Process Specialist

Nestlé; Rainbow Reach; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health benefits

Diversity & Inclusion

Parental leave

Leave schemes

Volunteer leave

Sports leave

Discounted Nestlé products

Novated leasing

Salary sacrifice to superannuation

Job summary

Nestlé Smithtown Factory is hiring a Process Specialist to optimise manufacturing processes and line efficiency. You will lead continuous improvement, coach cross-functional teams and partner with Production, Engineering and Quality to deliver improvements across the site.

Ideal candidates have a degree in Food Technology or related field, 3+ years in manufacturing, and strong problem-solving and stakeholder skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with continuous improvement or lean principles.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and optimisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across teams.
• Commitment to Safety, Health, Environment, Food Safety and Quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to optimise manufacturing processes and line performance.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives to drive productivity, quality, sustainability and cost savings.
• Coach and develop technical knowledge within cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality to deliver projects and process changes.
• Analyse performance data to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste.

Skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Food Technology / Applied Science / Chemistry / Engineering degree

Job description

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

Position Snapshot

Location: Smithtown, NSW

Full time, permanent

3+ years’ experience in a similar role

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

Fantastic Opportunity for a Process Specialist to join our MILO Smithtown Factory. MILO®, Australia's iconic crunchy milk drink, was first introduced in 1934 by chemical engineer, Thomas Mayne from Smithtown, NSW. Here is your chance to join an iconic brand.

This role is responsible to optimise sustained improvements in performance across the site’s manufacturing processes and line efficiencies through providing process expertise.

A day in the life…

• Providing technical expertise to optimise manufacturing processes, line performance and operational efficiency across the factory.
• Leading and supporting continuous improvement initiatives that drive productivity, quality, sustainability and cost savings.
• Building capability across the site by coaching, training and developing technical knowledge within cross-functional teams.
• Partnering with Production, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality teams to successfully deliver projects, process changes and innovation initiatives.
• Supporting food safety, quality and compliance requirements while ensuring manufacturing systems and documentation remain accurate and up to date.
• Analysing manufacturing performance data and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste and enhance reliability.
• Leading production trials and process improvements to optimise product quality and operational outcomes.
• Coaching operators and stakeholders to strengthen technical capability and embed best-practice manufacturing standards.
• Developing technical process documentation, flow sheets and operating parameters that support consistent manufacturing performance.
• Driving cross-functional improvement projects that deliver measurable business results and strengthen the site's competitive advantage.

What Will Make You Successful

• Joining a collaborative team of specialists, you will be a problem-solver who enjoys turning technical challenges into practical solutions and influencing positive process changes.
• A degree in Food Technology, Applied Science, Chemistry, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally supported by exposure to continuous improvement or lean manufacturing principles.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment and process optimisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience identifying and delivering operational improvement projects and cost‑saving initiatives.
• Confidence communicating technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• A genuine commitment to Safety, Health, Environment, Food Safety and Quality standards.
• The ability to lead through influence, build capability in others and create lasting improvements across site operations.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights

Applicants will be required to undergo pre‑employment checks, including but not limited to health checks, prior to appointment to this role.

Please note that this role may close earlier than the advertised deadline at our discretion, so we encourage early applications.

Benefits

You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

• Varied career experiences and personalised development support
• Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
• Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program
• Paid parental and partner leave
• Purchase Leave Scheme
• Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave
• Discounted Nestlé products
• Novated Leasing
• Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

Our Story

• Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5000-strong Oceania workforce.
• Nestlé Oceania supports a culture of diversity and inclusion in all that we do. Take a look at Careers at Nestlé Australia | Nestlé Australia (nestle.com.au) to see some of the ways we live and practice this every day in our workplace.
• For more information please visit our website Nestlé Australia Home | Nestlé Australia (nestle.com.au) or Our LinkedIn page http://www.linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-