At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. 

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. 
 

Position Summary:
The Engineering Director, Project Management oversees internal and external engineering resources, vendors, contractors & stakeholders whose objective is to oversee large capital investments relating to the company's fixed assets. This could involve the relocation and optimization of the existing fixed asset base including maintenance optimization and/or the purchase of new fixed assets, installation of new line, industrial services, and civil construction.  It may extend from the initial conceptual studies through to project closeout.  

This role is based at our factory in Savannah, Georgia and will require a full time onsite schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage resources, both personnel (e.g. project engineers, technicians, contractors, vendors etc.) and funding, to ensure the project or mission fulfills and meets the set objectives defined within the approved scope / project charter.  
• Propose and control the project costs in accordance with the Capital Investment Guidelines. 
• Monitor the project in accordance with the key performance indicators, including within budget, delivered on time and successfully handed over.  
• Reviews the quality of work completed with the project team to make sure it meets project standards.
• Evaluates performance and provide feedback to project team members assigned to the project.
• Ensure that the requirements of the client are maintained at all times in accordance with the business needs.
• Guide the team principles of ethical conduct on behalf of the community, consumer, company, and the engineering profession.
• Champions a demeanor of zero tolerance for unsafe situations and never implements any change, whether directly instructed to, or under your own initiative, without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment through a Management of Change – MOC. 
• Support and encourage clear and open communication between the team members and related partners, e.g. site, division and market management, project steering committee, Technical, R&D and Global Corporate Engineering. 
• Encourage all team members to drive their efforts towards a "low cost, highly efficient" operation which meets the business needs. To take the lead in driving good Hygienic Engineering, in the design and execution of the project, and ensure the implementation meets Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards.

Stakeholder Management/Governance

• Ensure that engineering is respecting the requirements of the Nestle Engineering Standards, Nestle Quality System (NQS), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), OSHA, and other requirements.
  Encourage continuous improvement, networking and sharing information within engineering such that it becomes a key pillar of the engineering culture.
  Drive procedures for protecting technological and proprietary know-how are in place, are rigorously handled, and respected.
• Encourage continuous improvement, networking and sharing information within engineering such that it becomes a key pillar of the engineering culture.
  Drive procedures for protecting technological and proprietary know-how are in place, are rigorously handled, and respected.

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Degree/Diploma in Engineering Field. (Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering). 
• On Site Position – Savannah GA
• Minimum 7+ years of significant experience and achievement in a technical field with a project engineering background.
• Supervisory experience in managing internal and/or external project team members and/or vendor resources, contractors or equivalent. 
• Experience in facilitating Change in a manufacturing environment is critical. 
• Previous experience as Project Engineer managing major capital projects over $50MM 
• Project Management and Process Engineering experience within the food, dairy, cosmetic, pharmaceutical or consumer products industry is a plus.  
• PMP Certification is a plus
• Travel: 10%-25% of time depending on project phase (vendor & equipment assessments and tests)            

Preferred skills:

• Plant/line design & construction
• Equipment and construction purchasing contracts
• Permitting requirements
• In-depth knowledge of dairy processing plants and technologies, or Pharma / similar industries.  Aseptic experience a plus.
• Hygienic and sanitary design and engineering
• 3A standards
• CIP systems
• Powder handling
• Liquid handling
• Ammonia refrigeration systems

Job Req ID: 340934 

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