Line Manager

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • $80K — $110K *

Leonia, NJ 07605In-Person

Food & Beverages

Less than 5 years of experience

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Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field; MBA or Master's degree preferred.
3+ years of leadership experience, preferably in the food or pharma industry.
3+ years in project management roles.
Strong initiative for continuous improvement and a natural coaching style.
Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies (GSTD, DMAIC, PDCA).
Proficient in standard implementation and monitoring adherence.
Familiarity or experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) implementation.

Responsibilities

Lead team development to ensure skill adaptability aligned with business goals.
Coach, train, and assess team members for competence and capability.
Drive rigorous application of standards to foster autonomy and accountability.
Analyze data related to safety, quality, and operational performance to inform improvement plans.
Coordinate with stakeholders to enhance production and maintenance plans through TPM.
Facilitate operational reviews to embed a culture of continuous improvement.
Create line strategies and priorities to support key operational drivers.

Benefits

Opportunity to work with a leading brand within the health science sector.
Ownership of performance improvement initiatives with significant impact on factory operations.
Autonomy to build and execute improvement strategies.
Collaborative work environment focusing on employee development.
Flexibility in working hours to fit operational needs.

Full Job Description

Position Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented, driven individual to join our Nestlé Health Science business within our Factory as a Line Manager, reporting directly to the Production Manager. This role is a key role for the factory; responsible for building the improvement strategy while having full accountability and autonomy for driving their area to World Class performance levels in Safety, Quality, Cost and Service.

In order to achieve this, the Line Manager will lead the TPM implementation within their area and passionately focus on building individual & team competences to execute critical standards with excellence, building team autonomy and a continuous improvement mind-set.

Key Responsibilities

Leading development of the team to provide appropriate skills and flexibility of workforce to suit current and future needs aligned to business goals, using tools such as coaching, competence matrices and development plans.
Coaching, training and assessing to ensure the right competence and capability of the team
Ensure the rigorous application of standards and methodologies, driving autonomy and accountability at the lowest level.
Ensure the quality of the data in the systems (consumptions, Nominal Speed, and Stoppages classification)
Analyze safety, quality, stoppages and material losses, prioritize and define an improvement plan with different stakeholders.
Working with the Line Performance Management team and Engineering to coordinate and prioritize resource to achieve production and maintenance plans with quality execution of TPM and 7 Key Standard Routines.
Leading and coaching operational reviews to drive and embed a continuous improvement mind-set to support the achievement of the Operational Master Plan.
Creating strategies and priorities for the lines to deliver the drivers for the OMP in all key areas - SHE, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations and Cost.
Support Production Supervisor on the capabilities and succession plan for operator and line leads.
Lead improvement projects - OSL - Operations Start-Up Lead for capital investments
Manage trials
Back-up of the Production Manager

Achieve a "zero injury, defect, waste" mindset & promote behaviours that have a positive impact on Safety Health Environment & Quality. Promote and manage risk awareness by engaging and coaching the teams
Contribute to the smooth operation of factory through effective employee and industrial relations management

Experience and Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field. MBA or Master's degree is a plus.
Minimum 3+ years previous experience in a leadership role, ideally, in a food/pharma industry. Managerial experience is a plus.
Minimum 3+ years Project management experience
Displaying strong initiative and drive for continuous improvement with a natural coaching & development style and a genuine interest in people development.
Experience using Continuous Improvement methodologies (GSTD, DMAIC, PDCA).
Experience with Standard implementation, adherence monitoring, and ability to challenge the norm.
Strong leadership capability and operational management experience.
Ideally, you will have experience with TPM implementation.
Ability to work flexible hours

Preferred Skills

Leadership and Coaching skills
Strong analytical, prioritization and problem-solving skills
Proficiency on Microsoft Excel and Power Point.
Strong negotiations and influence skills
Knowledge of SAP and DMO
Ability to move from fire-fighting to a forward-looking mode

Additional Notes

Being responsible for the results, competence and Key Standard Routine Implementation and adherence across the 3 shifts, the BU Performance Manager role requires flexibility on the working hours.
It is essential that you have excellent people management skills, with a continuous improvement mind-set and demonstrable experience in leading and engaging a team to motivate and enhance performance.

Job Requisition: 406477

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