Senior Process Engineer

Nestlé; Gympie Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave days

Wellbeing benefits

Parental leave

Nestlé product discounts

Salary sacrifice

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

You will collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality and Safety teams to deliver operational excellence while supporting innovation. The role requires a relevant engineering degree and 3–5 years in process engineering, with a focus on safety, reliability and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Process, Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience (3–5 years) in process engineering within production/manufacturing.
• Project management and continuous improvement capability.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Collaborative approach with ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Passion for safety, quality, innovation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Apply engineering expertise to solve complex technical challenges and reduce downtime.
• Manage and deliver capital and process improvement projects from concept through to implementation.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and manufacturing outcomes.
• Support new product industrialisation and process optimisation activities.
• Champion safety, quality, environmental sustainability and compliance across the site.
• Coach and develop operators and technicians while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Continuous improvement

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Process, Industrial Engineering

Job description

The Opportunity

Drive innovation. Deliver improvement. Make a real impact.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Process Engineer to join our Gympie Factory on a

The Opportunity

Drive innovation. Deliver improvement. Make a real impact.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Process Engineer to join our Gympie Factory on a 12-month maternity leave contract. This is your chance to play a key role in improving manufacturing performance, leading technical projects, and driving continuous improvement within one of Australia's most trusted food manufacturing environments.

Based at our Gympie site, you will work alongside passionate teams across Engineering, Production, Quality, and Safety, helping to deliver operational excellence while supporting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

A Day in the life…

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Apply engineering expertise to solve complex technical challenges and reduce downtime.
• Manage and deliver capital and process improvement projects from concept through to implementation.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and manufacturing outcomes.
• Support new product industrialisation and process optimisation activities.
• Champion safety, quality, environmental sustainability, and compliance across the site.
• Coach and develop operators and technicians while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Are you a fit?

• Degree qualification in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Process, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience (at least 3-5 years) in process engineering preferably within a similar production and/or manufacturing environment
• Project management and continuous improvement capability.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Passion for safety, quality, innovation, and operational excellence

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.

In addition, we offer:

• Varied career experiences and personalised development support
• Access up to 5 additional days of leave to support your health and wellbeing
• 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
• Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

Our Story

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative environment, embracing innovation, and empowering people and teams to win.

We aim to hire respectful, curious, value driven and inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good.

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