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Position Snapshot 
 
Location: Konolfingen (BE), Switzerland
Company: Nestlé Product & Technology Center (NPTC) Nutrition 
Act. Rate: Full-Time 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract

What we offer at Nestlé 
 
Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions. 
Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration 
A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. Learn more here. 
A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow. 
 
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Position Summary  

As a Quality Specialist, you will ensure Quality and Food Safety by Design in our powdered milk-based beverage projects. Your role will involve providing scientific and technical guidance, maintaining knowledge of quality requirements and technologies, and supporting factories with expertise in the area. You will also contribute to the development of guidelines and standards.

A Day in the Life of a Quality Specialist

• Provide early-stage support to projects, ensuring Quality and Food Safety by Design and timely delivery of information/documents.
• Effectively communicate results and methods to relevant parties.
• Build and document knowledge on the latest Quality and Food Safety topics in powdered milk-based beverages.
• Act as the subject matter owner for various categories, such as chemical contaminants and allergens.
• Support operations with effective and sustainable solutions, including assistance in new product industrialization and line commissioning.
• Update Standards and Guidelines based on business priorities, involving key stakeholders and transferring new information to factories.
• Promote quality awareness and contribute to the competence development of quality professionals.
• Proactively lead Continuous Improvement programs, including root cause analysis and knowledge dissemination.

What will make you successful

• University Degree in Food Science and Technology or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of Quality, Food Safety, and Hygiene experience in powdered milk-based beverages.
• Strong knowledge of quality requirements and manufacturing processes.
• Experience in R&D and/or operations/factory settings.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Nestlé is committed to the accessibility of its recruitment process. If you require an adaptation during the recruitment process, please do let us know so we can support you effectively. All information will be treated confidentially.

At Nestlé Research and Development in Konolfingen near Bern / Switzerland, we develop for Nestlé worldwide, new products, processes and packaging concepts for a broad range of products of our Nutrition, Dairy, Health Science and Coffee businesses. In addition, we also provide technical assistance to our factories.
 

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