Electrical & Automation Supervisor

Electrical & Automation Leader

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.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way.

We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Position Summary:

As an Electrical & Automation (E&A) Leader, you will play a critical role in driving equipment reliability, automation performance, and operational excellence across our manufacturing facility. Reporting to the E&A Maintenance Manager, you will lead and develop a team of maintenance and automation professionals while serving as the site's technical expert for electrical systems, controls, automation, and process technologies. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, continuous improvement, and project execution to optimize plant performance, enhance safety, and support production goals.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and is passionate about developing people and advancing automation capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the Maintenance E&A team through coaching, training, performance management, and day-to-day supervision.
• Champion a strong safety culture, including leading safety initiatives, conducting audits and risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
• Provide technical leadership and troubleshooting support for electrical, automation, and process control systems, including PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, MCCs, instrumentation, MES, industrial networks, and related infrastructure.
• Investigate equipment downtime, quality deviations, and operational incidents to determine root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Maintain and continually improve automation, process control, and electrical system documentation, drawings, and standards.
• Ensure the reliability, performance, and maintainability of electrical, automation, and Factory Automation System (FAS) infrastructure.
• Manage change control processes, including Automation Change Management and Management of Change (MOC) requirements.
• Oversee the site instrument calibration program to ensure regulatory, quality, and operational compliance.
• Modify and optimize automation applications to support operational and production line improvements.
• Standardize automation and electrical equipment across the facility to improve reliability, efficiency, and supportability.
• Build technical capabilities across the plant through coaching and training of mechanics, operators, and E&A team members.
• Support Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) initiatives through active participation in operational reviews, continuous improvement projects, and DMAIC activities.
• Ensure compliance with all Nestlé, OSHA, NFPA, HACCP, food safety, and local regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate contractor activities and verify adherence to safety, food safety, and risk management requirements.
• Support plant production, quality, and operational objectives as directed by site leadership.
• Manage team schedules, time…