compensation. Our expectations are skill set development in teamwork, leadership, adaptability, technical knowledge, and practical experience. Our vision is to convert the/those outstanding student(s) into Post employees in operations and develop them for future assignments. Post Foods/Post Cereal is striving to be the employer of choice.
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Job Qualifications
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- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills and demonstrated leadership skills
- Knowledge and/or experience in team based environments is preferred.
- Ability and willingness to spend time in the plant with team members during all shifts is required.
- Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in a related field with a 3.0 GPA or higher
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Position has Been Filled
Ralcorp is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of Ralcorp to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era.