What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Excellence Specialist (Continuous Improvement) position at Nestle Purina PetCare Company?
Aside from its 300 days of annual sunshine, breathtaking scenery and remaining a mecca for some of the country’s best brews, Denver has consistently ranked in the ‘Top 10 pet-loving cities’ and ‘Top 5 dog-friendly cities’ year over year. Purina has a proud presence in this mile-high city, having been in operation since 1930. Its first 42 years in operation were primarily to produce livestock feed until the plant transitioned into a pet food-only manufacturer in 1972. Since then, the location became the first-ever pet food factory to utilize solar energy. To date, we’re proud to sustainably produce 260,134 tons annually of Dog Chow®, Cat Chow®, Kit n Kaboodle®, Alpo®, Beneful®, Purina ONE Beyond®, Purina ONE® and Pro Plan®.
We’re a “safety first” culture driven by a zero defect and zero waste mentality set out to enrich the lives of pets everywhere. As a leading pet food manufacturer, we carry on the legacy of our Founder who led us to reshape the larger pet care category. Nestle Purina is a market leader both on and off the shelf, and we’re backed by over 150 years of rich history that has groomed our culture with passion, integrity, high performance, innovation, and unparalleled expertise.
In your role as a Manufacturing Excellence (ME) Specialist, you will be responsible for training, coaching, and assessing people across functions in our factory on Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma activities. You will dive into our data to help us identify opportunities to improve our performance and processes. In addition, you will be a leader among our teams while performing traditional industrial performance & engineering responsibilities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and lead projects to aid in continuous improvement, reducing losses and increasing efficiencies throughout the factory.
- Manage all industrial performance activities in the factory including but not limited to:
o Capacity management
o Stoppage analysis
o Real-time data acquisition Leadership of Continuous Improvement projects
- Lead Focused Improvement (FI) training, coaching and assessment strategies (Six Sigma).
- Provide clear, consistent and timely communication to key stakeholders on Continuous Improvement/Manufacturing Excellence initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent and 3+ years of operations and continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment or related internship/co-op experience in manufacturing environment
OR
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Manufacturing Management, Engineering or related discipline and 1+ years of operations and continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment or related internship/co-op experience in manufacturing environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years’ experience leading Six Sigma or TPM projects.
- SAP experience preferred.
- Project Management experience preferred.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé Purina. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. We hope you'll consider sharing in our mission--you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé Purina home.
The Nestlé Companies are equal employment and affirmative action employers and look for diversity in qualified candidates for employment.
Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@purina.nestle.com to notify of us of any needs related to completing the job application.
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