Manufacturing Performance Leader

PIM Brands; New Jersey; On-site; USD 130,499 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PIM Brands in Somerset, NJ seeks a Manufacturing Performance Leader to drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, delivery and morale. You will lead CI coaching, develop plant-wide strategies, and coordinate with Finance to quantify benefits while aligning with business priorities.

You will guide the deployment of Lean Six Sigma and HPWS, integrate Redzone and SAP modules, and maintain CI dashboards. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering with 6+ years in food & beverage manufacturing.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience creating SOPs, work instructions, and OPLs.
• Experience with data-driven platforms such as REDZONE and deployment on the shop floor and management level.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Proficiency with Minitab, JMP; and with Visio, MS Project; Excel, Pivot Tables; Tableau, Power BI, SQL.
• Ability to coach at shop floor level, communicate effectively across the organization, and build positive relationships.
• Proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance guidance to Manufacturing Performance Engineers.
• Develop CI strategies, annual improvement targets, and roadmaps for execution and sustain results.
• Partner with Finance to validate project results, savings and productivity impacts.
• Lead plant-wide CI initiatives to improve productivity, waste elimination, flow optimization and digital enablement.
• Collaborate with SAP and Redzone to integrate productivity modules on the floor and in management systems.
• Maintain and improve plant CI dashboards and KPIs and communicate regularly with the plant team.
• Coach on High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) and promote servant leadership and Gemba Walks.
• Support change-management to sustain CI initiatives across daily operations.

Skills

Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Data analytics

Lean Six Sigma

SAP S/4HANA

Redzone

Gemba walks

TPM

Education

Master’s degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering

Tools

REDZONE

SAP S/4HANA

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Minitab

JMP

Visio

MS Project

Job description

Manufacturing Performance Leader – Somerset, NJ: Provide Leadership, coaching, and performance guidance to Manufacturing Performance Engineers on Operational excellence best practices to improve safety, quality, cost, delivery, and morale of the plant. Work with plant leadership team to develop CI strategies, annual improvement plant and KPI targets, identify potential projects, ensure alignment with business priorities and financial benefit targets, create roadmaps for execution and sustain results. Partner with Finance to validate project results, savings and productivity impacts. Lead plant wide CI initiatives to improve productivity programs, waste elimination, flow optimization and digital enablement using manufacturing improvement software such as Redzone. Work with SAP team to integrate communication between SAP with redzone productivity and reliability modules. Serve as the primary CI subject matter expert to functional leaders in production, quality, maintenance, supply chain, HR and EHS. Build CI capabilities across all levels of the organization – from front line associates to senior leaders. Enable and coach leaders in behaviors that reinforce a continuous improvement mindset. Support change-management efforts to ensure CI initiatives are adopted, sustained, and integrated into daily operations. Coach on High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) role model, promote servant leadership and Gemba Walks. Maintain and improve plant CI dashboards and KPIs (Productivity, OEE, Labor efficiency, scrap, services, deliveries etc.) and communicate regularly with the plant team. Lead deployment and sustain of tiered accountability systems through daily Management system, CI training program and Lean six sigma certification pathways. Govern plant CI maturity, ensuring consistent application of CI tools, frameworks and performance expectations across all departments. Support food safety and quality issues to Plant management and involve quality improvement activities, participate in CAPA, facilitate RCA on quality issues. Work with project management and R&D to facilitate flawless execution of new products, production modification and internal control procedures. Partner with Maintenance and Utilities teams to evaluate equipment reliability, downtime drivers, preventive maintenance effectiveness, energy consumption, and operational readiness and develop standards on asset reliability through training on breakdown analysis and TPM methodologies. Follow PIM Brands GMP rules and monitor fellow employees for adherence to GMPs. Will supervise at least one employee.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s degree in Industrial and System Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or closely related field plus at least 6 years of experience in food and beverage manufacturing industry.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement efforts in a manufacturing environment;
• experience in creating SOPs, work instructions, OPLs;
• experience working with a data driven platform such as REDZONE and deployment and implementation of the application on the shop floor and management level;
• experience working with SAP S/4HANA, Rockwell Factory Talk and utilizing SAP analytics for analyzing data also required.
• Must possess Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Must have proficiency with Statistical Analysis Software such as Minitab, JMP;
• proficiency with Process Mapping Software - Visio, Microsoft project;
• and advanced proficiency with Excel, Pivot Tables, Tableau, Power BI, SQL etc.;
• and experience creating KPI dashboards.
• Excellent planning and organization skills;
• extensive management knowledge including TPM, Lean Manufacturing and performance improvement processes;
• strong written and verbal communication with strong interpersonal skills;
• ability to effectively communicate with entire organization from hourly employees through executive leadership;
• ability to build positive relationships;
• and ability to effectively coach at shop floor level are required.
• Must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

Salary range: 130,499.00 – $140,000.00 per year.

Job Ref # 20252506