Senior Quality Specialist

Location: Orbe, Switzerland

Work model: Office-based / Full time

Contract type / duration: Permanent

Be a force for good and accelerate change that improves lives and the planet.

As a Senior Quality Specialist at Société des Produits Nestlé, your mission is to build trust and deliver the best consumer experience for beverage systems by ensuring food safety, compliance and quality by design. You’ll make a difference by collaborating closely with project managers, quality teams, business stream managers, manufacturing partners, regulatory and legal experts, and suppliers. This is your opportunity to take ownership, grow your expertise, and make a difference at scale.

• Promoting quality by design across beverage system development so teams deliver safe, compliant and consumer-focused innovations.
• Driving right-first-time quality for new systems, products, packaging and filling lines from early development through technical approval.
• Building robust validation plans and quality sign-offs that align partners, strengthen decisions and reduce risks before launch.
• Ensuring food safety, product compliance and quality standards are embedded into development, manufacturing and supplier activities.
• Providing technical expertise to factories and consumer service teams so quality issues are resolved effectively and improvements are sustained.
• Sharing lessons learned, tools and expertise across sites to grow quality capabilities and support continuous improvement.

• Bringing strong quality, manufacturing, research and development, and beverage systems expertise to complex innovation projects, ideally supported by a degree or equivalent qualification in science, chemistry or packaging.
• Applying food safety, hazard analysis, product compliance, good manufacturing practices, verification and audit knowledge with confidence, with a certificate or master’s in regulatory affairs or chemistry considered an advantage.
• Using problem-solving, change management and continuous improvement skills to protect consumers and improve quality outcomes.
• Collaborating across functions, sites and external partners with clear communication, coaching skills and a solution-focused mindset.
• Communicating fluently in English.
• Demonstrating courage, collaboration, speed and continuous learning.

At Société des Produits Nestlé, we place people at the heart of everything we do.

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work possibilities (for office based roles)
• Paid holidays beyond legal requirements
• Learning and development opportunities to grow your career
• Performance based bonus
• Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Strong employer contribution to your pension plan
• Generous parental leave and comprehensive family support solutions
• Attractive employee discounts across various products and services

We are committed to an inclusive and respectful hiring experience and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations if needed. Our workplaces are fully accessible and supported by a strong safety culture, with modern installations and procedures to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

The hiring process typically includes a video interview with Talent Acquisition, an interview with the hiring team, and a final discussion and offer. We review applications as they are received and close the role once a strong list of relevant candidates is identified, so we encourage you to apply early. All information is treated confidentially.

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