Factory Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Factory Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.
At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.
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As the Factory Maintenance & Engineering Manager, you lead all maintenance and engineering operations within the factory to ensure uncompromised standards of employee safety, product integrity, and environmental protection. You drive initiatives that enhance product quality, optimize plant performance, and align with overall business objectives. You are accountable for shaping and executing the factory’s strategic vision for manufacturing reliability and serve as a critical member of the factory leadership team.

• Define, propose and monitor the implementation of the Factory Engineering team’s 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.
• Propose and implement work processes, procedures and technical resources related to Factory Engineering.
• Lead and coordinate the Factory Engineering team and maintain competencies, motivation and performance to achieve the team’s mission and objectives.
• Propose and control the Factory Engineering budget as well as the factory's capital investment plans and related capital expenditures.
• Plan and manage all approved capital projects.
• Propose and monitor Factory Engineering in accordance with the key performance indicators.
• Demonstrate and promote the company's values within the Factory Engineering team.
• Contribute toward the Strategic and Tactical Leadership of the factory and division as a whole.
• Ensure an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations within the engineering team; no compromises should be tolerated regarding product safety/quality, people safety, and the environment.
• Liaise daily with Production and Quality Assurance to resolve technical issues and ensure optimal operation.
• Ensure all team members are familiar with and implement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Ensure environmental compliance with Nestlé Environmental Management System (NEMS) and Nestlé Environmental Minimum Technical Requirements (NEMTR).
• Ensure compliance with Nestlé Operational Safety, Health and Risk Management Strategy.
• Execute maintenance in accordance with the Nestlé Maintenance Strategy using the Consequence Driven Maintenance philosophy.
• Implement Asset Maintenance Management as Factory Maintenance System, including:
  • Technical Stores Management
  • Work Order Management and Labor Hour allocation
  • Equipment Bill of Material (BOM)
• Drive the implementation of Maintenance Best Practices.
• Optimize Predictive Maintenance technologies (Condition Monitoring and inspections) to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Utilize Planned Downtime for Scheduled and Condition-Based Maintenance.
• Initiate and coordinate the implementation of new processes/technologies with local, market, PTC, CTU and SBU engineering.
• Safeguard ‘Product Mastership’ equipment‑related technical knowledge.
• Maintain and develop functional expertise in technical operations (Maintenance, Projects, Industrial Services, Store) by providing training and development programs.
• Initiate and drive Continuous Improvement (CI) to achieve industrial process and plant optimization.
• Execute and control Factory Routine, Extra‑ordinary Maintenance and Capital Investment Budgets.
• Manage…