Senior Expert Engineer, Compliance & Process Safety Audits

Nestlé S.A.; St. Louis, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé S.A. in North America is seeking a Senior Expert Engineer Industrial Services (Compliance) to lead advanced technical auditing across Nestlé and Nestlé Purina factories.

You will standardize audit programs for boilers, ammonia, dust hazards, Legionella risk, and related safety systems, ensuring gaps are closed and compliance is sustained. You will partner with cross‑functional teams, drive governance, and build capability across the NA network through training and standardized practices,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in industrial services, utilities, compliance, process safety, maintenance, capital project, audit and/or technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive Engineering compliance and auditing programs including Boiler House Safety Assessments (BHSA), Ammonia Safety Assessments (ASA), Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA), flammability and hazardous gases assessments, and Legionella Management Plans (LMP).
• Lead and support Engineering compliance across North American factories with standardized application of building audits, regular reviews of Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plans (RMP), audit preparation and related technical assessments.
• Develop, maintain and deploy audit standards, protocols, evidence expectations, scoring approaches, corrective action governance and reporting routines that enable consistent compliance execution across sites.
• Partner with factory engineering, maintenance, safety, environmental, quality, operations and project teams to identify compliance gaps, prioritize risk‑based actions, validate closure evidence and improve sustained audit readiness.
• Provide technical expertise on regulated and high‑risk engineering systems, including boiler systems, ammonia refrigeration systems, combustible dust and flammable materials, water systems requiring Legionella control, buildings, utilities, and PSM and RMP‑covered processes.
• Lead and support incident reviews, root cause analysis, risk assessments, management‑of‑change reviews, technical escalations and corrective action plans related to engineering compliance findings and audit observations.
• Build capability across the North American factory network through compliance training, coaching, knowledge sharing, audit preparation support, lessons learned and deployment of standard work processes.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Nestlé S.A. in North America is seeking a Senior Expert Engineer Industrial Services (Compliance) to lead advanced technical auditing across Nestlé and Nestlé Purina factories.

You will standardize audit programs for boilers, ammonia, dust hazards, Legionella risk, and related safety systems, ensuring gaps are closed and compliance is sustained. You will partner with cross‑functional teams, drive governance, and build capability across the NA network through training and standardized practices,