The Nestlé Group is the world's largest food and beverage company with 92.6 billion Swiss Francs in sales in 2019. It is present in 187 countries around the world, has 403 factories and its 291'000 employees are committed to Nestlé's purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favourites. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago. Learn more about our Group and reasons to join us on www.nestle.com
Position Snapshot
Location: Based in Vevey, Switzerland, with frequent travel to Swiss Nespresso Factories in Orbe, Romont & Avenches
Company: Nespresso HQ
Act. Rate: Full-Time
Target start date: As soon as possible
Type of contract Temporary contract, 24 months
What we offer at Nespresso
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you!
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern "smart office" locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits
The pride to work for a B Corp certified company and one of the world's most trusted brands
Position Summary
At Nespresso, we believe that we can elevate the world of coffee to drive a positive impact and be a force for good which shapes lives and landscapes for the better. We place people at the heart of our success - all 14,000 of them. We actively cultivate diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. We celebrate individuality, believing that your authenticity and uniqueness can help us to grow together. Quality and sustainability are core to who we are and critical to our vision of driving positive change. We're committed to delivering an exceptional coffee experience that elevates our community, suppliers, farmers, and each other.
To achieve this, we live by four behaviours. We Inspire, we Care, we Act, and we iNnovate. Each one of these reflects who we are and how we interact with one another and with the world around us. We live a culture that is built on the principle belief that individually and collectively we can. What about you? Want to be part of this exciting journey? Join the Nespresso team! And reimagine what coffee can be. Reimagine what you can become. Together we grow as individuals and teams. And as an organization. Apply online at www.nespresso.com/careers
As a "Quality Engineer" , you will lead the Quality role and deliverables for key Nespresso innovation projects. You will ensure quality success criteria expected by our customer and consumers are met and in line with the Nestlé Management System.
In this position you will have the opportunity to be in close contact with R&D, manufacturing support and Labs teams internally and will support Line validation both at Supplier level outside of Switzerland and while integrating the line in Nespresso operational landscape in our 3 production centers.
You will be the guardian of quality, compliance and control performance in those projects, and you will ensure first time rights deliverables and continuous improvement.
We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don't miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.
A day in the life of a Quality Engineer
- Manages the quality qualification and validation of new lines and equipment both internally and with suppliers
- Actively participates in new products and new packaging materials implementation
- Lead and follow up with improvement projects
- Leads problem solving methodology with the aim of implementing corrective actions for continuous improvement
- Ensure Compliance in the frame of his/her projects with internal and external standards.
- Run suppliers Quality audits and assessment
- Define Defects catalogues and related AQL with R&D and Manufacturing support teams
- Implement and maintain Statistical Process Control principles in manufacturing processes
- Develop and implement QMS, Define required Quality standards, Quality control plans and SOP. Support their implementation with production centers while providing training, coaching and audit.
- Actively participates in the TPM initiative and improves quality and its consistency/homogeneity (0 defects)
- Follows and promote safety, health, environmental and hygiene standards and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
What would make you successful
- Engineering degree in a relevant field
- At least 3 to 5 years of experience in quality for R&D, operations and/or production lines
- Experience in relevant industry (food, pharmaceutical, etc.)
- Good knowledge in statistics (Qstats)
- Significant exposure working in projects and support activities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in English, French is a strong plus
At Nespresso, we've built a culture of care and inclusion, making sure everyone can be their bold selves, while growing with the company. We innovate, dare to try, learn and scale up in a fast paced, digital and connected environment. With a diverse workforce made up of over 90 nationalities across 58 countries, you can be a part of an innovative culture, where supportive people help each other. One where anyone is encouraged to challenge the status quo and have an impact on the future for one of the biggest sustainable companies. Whatever your role, you'll find you can drive real change and spread your enthusiasm. Join the place where you can thrive, you feel, you belong, you are inspired to be and do your best.
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