Sr Manufacturing Excellence Manager

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The Sr Manufacturing Excellence Manager is responsible for the development, alignment, and execution of a factory wide performance improvement strategy. The role acts as the center of expertise and single point of contact for Nestle Continuous Excellence (NCE) initiatives in the factory.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directly reporting to the Factory Manager and functionally partner with Market TPM Regional Managers, the role is accountable for NCE Implementation Strategy, Nestle Pillar activities, and Industrial Performance responsibilities within the factory. They will also supervise Manufacturing Excellence Specialists where applicable.

• 3 years planned progression of KPI's, People and workplace transformation (Factory Vision).
• Co-develop Factory improvement strategy that considers:
• Business priorities
• Loss Analysis / External Benchmarks
• Gain alignment from the Factory Leadership Team / Key Stakeholders around the 3-year plan and cascade across all factory levels (communication strategy).

• Key improvement projects
• Develop Factory Leadership Team / Pillar Owners ability to identify opportunities to transform workplace, people, and behaviors to deliver results through GEMBA visits
• Partner with HR/Education & Training Pillar to establish and evaluate robustness of function/pillar capability plan
• Spend time on factory floor to evaluate maturity progression and identify key opportunities.
• Support the execution of the improvement plan by:
• Partner with Factory Leadership Team and Local Leadership Teams to translate the factory improvement strategy into Implementation Plans to deliver the expected results that include:
• Important competency building activities
• Ensures proper governance / routines at Factory & Local leadership levels to track execution progression and improvement sustainability
• NCE rollout plan & digital road map
• Provide guidance and feedback to leadership and align on corrective actions to adjust execution plans
• External benchmarking and support requirements
• Train and coach Factory Leadership Team/Pillar Owners/System Owners on needed system competences based on development needs and escalate for external support as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Industrial Engineering or related degree required.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification desired.
• 8-10+ years of experience in a manufacturing or continuous improvement environment, required. Food or CPG experience preferred.
• MBA preferred.

This includes:

• Advanced knowledge of TPM
• Demonstrated track record and competence on TPM, Lean and/or World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodologies and implementations.
• 2-3 Years’ Minimum years of direct Production/Maintenance floor experience
• Success in Leading & Developing cross functional teams
• Ability to understand/learn new manufacturing processes and quickly identify their challenges and areas of opportunity
• Experience in developing Line labor standards, Budget preparation/review, and line capability/speed studies
• 2-3 Years’ experience of project management, loss intelligence, & advanced problem solving
• Strong leadership in cultural change management & managing multiple complex priorities and ability to work with all factory levels
• 2-3 Years Minimum years in Goal Alignment/TPM/Lean implementation
• 2-3 Years’ Experience working with factory management/leadership team
• Solid understanding of Change Management
• Strong Problem-Solving capabilities
• Strong knowledge of digital tools including Power BI, MES Systems, SAP and other visualization tools/data analytics experience preferred.
• Project Management capabilities

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