Manufacturing Excellence Analyst at Nestle

A day in the life of a Market Manufacturing Excellence Analyst:

Strategic plan development and management in the Factory:

• Helps the Factory Manufacturing Excellence Business Partner to support the factory to achieve their business goals by applying NCE Methodologies.
• Helps to translate the Market priorities and function priorities into the Factory/area OMP.
• Ensures the right cascading of priorities and measures from the Market to the Factory/area.
• Defines and embeds NCE projects and initiatives into the Factory/area objectives and align Local Leadership Teams towards the plan             

Establish adequate competencies for the Factory

• Stewards, trains, supports and coaches the Factory Leadership Team and Local Leadership Teams in the NCE in Manufacturing competencies (e.g.GA, FI, LVS, AM) and applicable manufacturing standards.

Improvement in Manufacturing Excellence results

• Promotes and supports cross-fertilization of Manufacturing best practices, knowledge, standards and improvements across the factories.
• Ensures an overall understanding of the different NCE methodologies (pillars) within the Factory Leadership Team, functions and how they integrate through the NCE implementation plan avoiding silo working.
• Conducts specific projects to support results improvement around priorities established by the Factory.
• Provides hands-on support to the Local Leadership Teams and Local Operating Teams to accelerate improvement of results (coach by doing with factory).
• Drives pragmatic application of methodologies and tools focusing on delivering results by applying NCE simplification principles.
• Ensures effectiveness of NCE implementation (business results).
• Helps the Factory Manufacturing Excellence Business Partner to drive NCE in manufacturing.                                                                                                                         

What will make you successful?

• Degree in Engineering
• Factory experience (2 years +).
• Strong Practical experience in leading and coaching Continuous Improvement programs (2 years+), preferably experienced in several pillars
• Experience of program management
• Experience of working with management
• Leading and coaching problem-solving activities (basic, intermediate and complex problem-solving methodologies including: Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification and SMED projects
• Experience in leading complex change or transformation programs