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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestle is the place for you. Nestle USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestle's presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We're determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

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JOB SUMMARY:

The Level 3 - Technician's role is to support (and learn to lead on occasion) trial related functions in both the benchtop and pilot plant. This position exhibits the following NLF competencies at a successful level: Practice What you Preach, Results Focus, Know Yourself, Proactive Cooperation, and Initiative.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports and can perform with help all trial related activities (ex: weighing ingredients, assembling finished product, performing required unit operations, sanitation and other duties assigned). Utilizes HACCP training to support release trials.
• Displays the ability to learn how to operate new pieces of equipment, and can perform with help/perform alone the utilization of Operations-related systems (NesTMS, GREAT, LOTO, etc.).
• Can locate all required forms and documents needed to perform trial work (incl. CCP & OPRP forms).
• Knows majority of equipment used in the specific platform that they support at the level of "can perform with help" to "can perform alone".
• Participates in activities related to NCE (operational reviews, problem solving).
• Utilizes basic cooking techniques (Ex: making sauces, cooking starches, pizza topping) and understands basic culinary techniques.
• Understands ingredient functionality and how it applies to finished product.
• Provides liaison support to fill orders, check status of incoming goods and information transfer.
• Assist in inventory management as needed.
• Perform product pulls, inventory re-stocking and ingredient purging as needed.
• Can execute activities within trial requests that he/she is assigned.

JOB Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Knowledge):

• A.S or B.S degree preferred in science, culinary, baking or related area or equivalent experience.
• Can effectively and efficiently plan and prioritize work.
• Previous experience working in food manufacturing and/or culinary environments preferred.
• Ability to become proficient with Microsoft Office and Nestle systems such as SAP, GREAT, NesTMS, and NesRequest.
• Detect and understand warning lights, buzzers, alarms or instruments indicating unsafe conditions.
• Can demonstrate flexibility and willingness to work under short timelines and accommodate changing work schedules, overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Excellent communicator, written and oral.
• Demonstrate competence of industrial scale food manufacturing equipment.
• Have a sufficient understanding of mathematics and data analysis (e.g. pivot tables, graphs, KPI's).
• Travel as required to support consumer testing, focus groups, factory tests and other trial related activities. 10%

SUPERVISION RECEIVED/GIVEN:

A proactive independent person that is able to lead/complete projects with minimal supervision. Creative and innovative with a sense of urgency and passion. There will be formal training sessions set up for all new comers to Nestle as well as specific courses required as an R&D employee. The manager will guide the training plan, and it is the responsibility of the individual to execute the plan. This individual does not have direct reports.

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