Senior Manager Factory Engineering

PowerToFly; Sudbury (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

PowerToFly is seeking a Senior Manager, Factory Engineering in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This role is crucial for managing engineering activities within the factory and ensuring compliance with safety and sustainability standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in food processing operations and a strong technical background.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $150,000 to $165,000 with performance-based incentives and benefits, including healthcare and a 401(k) match.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years related work experience.
• 3+ years of leadership/management experience.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygienic engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering activities within the factory.
• Drive equipment reliability through maintenance foundations.
• Proactively develop and execute capital market business strategy.
• Ensure full compliance with utilities systems.
• Drive and execute plant sustainability objectives.

Skills

Strong understanding of role responsibilities

Familiarity with TPM and continuous improvement methodologies

Proficiency with AutoCAD, Visio, CIAT, and NEMT

Technical and managerial capabilities

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Effective communication and networking skills

Experience in Project Engineering/Management

Education

University Degree (BA/BS) in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Visio

CDM

AMM

ESAT

NEMT

Job description

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Factory Engineering is responsible for managing the engineering activities within the factory and providing professional engineering and strategic technical leadership. The role ensures that people health and safety, product safety and environmental standards are never compromised, and leverages Nestlé’s leadership principles in capital execution, asset maintenance, utilities excellence, engineering compliance, and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

People:

• Define, propose and monitor the implementation of the Factory Engineering team’s plans and objectives in accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles and the Key Engineering Activities outlined in the Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE) master document.
• Live Nestlé leadership principles in all aspects of the role.
• Set the technical strategic vision for the factory, leveraging other functional leaders and cascading objectives to all leaders in the engineering department within factory cost targets.
• Develop and maintain technical competencies at the factory, including detailed action plans, accountability to progress, talent review, career and succession planning.

Maintenance and Improvement:

• Drive equipment reliability through implementing maintenance foundations in TPM.
• Build cooperation and collaboration with production and other cross‑functional teams to build world‑class operations.
• Improve maintenance cost structure by enhancing technical skill sets and optimizing third‑party spend.

Project Management:

• Implement the Nestlé capital process to drive excellence in capital execution.
• Proactively develop, maintain and execute the capital market business strategy (MBS) to align with business needs.
• Drive factory master planning to facilitate long‑term strategies across the factory for safety, quality and warehouse.

Industrial Services/Sustainability:

• Ensure full compliance with all governing bodies for utilities systems relevant to the Modesto site.
• Maintain reliability through implementing maintenance foundations and TPM methodology.
• Develop and maintain the skill set necessary for internal management of utilities systems.
• Drive and execute plant sustainability objectives in line with market targets.
• Drive world‑class water management in the factory.

Electrical & Automation:

• Drive reliability in all electrical components in the factory.
• Develop and drive automation plans for the factory.
• Ensure full compliance with Nestlé standards including calibration.
• Develop technical skills in maintenance to ensure electrical reliability.

Process & Packaging Optimization:

• Drive innovation and renovation, initiating/coordinating implementation of new processes/technology with relevant markets, product technology centers, corporate and strategic business units.

Experience and Education Requirements

• University Degree (BA/BS) in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Process or equivalent experience and a minimum of 10 years related work experience.
• 3+ years of leadership/management experience.
• Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety and hygienic engineering (OSH&R) preferred.

Skills

• Strong understanding of, or ability to learn, the full scope of role responsibilities, including financial analysis and key business drivers such as Nestlé Standard Costing, Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM), CAPEX budgeting and preparation (CIAT), and Industrial Services/Energy Management (NEMT).
• Familiarity with TPM and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Visio, CDM, AMM, ESAT, CIAT, NEMT and similar technical tools/systems.
• Demonstrated technical and managerial capabilities with in‑depth knowledge of food processing plant operations, technologies, utilities, maintenance systems, and hygienic engineering requirements (OSH&R).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to apply root‑cause analysis and technical creativity to resolve complex short and long‑term issues.
• Effective communication and networking skills, with the ability to perform under pressure and in ambiguous environments.
• Experience in Project Engineering/Management, including plant design and construction.

The approximate pay range for this position is $150,000 to $165,000.

Nestlé offers performance‑based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, including a 401(k) with company match, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other benefits.

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