Senior Lean Manufacturing Operations Lead

Newell Brands; Ciudad Acuña; Remote; MXN 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Operations leader to strengthen production execution and frontline leadership in Acuña, Coahuila. You will oversee daily performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and people, leading Production Supervisors and driving lean initiatives.

The role requires 5–8 years of progressive experience in high-volume manufacturing, strong problem-solving skills, and collaboration across Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field.
• 5 to 8 years of progressive manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years leading Production Supervisors or frontline manufacturing teams.
• Experience in high-volume, multi-shift manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen and OEE.
• Hands-on problem solving with A3, 8D, Root Cause Analysis or DMAIC.
• Experience managing KPIs such as production attainment, schedule adherence, throughput, FPY, PPM, scrap, rework, labor efficiency and overtime.
• Knowledge of standard work, daily management systems, tier meetings and escalation processes.
• Experience driving scrap reduction, productivity improvement, labor efficiency and manufacturing cost optimization.
• Proven ability to partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Planning and EHS.
• Knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office.
• Professional English proficiency.
• Availability to work on-site in Acuña, Coahuila.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for daily production performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory and People.
• Lead Production Supervisors, drive shop-floor operating routines and support Lean Manufacturing, TPM, OEE, productivity and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Serve as an operational delegate for the Manufacturing Manager when required, leading cross-functional escalations and making timely decisions to maintain safe, efficient and reliable production.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

Kaizen

OEE

A3

8D

Root Cause Analysis

DMAIC

KPIs

Standard Work

Daily Management

Tier Meetings

Escalation Processes

Scrap Reduction

Productivity Improvement

Labor Efficiency

Cost Optimization

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Newell Brands is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Operations leader to strengthen production execution and frontline leadership in Acuña, Coahuila. You will oversee daily performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and people, leading Production Supervisors and driving lean initiatives.

The role requires 5–8 years of progressive experience in high-volume manufacturing, strong problem-solving skills, and collaboration across Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and Supply