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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IPS Engineer - **Company:** Ingredion - **Location:** North Kansas City, MO, United States - **Salary:** $84,400.0 - $112,533.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Continuous Integration, Digital Data, Digital Technology, Microsoft Office, Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate, Powerapps - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0c7257c4-e2c1-4508-a875-0a9001ab9797 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial, chemical, or manufacturing engineering. * Knowledge of digital systems including OEE, integrated action tracking, and KPI reporting. * Advanced knowledge of Microsoft tools such as PowerApps, PowerBI, and Power Automate preferred. * Experience in Process/Industrial Engineering * Experience working in and supporting lean management systems * Experience implementing OEE, electronic paperwork, or other digital process improvement solutions. You'll need these skills to be successful. * Demonstrated self-starter with strong leadership skills and a high degree of integrity. * Utilization of data and facts to articulate the need for change and build commitment from others. * Organization, prioritization, and decision-making. * Communicate effectively. * Ethics and corporate values. * Result-driven with urgency. * Deliver our strategy. * Proactive, innovative, and a strong will to succeed. * High discipline in routine execution. ## Description * Support implementing the CI/IPS management system and other CI/IPS related activities, while ensuring the sustainability of Management System tools, like routine dashboards, OEE measurement, and other routine indicators. * Deliver Management System training that includes concepts, tools, and deliverables to achieve awareness and facilitate CI/IPS adoption and cultural change. * Help establish a baseline of main KPIs and support the leadership team during target setting according to regional, financial, and functional goals. * Maintain an improvement plan/project portfolio (Safety, Quality, Service, Cost Reduction, etc.) through gap analysis to recommend process improvements to drive target achievement and organizational effectiveness. * Support diverse cost reduction, productivity enhancement, and Safety/Quality improvement targets for the plant (PDCA, LSS, Kaizen, etc.). * Act as a liaison between the manufacturing plant and production technology (IT) team * Support the plant team to achieve their Sustainability goals using CI tools. * Participate in regional and local Manufacturing Excellence and CI team regional meetings to identify new practices for the plant's success. * Evaluate new technologies and ideas and seek approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and capability of the process, the safety of the facility, and improve product quality. * Help drive implementation of digital solutions and reporting. * Facilitate Kaizen events, Ideation workshops, RCA studies, and other CI activities that support plant performance enhancement. * Leverage analytical and problem-solving skills to support plant management in the identification of key success drivers and execution of improvement objectives. * Lead/act as a change agent to achieve continuous improvement and a focused culture, through collaboration with all business and functional units in the region to ensure alignment of improvement initiatives. * Work collaboratively with the Plant leaders to multiply knowledge in CI methodologies and act as a changing agent for the culture. * Support employee training in the proper application of Continuous Improvement and IPS concepts. * Coach and mentor plant teams/ individuals to ensure the successful completion of IPS implementation and CI activities ## Related Videos - [Hidden efficiency - How to enable your non-engineers as a CTO](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1412-hidden-efficiency-how-to-enable-your-non-engineers-as-a-cto) - [Harnessing the Power of Open Source's Newest Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1448-harnessing-the-power-of-open-source-s-newest-technologies) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [The Intent Engineer: Closing the Gap Between Business & Engineering - Manuel Klein](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1855-the-intent-engineer-closing-the-gap-between-business-engineering-manuel-klein) - [The Agentic Enterprise: Orchestrating People, AI, and European Sovereignty](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100273-the-agentic-enterprise-orchestrating-people-ai-and-european-sovereignty) - [REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more: A comparison of modern API styles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100247-rest-graphql-grpc-and-more-a-comparison-of-modern-api-styles) ## Related Articles - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)