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Nestle

Senior Manager, Factory Engineering

Nestle

. Lead and manage engineering activities, providing professional engineering and strategic technical expertise .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeFranklin Park • Illinois • United StatesSenior💰 $161,301 - $220,195 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in engineering leadership, capital execution, and maintenance optimization while ensuring compliance with food safety and environmental standards. Proven ability to develop strategic visions and drive operational excellence through collaboration and technical skill development.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Engineering LeadershipCapital ExecutionFood Safety ComplianceProject Engineering/ManagementTPM Methodologies

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Hard Skills
Mechanical EngineeringChemical EngineeringProcess EngineeringFinancial AnalysisStandard CostingAsset ManagementMaintenance ManagementPlant DesignContinuous ImprovementUtilities Management
Soft Skills
Strategic VisioningCollaborationTalent DevelopmentAccountabilitySuccession Planning
Tools & Technologies
AutoCADVisioESATCIATNEMT
Industry Keywords
Food ProcessingHygienic EngineeringEnvironmental ProtectionSafety StandardsMaintenance Optimization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead and manage engineering activities, providing professional engineering and strategic technical expertise
  • Ensure people health and safety, product safety, and environmental protection are not compromised
  • Lead capital execution, asset maintenance and utilities excellence, engineering compliance, and sustainability
  • Define Factory Engineering team plans and objectives and monitor implementation in accordance with Nestlé Engineering Excellence
  • Set the factory’s technical strategic vision and cascade objectives to engineering leaders within cost targets
  • Develop and maintain technical competencies, action plans, accountability, talent reviews, career planning, and succession planning
  • Drive equipment reliability through maintenance foundations and TPM
  • Collaborate with production and cross-functional teams to build world-class operations
  • Improve maintenance cost structure through technical skill development and optimization of third-party spending
  • Develop, maintain, and execute the capital market business strategy (MBS) aligned with business needs
  • Drive world-class water management and reliability of factory electrical components
  • Maintain engineering cost management plans with year-over-year improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS), preferably in Engineering, including Mechanical, Chemical, or Process; experience would be considered in lieu of a degree
  • 10+ years of related work experience is highly preferred
  • At least 3+ years of leadership/management experience
  • Familiarity with TPM and continuous improvement methodologies
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Visio, ESAT, CIAT, NEMT or similar technical tools/systems
  • Experience in Project Engineering/Management, including plant design and construction
  • Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety and hygienic engineering (OSH&R) preferred
  • Financial analysis and key business drivers such as Standard Costing, Asset and Maintenance Management, CAPEX budgeting and preparation
  • In-depth knowledge of food processing plant operations, technologies, utilities, maintenance systems, and hygienic engineering requirements (OSH&R)
  • This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Performance-based incentives
  • 401k with company match
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Competitive total rewards package
  • Professional growth opportunities
  • Dynamic career paths
  • Development opportunities
  • Opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe
  • Benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing