Manager, Performance & Process Control

Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Performance & Process Control

Requisition ID: 35008

Location: Fairbury, NE, USA, 68352

Workplace Type: On-Site

Experience Level: Associate

Job Type: Full Time

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We're guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

What You'll Do:

• Define and govern the manufacturing continuous improvement portfolio prioritizing initiatives based on business impact, operational risks, financial benefits, and strategic objectives.
• Establish common KPI definitions, targets, dashboards, and performance-review standards
• Develop Tiered Performance Management and plant review routines
• Lead Yield and Usage reconciliation methodologies across manufacturing sites
• Identify, quantify, and prioritize material losses from raw-material through finished-product production
• Develop Manufacturing Cost-per-SKU visibility and cost-driver analysis
• Lead Standard vs. Actual manufacturing-cost analysis and improvement
• Develop conversion cost and productivity analytics
• Establish Manufacturing Quality Control governance and common QC standards
• Lead implementation of Statistical Process Control across critical manufacturing processes
• Develop process-capability methodology, including Cp, Cpk, Pp, and Ppk
• Use SAP and laboratory/process information to identify trends, variability, and emerging process risks
• Lead the deployment of Lean methodologies, standard work, structured problem-solving, waste reduction, and operational excellence practices to improve manufacturing performance.
• Connect raw-material characteristics, process parameters, finished-product quality, Yield/Usage, and financial impact
• Develop Power BI dashboards and analytical tools for Manufacturing performance
• Establish loss trees and systematic root-cause/problem-solving processes
• Lead cross-site performance benchmarking and best-practice replication
• Support performance-improvement initiatives at manufacturing sites
• Use the host plant, when applicable, leading the local performance team and as a lighthouse for piloting and demonstrating the Manufacturing Performance System before network deployment
• Ability to translate business demand into practical manufacturing execution strategies
• Demonstrated experience in KPI governance, Lean deployment, structured problem-solving, yield and material-usage improvement, and process variability reduction.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, or related discipline
• Strong experience in manufacturing operations, production planning, scheduling, or plant logistics
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing capacity, constraints, campaigns, and production flow
• Experience with SAP production planning, routing, capacity, or related manufacturing master data preferred
• Strong understanding of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE), as well as the interface between Manufacturing and Supply Chain functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to translate business demand into practical manufacturing execution strategies

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification strongly preferred; equivalent experience leading complex Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) projects.
• Experience with process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk), root cause analysis, A3 problem solving, value stream mapping, and continuous improvement portfolio benefits validation.
• Experience utilizing Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), process historian data, statistical analysis software such as Minitab, and chemical or batch-process manufacturing environments
• Ability to coach site leadership teams and influence operational performance improvement without direct ownership of daily plant execution.
• Experience influencing performance and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple manufacturing plants and cross-functional teams.

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.

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