Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven. 

Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

Our Hartwell, Georgia, factory measures an impressive 500,000 square feet. It represents our most versatile facility to date, enabling us to switch product lines with greater speed and efficiency. Together, we take immense pride in producing and distributing the brands that our customers trust and that bring joy to pets' lives. In addition to offering excellent career opportunities to over 1000 associates, we actively demonstrate our commitment to the community. We support local pet shelters and rescue efforts, as well as engage in education and hunger relief programs, ensuring that we make a positive impact beyond our factory walls. We also are doing our part to care for the environment we share, like conserving water, investing in renewable electricity and maintaining zero waste for disposal.

Position Summary

As the Manufacturing Excellence Specialist, you’ll train, coach, and assess teams across functions in our factory on their Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma activities. You’ll also dive into our data to help us identify opportunities to improve our performance and processes. Join our dynamic team in Hartwell and be a leader among our teams while performing traditional industrial performance and engineering responsibilities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Gather data and analyze reports, including stoppage analysis and other production line data


• Responsible for managing industrial performance activities in the factory, including Nestlé Manufacturing performance metrics


• Provide continuous improvement project support and leadership, including the delegated supervision of employees allocated to those assignments


• Support Nestlé Continuous Excellence pillars to drive world-class manufacturing


• Work with leadership across the factory to support all manufacturing excellence activities

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of continuous improvement, process improvement, or coaching and developing in a manufacturing, military, or related environment

OR

• High school diploma with 5+ years of continuous improvement, process improvement, or coaching and developing in a manufacturing, military, or related environment

Requisition ID: 386520

The approximate pay range for this position is $66,000.00 - $98,000.00. Please note that 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.