Site TPM & Supply Excellence Transformation Lead

Mars Incorporated; Hackettstown (NJ); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Mars University training

Job summary

Mars Incorporated in Hackettstown, NJ is seeking a Total Productive Maintenance / Supply Excellence Manager to join the Site Leadership Team and drive a factory-wide transformation. You will inspire teams, codify Lean TPM practices, and ensure strong execution of the MSEWS with FMOS across daily management, standard work and problem solving.

You will coach and mentor associates at all levels, partner with reliability and technical leaders, and help translate strategic goals into shop-floor

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Proven track record of leading continuous improvement initiatives, Lean transformations, or TPM implementations.
• Coaching, mentoring, and teaching Lean/TPM concepts to associates at all levels.
• Experience influencing cross-functional peers and department leaders without direct authority.
• Hands-on Lean toolkit experience (Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, SMED, 5S, Kaizen).

Responsibilities

• Participate as a Site Leadership Team member to co-author the factory's long-term roadmap.
• Architect site-wide transformation and advance the Mars Supply Excellence TPM system.
• Develop future leaders by teaching, coaching, and mentoring at all levels.
• Standardize excellence by embedding FMOS, standardized work, and structured problem solving.
• Lead Kaizen events and rollout Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, SMED, and Heijunka.
• Collaborate with Technical and Reliability leaders to weave TPM into daily operations.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Lean Transformations

TPM/Total Productive Maintenance

Coaching & Mentoring

Cross-functional Collaboration

Structured Problem Solving

Value Stream Mapping

Kanban / Pull Systems

Daily Management Systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

MBA or Master's in Engineering/Operations Management (preferred)

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt (preferred)

Tools

FMOS – Mars Operating System

MSEWS – Mars Supply Excellence

Job description

Mars Incorporated in Hackettstown, NJ is seeking a Total Productive Maintenance / Supply Excellence Manager to join the Site Leadership Team and drive a factory-wide transformation. You will inspire teams, codify Lean TPM practices, and ensure strong execution of the MSEWS with FMOS across daily management, standard work and problem solving.

You will coach and mentor associates at all levels, partner with reliability and technical leaders, and help translate strategic goals into shop-floor