Expert Engineer Industrial Services

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•St. Louis, MO
•$122,319 - $167,691

About The Position

As Expert Engineer Industrial Services (Water and Wastewater), you will provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for wastewater and incoming water systems across Nestlé and Nestlé Purina factories in the North American zone. You will deploy standards, governance routines, risk assessments, compliance expectations and capability-building programs. You will evaluate new technologies and provide capital project support for wastewater treatment, discharge compliance, incoming water quality, potable and process water systems, food safety, and chemical contamination prevention. Working with cross-functional teams and factory engineering groups, you will support capital projects, optimize water resource systems, and ensure compliance with internal and external standards. Your work will help protect product quality, food and employee safety, environmental compliance, and business continuity across facilities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline and 7+ years of progressive engineering experience in wastewater treatment, water systems and quality, industrial utilities, environmental compliance, capital project support and/or technical leadership in a manufacturing, industrial, or related environment; alternatively, an associate’s degree and 10+ years of such experience.
  • Must be willing to travel approximately 30%–60% to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical expertise for wastewater treatment and incoming water systems, including process water, potable water, water pretreatment, wastewater treatment operations, discharge compliance, sampling, monitoring, and system performance improvement.
  • Develop, maintain, and deploy technical standards, best practices, checklists, performance expectations, and governance routines.
  • Partner with market and factory engineering, environmental, quality, food safety, maintenance, operations, and sanitation teams to identify and mitigate risks related to water quality, food safety, chemical contamination, cross-connections, capacity, treatment chemicals, and water system integrity.
  • Support wastewater and water capital projects through front-end engineering input, project scope development, technology and equipment selection guidance, design review, cost and risk input, commissioning and validation expectations, technical acceptance criteria, and governance support.
  • Lead technical assessments, incident reviews, root cause analysis, corrective action plans, and risk-based improvement plans relating to wastewater excursions, permit exceedances, incoming water quality issues, chemical contamination events, and water-related food safety concerns.
  • Build capability across the North American factory network through partnership with market and local training resources, coaching, technical communities of practice, knowledge sharing, standard work deployment, and support for audit or regulatory-readiness activities related to water and wastewater systems.

Benefits

  • Performance-based incentives and bonus eligibility.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Healthcare coverage.
  • A broad range of other benefits; packages may vary depending on the position.
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