Senior Expert Engineer – Industrial Services

Nestle

. Provide advanced technical leadership and subject matter expertise for refrigeration, cooling, hygienic air handling and related utility systems across Nestlé and Nestlé Purina factories in North America .

Posted 9/26/2026full-timeSt. Louis • Missouri • United StatesSenior💰 $149,790 - $205,067 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide advanced technical leadership and subject matter expertise for refrigeration, cooling, hygienic air handling and related utility systems across Nestlé and Nestlé Purina factories in North America
Serve as a trusted technical partner to factory, market and project teams for industrial refrigeration (ammonia and CO₂), cooling, hygienic air handling, and related utility systems
Lead technical problem definition and resolution for complex or recurring refrigeration issues
Develop, maintain and deploy refrigeration standards, URS templates, design guides, application methodologies, equipment technology standards, operating tools and technical playbooks
Provide refrigeration technical leadership for capital projects from concept through handover and sustainment
Advance refrigeration safety and compliance, including ammonia and CO₂ safety, hygienic zoning, food safety, process safety, risk management, incident learning and audit readiness
Improve refrigeration performance and sustainability through reliability, energy use, controls, maintenance, heat recovery, natural refrigerants, low-GWP technologies, modernization and lifecycle cost initiatives
Build capability by coaching engineers and factory teams, developing learning materials, facilitating expert networks, onboarding partners and converting project and incident experience into reusable guidance
Support projects and operating facilities from problem definition through design, commissioning, startup and sustained operation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
10+ years of progressive engineering experience in refrigeration, utilities, capital projects, sustainability and/or technical leadership in a manufacturing, industrial or related environment
Must be willing to travel approximately 30%-50% to meet business needs
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based incentives
401k with company match
Healthcare coverage
Competitive total rewards package
Inclusive work environment
Reasonable accommodations during the recruitment experience