Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

Nebraska Ag Connection; Crete (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Broad range of other benefits

Job summary

Nestlé's Crete, Nebraska facility is a major producer of wet pet foods, offering a broad benefits package and performance-based incentives. The Manufacturing Excellence Specialist role focuses on training, coaching, and assessing teams in Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma activities across the plant.

You will analyze production data, drive improvement projects, and support leadership in achieving world-class manufacturing results, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Gather data and analyze production line data and stoppage analyses.
• Provide continuous improvement project support and leadership across the factory.
• Collaborate with factory leadership to drive Nestl Continuous Excellence and world-class manufacturing.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or related technical/STEM

High School Diploma or GED with 3+ years of operational experience

Job description

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Our factory in Crete, Nebraska is one of the area’s largest manufacturers and among the largest wet pet food facilities in the country. Together, we proudly produce over 1k tons of pet food each day, including trusted brands like Alpo, Nestl Purina ONE, Pro Plan, Friskies, and Nestl Purina Veterinary Diets. As we work together to feed pets nationwide, we also care for the environment through water conservation, renewable electricity, and zero waste for disposal. Located just 25 miles from Lincoln, our associates enjoy big-city amenities with a short commute to the close-knit community of Crete.

Position Summary:

As the Manufacturing Excellence Specialist, you’ll train, coach, and assess teams across functions in our factory on their Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma activities. You’ll also dive into our data to help us identify opportunities to improve our performance and processes. Join our dynamic team in Jefferson and be a leader among our teams while performing traditional industrial performance and engineering responsibilities.

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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related technical/STEM discipline.

OR

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 3+ years of operational experience in a manufacturing, industrial, technical, military, or related environment

Salary: $74,969.10 to$100,552.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility:Yes

Nestl 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

• performance-based incentives
• 401k with company match
• healthcare coverage
• broad range of other benefits

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestl. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestl seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestl home.

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Job Requisition:425484