Entry-Level Project Engineer

 

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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’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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The entry level Project Engineer role is a developmental role for our project engineer roles. The entry 
level Project Engineering role is responsible for handling the introduction of new fixed assets into the 
company. This could involve the relocation and optimizing of the existing fixed asset base and/or the 
purchase of new fixed assets. It may extend from the initial conceptual studies through to project 
closeout. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Propose and implement work processes, procedures and technical resources in 
• accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles and the Project Management 
• Activity as outlined in the Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE) master document.
• Coordinate personnel (e.g. other project engineers, technicians, contractors etc.) to 
• ensure the projects objectives are satisfied.
• Propose and control the cost of the project in accordance with to the Guidelines for 
• Capital Investment.
• Propose and monitor the project in accordance with the key performance indicators.
• Demonstrate and promote the company's values.
• Ensure that one exhibits an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations and never 
• implement 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. No compromises will be tolerated.
• Ensure that the highest principles of ethical conduct on behalf of the community, consumer, 
• company, and the engineering profession are adhered to and that all dealings are 
• maintained within a competitive and fair environment and above reproach.
• Support and encourage clear and open communication between the team members and 
• related stakeholders, e.g. site and market management, PTC, CO Engineering, CT Packaging 
• and the SBU. 
• Prepare the project for approval in accordance with the Guidelines for Capital Investment. 
• Specific responsibilities relating to the design phase:
• Ensure that all assets are well designed (i.e. plant layout, equipment selection etc.)and fit 
• the business purpose through applying new technologies, proven principles, thorough 
• design reviews and basic science.
• Support all Value Engineering Analysis (VEA) studies. 
• Ensure that the design is directed towards a low cost, highly efficient and flexible operation.
• Ensure safe work sites at all times and installations that are easy to operate, clean and 
• maintain as well as guaranteeing after commissioning the safe, consistent 
• manufacture/distribution of quality products.
• Ensure that the operators, mechanics, electricians etc. are effectively trained and that the 
• transfer of the equipment to the client is both smooth and efficient. This includes all the 
• supporting documentation that will be required by the client to operate and maintain the 
• plant. e.g. operating instructions, equipment manuals, plant layouts, maintenance 
• instructions, spare parts listing etc. 

Qualifications / Certifications:

• University Degree (BA/BS) in Engineering Field required. (Preferred in Mechanical Engineering, 
• Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering).

Experience and Skills Preferred:

• Experience in a technical field in a food manufacturing facility
• Project Engineering/Management experience through education or internship
• Knowledge of plant des