Manufacturing Excellence Associate Manager

Jobtailor; Bloomfield (MT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Continuous Improvement professional to lead TPM initiatives at the Bloomfield, MT plant. You will coach teams, drive productivity improvements, and support the Manufacturing Excellence Manager in deploying TPM, Lean and Six Sigma across operations.

Responsibilities include facilitating TPM deployments, leading improvement projects, and coaching Continuous Improvement Leads to deliver measurable performance metrics and resilient manufacturing performance outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field as listed.
• 2+ years of TPM and continuous improvement experience in manufacturing or similar environments.
• 1+ years coaching, training or leadership experience.
• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support plant productivity using NCE methodologies.
• Implement TPM, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma across the plant.
• Support the Manufacturing Excellence Manager and lead Continuous Improvement Leads.
• Provide direct leadership to Continuous Improvement Leads and teams.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and supervise assigned employees.
• Drive TPM methodologies through coaching and training activities.
• Perform focused improvement assessments to drive performance metrics.
• Coach and support Nestlé Continuous Excellence pillars.
• Support industrial performance activities and manufacturing performance metrics.

Skills

Total Performance Management (TPM)

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Coaching and Training

Continuous Improvement Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Operations/Supply Chain

Job description

• Facilitate and support plant productivity using Nestlé’s Continuous Excellence (NCE) methodologies
• Implement Total Performance Management, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma
• Support the Manufacturing Excellence Manager
• Provide direct leadership to Continuous Improvement Leads
• Support and lead continuous improvement projects, including delegated supervision of assigned employees
• Drive and implement TPM methodologies through coaching and training
• Perform focused improvement assessments
• Coach and support Nestlé Continuous Excellence pillars
• Support industrial performance activities and manufacturing performance metrics

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain or related field
• 2+ years’ experience in Total Performance Management (TPM) and continuous improvement efforts within a manufacturing, military, or related environment
• 1+ years coaching, training or leadership experience
• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Total Performance Management (TPM) and continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, while providing leadership and coaching to drive plant productivity and performance metrics.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Total Performance Management (TPM)
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Coaching and Training
• Continuous Improvement Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Continuous Excellence Methodologies
• Focused Improvement Assessments
• Manufacturing Performance Metrics
• Process Improvement
• Project Management

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Team Support
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Manufacturing
• Operations Management
• Supply Chain
• Performance Management