Senior Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing
  • 1-3 years in Factory Management & Leadership roles
  • 1-3 years implementing Goal Alignment/TPM
  • Knowledge of cultural change management and process improvement
  • Experience with line labor standards and budgeting
  • 1-3 years in improvement project development

Responsibilities

  • Co-develop Local Leadership Team (LLT) improvement strategy
  • Ensure alignment of Execution Plan with LLT and key stakeholders
  • Partner with LLT on Execution Plans for NCE rollout and improvement projects
  • Monitor execution progression and sustainability on the factory floor
  • Train and coach LLT on system competencies
  • Develop internal talent pipeline for ME specialists

Benefits

  • 401k with company match
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Performance-based incentives
  • Broad range of other benefits
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

The Factory Senior ME Specialist actively supports the implementation of the Local Leadership Team (LLT) improvement strategy. The role acts as the center of expertise for TPM and Industrial Performance. This role is a member of the local leadership team and acts as an accelerator for execution of the autonomy development plan throughout the factory.

Responsibilities:

Supports definition, alignment, and implementation of the Local Leadership Team Execution Plan:
  1. Co-develop Local Leadership Team (LLT) improvement strategy that considers:
    - Loss Analysis / External Benchmarks
  2. Provide alignment from the LLT/ Key Stakeholders around the Execution Plan and supports cascade across the Business Unit (Production Department communication strategy).
  3. Partner with Local Leadership Team to define their Execution Plans to deliver the expected results that include:
    - NCE rollout plans
    - Other factory key enablers (Digital, Capex)
    - Key improvement projects
    - Key competency building activities
  4. Support the execution of the improvement plan by:
    - Ensures proper governance / routines at LLT levels to track execution progression and improvement sustainability
    - Spend time on factory floor to evaluate maturity progression and identify key opportunities.
    - Provide guidance and feedback to LLT and align on corrective actions to adjust execution plans
  5. Capable of being point of contact in absence of team Manager

Develop Critical Competenceies within Key Members of Local Leadership Team
  • Develop Local Leadership Team ability to identify opportunities to transform workplace, people, and behaviors to deliver results through floor visits
  • Partner with HR / Training & Learning to the LLT to establish and evaluate robustness of function/pillar capability plan
  • Train and coach Local Leadership Team on needed system competences based on development needs and escalate for external support as needed
  • Develops and manages critical competence within members of the ME team and Focused Improvement Technicians
    • Develop a pipeline of potential ME specialists from internal talent


Required Experience & Education:
  • Bachelors' degree preferred
  • 5+ 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 implementation of Goal Alignment/TPM.
  • Understanding of cultural change management, process improvement, and business connections.
  • Experience working with Line labor standards, Budget preparation/review, and line capability/speed studies
  • Training effectiveness & facilitation
  • 1-3 years working & developing improvement projects, loss analysis, & strong experience in leading /applying problem solving tools.


Required Skills:
  • Working knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies (TPM)
  • Problem Solving capabilities
  • Strong analytical skills (Power BI, Excel)
  • Basic understanding of Change Management
  • Competence on Continuous Improvement Guide (CIG)
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes
  • Project Management competence
  • Understanding of Basic Finance & Value Creation


Salary: $100,917.63 to $140,622.90 per year

Bonus Eligibility: Yes

The pay range provided 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 at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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