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Nestle

Senior Manager, Factory Engineering

Nestle

. Manage factory engineering activities and provide professional engineering and strategic technical leadership .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeSudbury • Massachusetts • United StatesSenior💰 $168,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in factory engineering management, focusing on safety, compliance, and operational excellence. Proven ability to lead teams, drive equipment reliability, and implement strategic technical initiatives in food processing environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Bachelor's Degree In Engineering10+ Years Related Work ExperienceLeadership/Management ExperienceKnowledge Of Food Safety RegulationsProficiency With AutoCAD And AMM

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Hard Skills
Factory Engineering ManagementEquipment ReliabilityCapital BudgetingProject Engineering/ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisContinuous Improvement MethodologiesHygienic EngineeringFinancial AnalysisTechnical CreativityUtilities Management
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsNetworking SkillsAbility To Perform Under Pressure
Tools & Technologies
AutoCADVisioCDMAMMESATCIATNEMTTPMMaintenance Management SystemsFood Processing Technologies
Industry Keywords
Food SafetyRegulatory ComplianceEnvironmental ProtectionOperational StrategiesCapital ProcessSustainability ObjectivesTechnical LeadershipFactory Master PlanningMaintenance Cost StructureThird-Party Spend

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage factory engineering activities and provide professional engineering and strategic technical leadership
  • Ensure people health and safety, product safety, and environmental protection
  • Define and monitor Factory Engineering team plans and objectives
  • Set the factory’s technical strategic vision and cascade objectives across the engineering department
  • Develop technical competencies through action plans, 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, technical skill sets, and third-party spend
  • Implement Nestlé’s capital process and execute capital projects
  • Develop and execute the capital market business strategy
  • Drive factory master planning for long-term safety, quality, warehouse, and operational strategies
  • Ensure utilities-system compliance for the Modesto site and develop internal utilities-management capabilities
  • Execute plant sustainability objectives and world-class water management
  • Drive reliability of electrical components and develop the factory automation plan
  • Ensure compliance with Nestlé standards, including calibration
  • Drive innovation and renovation through new processes and technologies
  • Implement strategic technical OMP and factory master plans
  • Manage engineering costs and technical execution plans

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) is required, preferably in Engineering, including Mechanical, Chemical, or Process; experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • At least 10 years of related work experience is strongly preferred
  • At least 3+ years of leadership/management experience
  • Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety, and hygienic engineering (OSH&R) preferred
  • Understanding of financial analysis, Nestlé Standard Costing, Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM), CAPEX budgeting and preparation (CIAT), and Industrial Services/Energy Management (NEMT)
  • Familiarity with TPM and continuous improvement methodologies
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Visio, CDM, AMM, ESAT, CIAT, NEMT, and similar technical tools/systems
  • Technical and managerial capabilities with in-depth knowledge of food processing plant operations, technologies, utilities, maintenance systems, and hygienic engineering requirements (OSH&R)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and technical creativity
  • Effective communication and networking skills; ability to perform under pressure and in ambiguous environments
  • Experience in project engineering/management, including plant design and construction

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Performance-based incentives/bonus eligibility
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Broad range of benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing
  • Dynamic career paths
  • Professional development and robust development opportunities
  • Opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe
  • Relocation assistance where applicable
  • Recruitment accommodations for applicants with disabilities