Senior Engineering Manager

Foods people love. Brands people trust. And a career that nourishes your future like no other.

If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States.

We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day.

Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond.

Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

POSITION SUMMARY :

Provide professional engineering and technical leadership in the Factory, ensuring people health and safety, product safety and environment are never compromised, and that all engineering and maintenance activities enhance business objectives, product quality and factory performance.

Ensure technical continuous improvement and competitive manufacturing operations excellence. The Factory Engineer is a key member of the factory leadership team.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

People

Develop and maintain Engineering and Maintenance competency at the factory, including technical and management competencies, talent review, career and succession planning.

Maintenance and Improvement

Enable high performance Operations, by providing assets’ Maintenance according to the Nestlé Strategy, using TPM / PM as the multi-disciplined approach to maintenance / improve fixed assets, and AMM to manage their life cycle.

Project Management

Monitor Capital Investments, ensuring justification, request, implementation, start-up, reporting aligned with Guidelines and TPM.

Foster Projects’ flexible design to allow adjustments to changing Operation requirements. Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within cost objectives.

Perform analysis (financial / operational) to indicate the feasibility of projects.

Fixed Asset Planning

Ensure optimum decisions are made / implemented regarding factory assets (including investment cycle), in alignment with Market Business Strategy.

Manage engineering and maintenance data accordingly.

Electrical and Automation

Ensure that the electrical services, degree of automation and MES at the factory site level, are in line with Business requirements.

Industrial Services

Ensure that the utilities’ needs of Production are fulfilled and optimized. That all utilities that come / may come in contact with product are treated according to the food safety acceptance criteria.

Energy / Water / HS&E Management

Ensure optimum and sustainable Operations at factory level, by following Energy / Water Management approach, driving the corresponding Reporting System, and respecting HS&E polices.

Process & Packaging Optimization

Drive Innovation / Renovation, initiating / coordinating implementation of new processes / technology with relevant Market, Product Technology Center, Corporate and Strategic Business Unit.

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL :

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field is required.
• Employee must support and comply with all Nestle programs and policies, including affirmative action goals and commitments, SHE strategies, corporate citizenship initiatives, GMP’s and Safety Policies to ensure employee safety and product quality.

Employee must meet all requirements related to NQMS and ISO standards for Quality, Food Safety, Environmental Compliance and Occupational Health and Safety.

Employee must support and comply with all Nestlé programs and policies, including, affirmative action goals and commitments, SHE (Safety, Health & Environment) strategies, corporate citizenship initiatives, NCE (Nestle Continuous Excellence), TPM (Total Performance Management), GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Safety Policies to ensure employee safety and product quality.

Employee must meet all requirements related to NQMS (Nestle Quality Management System) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards for Quality, Food Safety, Environmental Compliance and Occupational Health and Safety.

EXPERIENCE :

• Five to ten years experience in a food-manufacturing environment demonstrating progressive responsibilities.
• Proven leadership skills gained from increasingly challenging, responsible and similar positions in an automated manufacturing environment.
• Must have solid understanding of maintenance systems, engineering process, project management methodologies, and capital management expertise.
• Experience implementing and supporting manufacturing methods and driving continuous improvement.

SKILLS :

• Superior verbal and written communication, leadership and planning skills are required.
• Build effective teams and coach as necessary
• Analytical skills in problem solving
• Translate engineering knowledge into full compliant operations (including Food Safety, Safety and Environment compliance in the factory, with Local and Nestlé regulations)
• Identify and suggest new opportunities.
• Able to communicate with business areas, specifically at the Application Group level

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.