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Nestle

Global branded foods and beverages producer

Department of Investment Manager

Engineering LeadershipUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeKalisz, PolandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher technical education is required.
  • At least 3–5 years of experience in investment, engineering, technical projects, or maintenance is required.
  • Experience leading a team or coordinating engineers' work is required.
  • Strong knowledge of technical documentation, the investment process, and project management principles is required.
  • Ability to prepare budgets, schedules, and technical-economic analyses is required.
  • Knowledge of machine safety, automation, installations, and equipment modernization is required.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and technical programs such as AutoCAD is required.
  • Strong English-language proficiency sufficient to work with technical documentation and communicate with Nestlé central departments is required.
  • Ability to lead a team and ensure tasks are completed is required.
  • Independence in decision-making and a high degree of responsibility are required.
  • Diligence, consistency, and punctuality are required.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of engineers responsible for designing, planning, and delivering investments and modernizations.
  • Assign tasks, set priorities, monitor execution, and ensure project status is reported on time.
  • Develop the team's competencies, provide subject-matter support, and enforce high standards for documentation and project management.
  • Build a culture of accountability, safety, quality, and technical excellence.
  • Manage the full investment lifecycle, from identifying needs, developing concepts, and conducting feasibility analyses through design, procurement, execution, commissioning, acceptance, and project closure.
  • Develop user and technical requirements, specifications, requests for quotation, cost estimates, and acceptance criteria.
  • Prepare investment proposals with business justifications, risk analyses, solution alternatives, and technical-economic assessments.
  • Manage the annual and multi-year investment budget and project portfolio, including expenditure forecasting and cost control.
  • Maintain schedules and manage project risks, changes, scope, resources, and inter-project dependencies.
  • Plan and coordinate production shutdowns related to investment delivery in collaboration with Production, Planning, Maintenance, and Quality.
  • Oversee external contractors, designers, and suppliers, including work safety, quality, compliance, cost, and on-time delivery.
  • Coordinate design reviews, factory and site acceptance testing, commissioning, performance tests, technical acceptance, and handover of installations for use.
  • Ensure complete as-built documentation, manuals, declarations of conformity, protocols, spare-parts lists, maintenance plans, and user training plans.
  • Ensure projects comply with legal requirements and Nestlé technical standards, particularly for machine safety, hygienic design, food safety, ergonomics, fire protection, building regulations, UDT, and ATEX.
  • Ensure use of the technical change-management process, risk assessment, and safe design and work practices.
  • Incorporate GMP and HACCP requirements, contamination and allergen prevention, and effective cleanability of installations and equipment.
  • Work closely with Maintenance, Occupational Health and Safety, Quality, Production, Logistics, Planning, Procurement, Finance, and IT/OT departments.
  • Support factory management in developing the technical development plan and investment roadmap and improving reliability, energy efficiency, and process automation.
  • Monitor completed investments and verify achievement of expected business benefits.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the food industry or FMCG is desirable.

About the Company

Nestle

Global branded foods and beverages producer

Nestlé manufactures and markets branded foods, beverages, pet care, and nutrition products in about 185 countries. Its products are produced at scale and distributed through retail, foodservice, and direct-to-consumer channels, backed by a global R&D network. Distinctive factors include its enormous global footprint, a diversified lineup from coffee to pet care to infant nutrition, and the combination of retail plus professional channels. Its goal is to provide reliable, high-quality nutrition to people worldwide while advancing nutrition science through its research and brands.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Vevey, Switzerland
Founded
1866

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