Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

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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. Position Summary We have called the vibrant community of St. Joseph home for 30 years. Recognized with the All-America City Award, St. Joseph embodies the spirit of collaboration and exceptional results. Our wet dog and cat food factory, a special home for our passionate associates, produces millions of cases of flagship brands like Fancy Feast® and Beneful® Prepared Meals. Beyond the work, our St. Joseph team actively supports the United Way and United Cerebral Palsy foundations, raising $750,000 in the past five years for non-profits local to the St. Joseph community. We’re also doing our part to care for the environment we share, like conserving water, investing in renewable electricity and maintaining zero waste for disposal. With increased production, reinvestment, and a culture of continuous improvement, we unlock our fullest potential. Join our close-knit team focused on safety, personal growth, development, and community. What could you add to this remarkable mix? As the Manufacturing Excellence Specialist, you’ll be responsible for training, coaching, and assessing teams across functions in our factory for Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma activities. Dive into our data to help us identify opportunities to improve our performance and processes while you lead our teams in performing traditional industrial performance and engineering responsibilities. Analyze downtime data, validate production loss categories, and identify trends or recurring issues to prioritize improvement efforts. Investigate production floor issues, troubleshoot equipment and process failures, and determine root causes. Implement corrective actions that improve equipment reliability, production efficiency, and overall process performance. Use working knowledge of production machinery to support operators in real time and help stabilize production. Partner with maintenance, engineering, production teams, and IWG leads to guide continuous improvement initiatives and project workstreams. Requirements Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years of continuous improvement, process improvement, or coaching and developing in a manufacturing, military, or related environment. OR High school diploma with 3+ years of continuous improvement, process improvement, or coaching and developing in a manufacturing, military, or related environment. Other Experience with Power BI or related software preferred. Salary: $74,969.10 to $100,552.00 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 It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace. To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. 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. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home. The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 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 or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Review our applicant privacy notice before applying at . Job Requisition: 417008