Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

Nestlé Professional; Burlington (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Healthcare

Benefits package

Job summary

Nestlé USA is seeking a Factory Specialist ME to strengthen TPM routines, build leadership capability, and accelerate key improvement initiatives across the Production Department. The role focuses on governance, shop-floor engagement, and driving loss elimination with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in manufacturing, familiarity with TPM/Lean, and strong analytical skills. State-of-the-art digital tools, SAP, and Power BI experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
• 1-3 years of experience in manufacturing and factory leadership support.
• Experience implementing TPM/Lean and driving cross-functional initiatives.
• Understanding of change management, process improvement, and cost/efficiency drivers.
• Experience with line labor standards, budgets, and capacity/speed studies.

Responsibilities

• Support definition, alignment and rollout of LLT performance improvement plans.
• Collaborate on factory master plans, loss analysis, and external benchmarks.
• Drive governance routines to track progress and sustain improvements.
• Spend time on shop floor to assess maturity and identify opportunities.
• Coach LLT and shop floor owners on systems health and competencies.

Skills

Collaboration

Coaching

Analytical skills

Gemba walk

Project management

Education

Bachelor in Engineering

High school diploma

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Power BI

Prometheus

DMO

Job description

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Factory Specialist ME actively helps improve factory performance by strengthening TPM routines, building capability across Local Leadership Team (LLT) and shop floor teams, improving data reliability, supporting loss elimination, and accelerating execution of key improvement initiatives.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Supports definition, alignment and implementationofthe Local Leadership Team performance improvement plan/strategy
• Co-develop Local Leadershipimprovement strategy that considers:
• Factory Operational Master Plan
• Loss Analysis / External Benchmarks
• Gain alignment from the Local Leadership Team (LLT) / Key Stakeholdersaround the improvement planand support roll out across the Production Department
• Improvement plan to deliver the expected results that include:
• Long-term TPM rollout plans
• Other factory key enablers (Digital, CAPEX, MUV/cost savings, etc)
• Key competency building activities
• External support requirements
• Support the execution of the improvement plan by:
• Ensuring proper governance / routines at LLT levels to track execution progression and improvement sustainability
• Spending time on shop floor to evaluate maturity progression and identify key opportunities
• Providing guidance and feedback to LLT and aligning corrective actions to adjust improvement plan
• Develop Critical Competence within Local Leadership Team (e.g. ability to identify opportunities to transform workplace, people, and behaviors to deliver results through GEMBA visits)
• Partner with HR / Trainingto establish and evaluate robustness of function/pillar capability plan for LLT
• Train and coach LLT / shop floorowners on systems health and competencies (e.g. Cleaning/Inspection, Centerline, Changeover) and elevate for external support as needed
• Evaluates maturity of key systems and provides feedback to functional / pillar leads and guides conversations around steps to improve
• Member ofFI Pillar, which includes development competence building and health of FI systems and routines (Problem solving, Project & Stakeholder Management, Loss Intelligence, etc.)
• Accountable for FI pillar and Industrial Performance related activities within the Local Leadership Team, including health and competency building of systems/routines such as labor utilization studies, data reliability, SAP BOM/Master Data, Planning Rate Reviews, Asset Intensity systems (DMO), Tagging/Prometheus, St 21-908, Capacity Utilization, etc

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant work experience considered in lieu of a degree.

EXPERIENCE:

• 1-3 years of experience in Manufacturing
• 1-3 years working with Factory Management & Leadership team,with success in supporting & developing cross-functional teams
• 1-3 years with an active role on the implementationofGoal Alignment/TPM/Lean
• Understanding of cultural change management, process improvement and business connections
• Experienceworking with Line labor standards, Budget preparation/review, and line capability/speed studies
• 1-3 years working & developing improvement projects, loss analysis, & strong experience in leading /applyingproblem solving tools

SKILLS:

• Ability to collaborate well with others and work cross-functionally across shop floor, LLT, and factory leadership levels
• Strong coaching and influencing skills with the ability to build capability and drive behavioral change
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to interpret manufacturing losses, performance trends, and operational data to identify improvement opportunities
• Digital skills and past exposure to digital systems (should have experience with Microsoft Office), otherwise with strong desire to learn (SAP, DMO, Prometheus, POKA, Power BI)
• Ability to manage multiple improvement initiatives simultaneously, prioritize work, and drive execution through cross-functional teams

Salary: $74,969.10 to $100,552 per year

Bonus Eligibility: 7%

Thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more athttps://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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