Senior Factory Engineering Manager

About the Role

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

The Senior Manager, Factory Engineering is a strategic leader responsible for shaping the future of our manufacturing operations. This role drives engineering excellence across capital projects, asset reliability, utilities, compliance, and sustainability while fostering a culture where safety, quality, and environmental stewardship come first. Partnering across the business, you will lead innovation, optimize performance, and help deliver operational excellence that supports Nestlé's long-term success.

Responsibilities

• People:
  • Define, propose, and monitor the implementation of the Factory Engineering teams plans and objectives in accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles, and the Key Engineering Activities as outlined in the Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE) master document.
  • Live Nestlé leadership principles in all aspects of the role.
  • Set the technical strategic vision for the factory, leveraging other functional leaders and cascade objectives to all leaders in the engineering department, within factory cost targets.
  • Develop and maintain technical competencies at the factory, including detailed action plans, accountability to progress, talent review, career, and succession planning.
• Maintenance and Improvement:
  • Drive equipment reliability through implementing maintenance foundations in TPM.
  • Build cooperation and collaboration with the production and other cross-functional teams to build world-class operations.
  • Improve maintenance cost structure by enhancing technical skill sets and optimizing 3rd party spend.
• Project Management:
  • Implement Nestlé capital process to drive excellence in capital execution.
  • Proactively develop, maintain, and execute the capital market business strategy (MBS) to align with the business needs.
  • Drive factory master planning to facilitate long-term strategies across the factory for example in Safety, Quality, and Warehouse.
• Industrial Services/Sustainability:
  • Ensure full compliance with all governing bodies for utilities systems relevant to the Modesto site. This is paramount and non-negotiable to have a strong understanding of these utilities systems.
  • Maintain reliability through implementing maintenance foundations and TPM methodology.
  • Develop and maintain all skill sets necessary for internal management of utilities systems.
  • Drive and execute plant sustainability objectives in line with market targets.
  • Drive world-class water management in the factory.
• Electrical & Automation:
  • Drive reliability in all electrical components in the factory.
  • Develop and drive automation plan for the factory.
  • Ensure full compliance with Nestlé standards including calibration.
  • Develop technical skills in maintenance to ensure electrical reliability.
• Process & Packaging Optimization:
  • Drive Innovation/Renovation, initiating/coordinating implementation of new processes/technology with relevant Market, Product Technology Center, Corporate, and Strategic Business Unit.
  • Leverage tools such as:
    • Cascaded objectives to all leaders that are in-line with factory objectives.
    • Implement strategic technical OMP and factory master plan.
    • Detailed cost management plan for all aspects of engineering including YoY improvements.
    • Detailed action plan for all aspects of technical execution.
    • Maintenance Foundations/TPM.
    • Corporate resources and Nestlé Market standards.

Requirements

• University Degree (BA/BS) in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Process, or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of related work experience.
• 3+ years of leadership/management experience required.
• Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety, and hygienic engineering (OSH&R) preferred.
• Strong understanding of, or ability to learn, the full scope of role responsibilities, including financial analysis and key business drivers such as 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.
• Demonstrated 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 with the ability to apply root cause analysis and technical creativity to resolve complex short and long-term issues.
• Effective communication and networking skills, with the ability to perform under pressure and in ambiguous environments.
• Experience in Project Engineering/Management, including plant design and construction.

Pay

The approximate pay range for this position is $168,000.00 to $190,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Benefits

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position.