Nestle

Engineering Project Manager

Nestle
Posted 10/22/2026full-timeNanjangud • IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing capital expenditure projects throughout their lifecycle, including engineering design, project execution, and compliance with safety and quality standards. Proficient in coordinating cross-functional teams and optimizing manufacturing processes for improved operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Project ManagementCapital Expenditure ManagementProcess EngineeringManufacturing AutomationFMCG Industry Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage capital expenditure projects across the complete lifecycle, from concept development and feasibility assessment through design, procurement, execution, commissioning, handover, and closeout
  • Develop and review engineering designs for manufacturing processes, process equipment, production lines, and plant infrastructure
  • Coordinate process design activities and prepare or review process documentation and piping and instrumentation diagrams
  • Lead projects involving filling and packaging equipment, logistics systems, material-handling solutions, warehouse automation, and industrial automation
  • Manage production-line installations, plant expansions, asset relocation, and fixed-asset optimisation
  • Prepare project concepts, technical specifications, investment proposals, schedules, budgets, and implementation plans
  • Manage contractors, equipment suppliers, engineering partners, and external service providers
  • Monitor project costs, timelines, risks, scope changes, and expected business benefits, taking corrective action as needed
  • Ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental, food-safety, hygienic-design, quality, and statutory requirements
  • Support equipment installation, plant start-up, performance testing, commissioning, and operational handover
  • Collaborate with factory leadership and production, engineering, maintenance, quality, safety, procurement, finance, and technical stakeholders
  • Lead or coordinate project teams according to project scope and complexity
  • Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, cost effectiveness, operational efficiency, and return on investment
  • Travel to and, where required, be based at different project and factory locations for extended assignments

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or B.Tech. in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or Control, Instrumentation, Chemical, or Process Engineering
  • Approximately 5–10 years of relevant experience in manufacturing-related capital projects, project engineering, or project management
  • Experience managing greenfield or brownfield factory developments, new production lines, plant expansions, process installations, equipment relocation, or manufacturing automation
  • Prior experience in FMCG or food manufacturing is strongly preferred
  • Hands-on experience in plant design, construction, installation, start-up, and commissioning

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Hard Skills
Engineering DesignProcess DocumentationPiping And Instrumentation DiagramsProject SchedulingBudget ManagementPlant Start-UpCommissioningAsset RelocationFixed-Asset OptimisationPerformance Testing
Soft Skills
CollaborationLeadershipProblem-SolvingCommunicationStakeholder Management
Tools & Technologies
Logistics SystemsMaterial-Handling SolutionsWarehouse AutomationIndustrial AutomationProduction Lines
Industry Keywords
FMCGFood ManufacturingGreenfield DevelopmentBrownfield DevelopmentSafety ComplianceQuality StandardsEnvironmental ComplianceHygienic Design