Lean Six Sigma: Manufacturing Excellence Lead

Nestlé Purina North America; Crete (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Purina North America’s Crete, Nebraska facility is seeking a Manufacturing Excellence Specialist to lead continuous improvement across production lines. You will train, coach, and assess teams in Six Sigma activities, while diving into data to identify performance gains and process improvements.

This role partners with factory leadership to drive world-class manufacturing. You will gather data from production metrics, support improvement projects, and oversee delegated assignments to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related technical/STEM discipline.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• 3+ years of operational experience in a manufacturing, industrial, technical, military, or related environment.

Responsibilities

• Gather data and analyze reports, including stoppage analysis and other production line data.
• Responsible for managing industrial performance activities in the factory, including Nestlé Manufacturing performance metrics.
• Provide continuous improvement project support and leadership, including the delegated supervision of employees allocated to those assignments.
• Support Nestlé Continuous Excellence pillars to drive world-class manufacturing.
• Work with leadership across the factory to support all manufacturing excellence activities.

Skills

Data analysis

Six Sigma

Continuous improvement

Leadership

Manufacturing optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Nestlé Purina North America’s Crete, Nebraska facility is seeking a Manufacturing Excellence Specialist to lead continuous improvement across production lines. You will train, coach, and assess teams in Six Sigma activities, while diving into data to identify performance gains and process improvements.

This role partners with factory leadership to drive world-class manufacturing. You will gather data from production metrics, support improvement projects, and oversee delegated assignments to