Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary

Together, our Research & Product Development team is driven by a shared passion for pets and people. We have the extraordinary opportunity to innovate and develop products that improve pet wellness while remaining pioneers in the industry. We take pride in representing our portfolio of industry firsts with over 500 scientists including nutritionists, chemists, immunologists, microbiologists, veterinarians, and more. We collaborate to bring our ideas to life and make a meaningful impact with an emphasis on safety and sustainability. Join us in this exhilarating journey where innovation knows no bounds, and together, we’ll shape the future of pet care.

As a Senior Hygiene Specialist, you’ll provide operational and technical support for hygiene concerns and continuous improvement initiatives. Working cross-functionally, you and your teams will collaborate to address new product/process development, ensuring quality by design, support the implementation of operational standards and strategies across regions and factories, while maintaining and enhancing competence requirements.

• Provide operational technical support in hygienic design and continuous improvement activities on Good Manufacturing Practices with Purina Technical Competence Unit (TCU) and across regions
• Support implementation and execution of operational standards and strategies on hygiene subjects (e.g. PRP - hygiene, pest control, zoning) in Purina Regions/Markets and Factories
• Maintain and enhance the competence requirements for hygiene subjects in the regions, develop training materials, and provide training
• Reinforce and improve strategies, standards, processes, and activities, to fulfill the hygiene requirements along the value chain
• Create and implement continuous improvement programs focused on hygiene and basic conditions prerequisite program (PRPs)
• Support and align the infrastructure and systems requirements necessary to consistently ensure hygiene requirements, leading to the timely delivery of quality products
• Support, and act on the feedback from the implementation of new or updated hygiene standards and processes
• Network across Regions and other categories to ensure best practices are considered

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred microbiology, chemistry, food science, or engineering
• 4+ years’ experience in factory or market hygienist environment

Other

• Experience with thermal possessing of low acid canned foods is preferred

The approximate pay range for this position is $87,000 to $122,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.  Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at  About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com).

REQUISITION ID:

328039

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