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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Main Purpose of the job:

The Senior Specialist, Packaging Equipment serves as a Packaging Equipment SME called on to consult and occasionally lead complex projects to identify and specify equipment solutions that deliver against Nestle’s innovation, cost, sustainability, and performance ambitions. This role partners with factories, Engineering, other Technical Application Group (TAG) teams, and additional partners to identify technologies and collaborate to ensure equipment solutions are implemented effectively. They represent the Technical Application Group (TAG) as subject matter expert in one or more areas of packaging equipment. A Senior Specialist is responsible for They also train and coach others to contribute to the success of the TAG. They also collaborate internally and externally with equipment vendors to build relationships to continuously improve technical skills and personal development.

Key Outputs and Deliverables:

• Influence and Drive Packaging Equipment Strategy across all NUSA Business Units (30%):

• Provide design input to packaging equipment solutions for capital projects or market standards including detailed phases of the engineering work required to execute solutions.

• Generate all engineering documentation required for Project Engineers to successfully implement recommended solutions: URS, relevant Packaging Equipment Standards, and key FAT/SAT documentation.

• Serve as SME for Packaging Equipment and provide input into key design milestones for projects.

• Ensure proposed solutions are compliant with Nestle and Industry standards as well as harmonized with equipment procurement strategy.

• Consult on a wide variety of projects requiring Equipment SME input.

• Drive Transformational Growth, Cost Reduction, and Performance Improvements (30%):

• Leverage understanding of Nestle packaging asset base, knowledge of packaging technology, and vendor strategy to propose transformational solutions to enable efficiency, cost, and/or performance.

• Provide critical input into Global Procurement Equipment Strategy by providing critical insight on vendor capability and fit within Nestle factories.

• Partner with Brand Packaging Developers to find synergies in business and equipment roadmaps.

• Introduction of New Packaging and Processes within Factories (15%):

• Autonomously collaborate and influence internal and external project teams (Teams are made up of R&D, Product Developers, Project Managers, Quality, Regulatory, Engineering, Packaging, Factories, Marketing, Co-Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Supply Chain, etc.) to develop, industrialize, and launch equipment solutions in support of Nestle’s Innovation, Sustainability, Cost, or Performance ambitions.

• Exercise agility by quickly proposing solutions to unique challenges that can unlock growth opportunities within factories.

• Provide working Packaging equipment knowledge, guidance and support to the Factory / R&D / Engineering resources where required on key projects.

• Factory Support and Troubleshooting (15%)

• Support factory packaging equipment asset base by maintaining equipment capability matrix for assigned factories.

• Leverage expertise to support factory improvement projects in the areas of Unplanned Stops reduction, Asset Intensity improvements, and waste reduction.

• Where applicable – develop and deliver key training content to factories to enable performance improvements.

• Play a key role in technical competency mastership building within and outside of T&P and autonomously provide technical external to Nestle benchmarking insights to drive business impactful ensure supply strategy development (10%):

• Serve as a TAG Certified Trainer in one or more TAG competencies.

• Develop and deliver training content within and outside of TAG based on expertise.

• Coach and mentor junior associates on projects

• Partner with other Experts, Functions, and Vendors where necessary to develop effective material to elevate capability within and outside of TAG.

• Receive coaching from Expert SMEs to grow own competency in the area of Packaging Mastership

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in traditional Engineering field required (Preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or Industrial).

• Minimum 5 years of packaging equipment related work experience with a preference for 7+ years. Experience should be in food and beverage manufacturing.

• Experience influencing and drafting documentation, standards, and specifications in the area of packaging equipment and design.

• Familiarity with capital process flow and timelines as well as familiarity with stage-gate processes

• Experience managing technical projects (budgets, timelines, risk identification & mitigation, stakeholder management, etc.)

• Served as Technical Lead and successful led implementation of packaging equipment solutions across a minimum of 3 initiatives.

• Prefer deep technical experience in one or more areas of packaging equipment (i.e. case packing, cartoning, palletizing, capping, etc.)

• Experience providing technical coaching and mentorship to individuals as well as training others in group settings.

• Prior Operations, factory, and/or R&D experience is a plus.

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