About Nestlé Nutrition

Nestlé Nutrition, a global company in the Nestlé Group, helps to enhance peoples’ lives through science-based nutrition products and services for consumer groups with specific nutritional needs. Our brands include Nestlé and Gerber maternal and infant nutrition, PowerBar and Musashi performance nutrition and Jenny Craig weight management.

Your challenge:

In your job as an Automation and MES Engineer, you’re going to develop as a specialist in Factory Automation Systems (FAS), MES and Process Control Systems. These systems support the daily production of baby food, from the raw material to the end product from Nestlé Nutrition and Health Science.
Together with our MES experts, Automation expert and the FAS-administrator, you’re going to start and guide the automation and MES projects. You’re also going to be included in the daily operations of our factory. You will be responsible for the software changes in the control of our line-machines and you’re going to maintain contact with our suppliers.

 Your tasks:  

• You will analyze the problems that occur in the Automation Process Control Systems and MES solution.
• You test/implement control programs and control interfaces. You prepare them, so they can be used immediately. In consultation with the involved departments, you’re going to coordinate the functional automation and MES specifications.
• You’re going to formalize user requirement specifications (URS) and FAT documents. Besides you formalize user manuals and document these together with additional technical information.
• You’re going to give technical advice to the purchasing department and to the production departments. Besides you’re going to maintain good communication relationships with our suppliers. You’re also responsible for a part of the training of our operators and electro technicians.
• The described activities can be planned for a part and are for a part ad hoc. This makes the job alternately.
   

What are we offering?

• You’re going to work together with our technical specialists within Nestlé Nutrition/ Health Science and you’re going to be our specialist in industrial automation and MES team.
• You will develop your automation and MES skills following Nestle and international standards.
• Training on MES, Wonderware, field networks and Rockwell platforms and safety standards can be offered.
• You will be working on a product, which has a lot of meaning to a vulnerable group.
• A nice working environment, chemistry, company pride and passionate colleagues. 
• You will get good primary and secondary conditions; you can find them in our CLA (link below).
• The variously activities and perspectives within Nestlé are giving you the perfect opportunity to grow and to develop yourself in automation, MES and project management areas (internationally). This makes the job a real challenge.

This job is classified in scale HP5 in our CLA HP. The salary range of this job is in between €50.000 and €63.000 on a yearly bases. This salary indication depends on your experience. 
You can find the link to our CLA here: https://www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/voedingsindustrie/cao-nestle-nederland

What are we looking for?

You want to develop yourself as an Automation and MES Engineer within the Nestlé Company. You also like to work with colleagues from other departments like Production, Maintenance, Quality Assurance and Technology etc. Furthermore you are aware of what kind of product we produce, for which group and why we follow certain rules for quality.

What are the requirements?

For this job we are looking for candidates with:

• A bachelor degree in the direction of electrical engineering, process control technology, industrial automation or computer science.
• Knowledge in PLC controls and affinity with network components and MES. Knowledge and experience with Wonderware and Allen Bradley is not required, but would be good to have.
• Experience in an engineering job in machine and equipment construction.
• Good control of the English and Dutch language.

In conclusion, we are searching for a new colleague who takes initiative, has an innovative mindset and with self-knowledge. You also have to be service oriented, want to work together with your colleagues and be trustworthy. 
 

Any questions/comments or want to apply to our vacancy?
Our recruiters are ready to answer your questions. Send your question to careers@nl.nestle.com and you will receive an answer within 3 days.
 

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