Manufacturing Excellence & Six Sigma Coach

Nestlé S.A.; Saint Joseph (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé in Saint Joseph, MO, is seeking a Manufacturing Excellence Specialist to train, coach, and assess teams in Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma. You will analyze downtime data, identify trends, and lead root-cause investigations to improve performance across the factory floor.

The role emphasizes collaboration with maintenance, engineering, and production teams to drive improvements and stability in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 1+ years in CI/process improvement or coaching in manufacturing, military, or related environment.
• High school diploma with 3+ years of CI/process improvement or coaching in manufacturing, military, or related environment.
• Experience with Power BI or related software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze downtime data and validate production loss categories to identify improvement opportunities.
• Investigate production floor issues, troubleshoot equipment and process failures, and determine root causes.
• Implement corrective actions to improve equipment reliability, production efficiency, and process performance.
• Support operators in real time using production machinery knowledge to stabilize production.
• Partner with maintenance, engineering, production teams and project leads to guide CI initiatives.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Process Improvement

Coaching & Development

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Nestlé in Saint Joseph, MO, is seeking a Manufacturing Excellence Specialist to train, coach, and assess teams in Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma. You will analyze downtime data, identify trends, and lead root-cause investigations to improve performance across the factory floor.

The role emphasizes collaboration with maintenance, engineering, and production teams to drive improvements and stability in daily operations.