Manufacturing Excellence Expert
About The Position
The Manufacturing Excellence Expert is a market-level transformation leader and single point of contact for assigned factories and categories. The role partners closely with factory leadership to understand operational losses, leadership capability, and system health, then connects factories with appropriate Manufacturing Excellence levers and resources. The position accelerates operational performance across the Nestlé USA manufacturing network by developing autonomous teams, advancing TPM 7+4 and Industrial Performance systems, strengthening Daily Management Operations, eliminating chronic losses, and enabling data-driven decisions. It coaches Factory Leadership Teams, Factory ME Managers, Production Managers, pillar leaders, and system owners through a hands-on “coach by doing” approach, while scaling proven practices across factories. The position may be based in Solon, Ohio, or performed from a home office, preferably near a major U.S. airport. It is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline.
- Progressive manufacturing experience with results in TPM, Lean/NCE, operational excellence, reliability, engineering, or continuous improvement.
- Experience leading complex performance improvement or transformation in a factory or multi-site environment.
- Strong coaching, facilitation, structured problem-solving, change leadership, and ability to influence without authority.
- Advanced knowledge of TPM, operational excellence, and Industrial Performance.
- Strong analytical capability and experience converting manufacturing data into focused action.
- Understanding of digital manufacturing, performance analytics, project management, basic finance, and value creation.
- Demonstrated behaviors: Influence with Integrity, Insight, Coach and Develop, Energize and Engage, Courage, and Enable Results Through Others.
Responsibilities
- Translate market and category priorities into factory implementation roadmaps and governance routines.
- Use business priorities, loss analysis, benchmarks, digital opportunities, and factory maturity to guide Focused Improvement principles; cascade priorities and measures across supported factories.
- Lead structured loss analysis, chronic-loss elimination, Rapid Improvement, and reliability, throughput, productivity, and cost improvement efforts.
- Coach teams to identify root causes and apply practical problem-solving and Industrial Performance methods.
- Advance TPM 7+4 maturity, standard work, pillar integration, and effective Factory and Local Leadership Team routines.
- Evaluate system health and develop focused gap-closure actions with factory leadership.
- Develop Factory ME Managers, Production Managers, and system owners through coaching, feedback, and experiential development; connect capability needs to training, expert networks, and other resources.
- Use manufacturing analytics and digital solutions to improve visibility, prioritize opportunities, and sustain results.
- Maintain accurate manufacturing standards and master data, including capacities, capabilities, rates, efficiencies, and crewing.
- Assess factory maturity, reapply best practices, and scale proven operational and digital solutions across factories and categories.
- Escalate cross-functional support needs and coordinate focused expert resources.
Benefits
- Performance-based incentives and bonus eligibility.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Healthcare coverage.
- A broad range of other benefits; packages may vary depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
