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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 Overview:

As a Senior Quality Specialist at Nestle Nutrition & Health, your mission is to ensure quality by 
design through scientific and technical guidance that supports innovation and delivers products and 
processes right first time. You'll make a difference by collaborating closely with cross-functional 
project teams, operations, and factory partners. This is your opportunity to take ownership, grow your 
expertise, and make a difference at scale.  You will also support our Nutrition & Health Meals & Drinks category global manufaturing network by creating and maintaining category specific specifications to assure Quality by Design.

Responsibilities: 

People and know-how: 

• Promotes quality and food safety awareness . Contributes to competence development of quality professionals across the category/business by providing training and awareness related to Nestle Standards, Nestle/NDC Quality processes and GMPs.

Quality mastership: 

• Project team member engaged in NDC Innovation / Renovation projects assuring Quality function deliverables throughout project stages.
• Perform Food Safety Assessments and develops pHACCP and rMMS for new product/technology projects, including support to factories for implementation.  Maintains and creates model HACCP, rMMS, and other category or Nestle standards and guidance instructions.  
• Ensures Quality and Food Safety technical knowledge transfer to operations through engagement, training and handover of projects. Provides training to all functions which need to have an insight into quality and food safety, and which need to implement quality and food safety in their own job deliverables.
• Ensures full compliance to Nestle Standards and Regulatory requirements.
• Provides support for Nestle Development Center Pilot Plant Qualiy and site compliance
• Embraces and leverages digital solutions and platforms to enable speed and accuracy.  Seeks to find or develop new digital solutions to enhance the output of the role to ensure we maintain a competitive advantage 

Quality auditing and verification: 

• Promote compliance with the Nestle Management System requirements and other applicable Standards.
• Member of the Internal Audit Team, respobsible for auditing processes and areas according to the Internal Audit Plan
• Support visits from regulatory bodies, such as FDA or USDA, and external certification bodies. In addition, Supports factory trials or vendor qualification as required by project.     

Technical Assistance:

• Provides assistance to Quality functions in factories and Application Groups

Requirements:

Academic Experience:

• University graduate 
• Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology, or other related science degrees

Operational Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in food industry in quality, R&D or manufacturing areas
• Demonstrated Competence in their field to support business requirements:
• Team member in the quality department of a factory, PTC/R&D, Centre, NR, NQACs
• HACCP certification is preferred
• ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certification is preferred
• Ingredient specifications
• Experience with quality by design

Business Experience:

• Leading part of a change effort
• Participation in new product development project teams is preferred
• Participating in audit teams and/or improvement projects with more senior staff members
• 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.

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Job Requisition: 413032