Facility Quality Manager

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.

At Nestle 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 Nestle 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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Position Summary:

The Facility Quality Manager acts as catalyst and pathfinder in partnering with other functions to ensure trust and consumer preference improvements by appropriate actions and resources. They challenge other functions to drive and ensure first time right, product defect elimination, proper risk management & risk based decision making and continous improvements. The Facility Quality Manager is the guardian of food safety and compliance at the factory providing leadership and support in achieving the business objectives.

Responsiblities:

Assure Food Safety and Compliance

• Responsible for adherence to all Company Quality principles and policies as well as local laws and regulations
• Responsible for compliance to food safety and external requirements (national and international)
• Responsible to ensure factory food safety management systems and HAACP programs implemented and maintained
• Responsible for factory laboratory operation and complaince, including personnel safety, availability of equipment and training of technicians
• Ensure adherence to good hygienic practices in the factory
• Ensure the factory pest management programm is implemented and complaint
• Collaborate with other function to setup, manage, enforce and maintain the Management System

Strive for Zero Defect & No Waste at Factory

• Lead the quality failures analysis and initiatives to eliminate the defects
• Ensure on time release of finish products
• Promote and supports cross-fertilization of NCE best practices, knowledge, standards and improvements
• Promote sharing of best practices; Liaise with other departments, functions, Applications Groups and Business to drive continuous improvement

Ensure Consistency

• Support the Idea to Launch process
• Collaborate with other functions to drive improvement in the manufacturing of products that consistently delivers consumer preference

Ensure development of compentencies in Quality

• Align and develop quality organizational structure and ensures succession planning are in place
• Ensure development of people through career management (experience), coaching and training
• Convey corporate culture and management principles at all levels
• Invests time coaching his/hers teams
• Foster a healthy employee relations climate

Requirements:

• BA/BS Degree or equivalent experience (preferred microbiology, chemistry or food sciencerelated studies, or engineering)
• Demonstrated capability to lead a group of experienced professionals
• Management exposure in a factory/ market
• Proven track record in delivering results by working with cross-functional teams and different initiatives
• Lead part of a change effort
• Establishing networks of peers, in markets or factories

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestle. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestle seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestle home.

The Nestle Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

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