Senior Quality Specialist- Microbiology

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Fremont, MI

5d•$88,954 - $121,851

About The Position

Nestlé’s Research & Development Center drives innovation in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical science. The Senior Quality Specialist at Nestlé Nutrition & Health provides scientific and technical guidance to ensure quality by design, support innovation, and deliver products and processes right first time. The role brings microbiological safety expertise to innovation projects and supports the Nutrition & Health Meals & Drinks category across its global manufacturing network by creating and maintaining category-specific specifications. The specialist collaborates with cross-functional project teams, operations, factories, and the global microbiological safety network. The position supports quality and food safety throughout innovation and renovation projects, develops and maintains food safety systems and guidance, transfers technical knowledge to operations, supports regulatory and certification visits, and assists factory quality functions and Application Groups. It also promotes quality and food safety awareness, compliance with Nestlé and regulatory requirements, and the effective use of digital solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology, or another related science field.
Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in the food industry in quality, R&D, or manufacturing areas.
Experience as a team member in the quality department of a factory, PTC/R&D, Centre, NR, or NQACs.
HACCP team member experience.
Experience with ingredient specifications.
Experience with Quality by Design.
Direct experience in microbiology, microbiological safety, and factory hygiene.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Microbiology or Food Safety.
ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certification.

Responsibilities

Promote quality and food safety awareness and contribute to quality professionals’ competence development through training on Nestlé Standards, Nestlé/NDC Quality processes, and GMPs.
Participate in NDC innovation and renovation project teams, ensuring Quality function deliverables throughout project stages.
Perform Food Safety Assessments and develop pHACCP and pQMS for new product and technology projects, including supporting factory implementation.
Maintain and create model HACCP, rMMS, and other category or Nestlé standards and guidance instructions.
Transfer Quality and Food Safety technical knowledge to operations through engagement, training, and project handovers.
Provide quality and food safety training to functions that need to understand and implement these practices in their work.
Ensure compliance with Nestlé Standards and regulatory requirements.
Support Nestlé Development Center Pilot Plant quality and site compliance.
Use existing digital solutions and platforms, and seek or develop new solutions to improve speed, accuracy, and role outputs.
Promote compliance with Nestlé Management System requirements and other applicable standards.
Support visits from regulatory bodies such as the FDA or USDA and external certification bodies.
Support factory trials and vendor qualification as required by projects.
Lead microbiological safety requirements and risk assessments for the category, partnering with the global microbiological safety network.
Provide assistance to Quality functions in factories and Application Groups.
Create and maintain category-specific specifications for the Nutrition & Health Meals & Drinks global manufacturing network to assure Quality by Design.