Manufacturing Excellence Specialist

About the role

The Manufacturing Excellence (ME) Specialist is a key partner in advancing factory performance and building a culture of continuous improvement. This role works closely with the Local Leadership Team and shop‑floor teams to strengthen Total Performance Management routines, improve data reliability, eliminate operational losses, and accelerate high‑impact improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the Local Leadership Team to define, align, and execute the factory performance improvement strategy.
• Translate the Factory Operational Master Plan, loss analysis, and external benchmarks into a practical roadmap that improves performance and builds long‑term capability.
• Drive alignment among LLT members and key stakeholders, supporting effective rollout of improvement priorities across Production.
• Maintain a strong shop‑floor presence to assess maturity, identify opportunities, coach teams, and align corrective actions.
• Lead Focused Improvement pillar activities, including labor utilization studies, data reliability, SAP BOM and master data, and capacity utilization.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business or related field preferred.
• 1–3 years of manufacturing experience and experience partnering with factory management teams.
• 1–3 years of active involvement in Goal Alignment, TPM, Lean or continuous‑improvement implementation.
• Experience leading improvement projects, analyzing losses and applying structured problem‑solving tools.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office
• SAP
• DMO
• Prometheus
• POKA
• Power BI

What we offer

• Competitive salary range $74,969.10 – $100,552.00 per year.
• Bonus eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage and a broad total‑rewards package.