Product Process Specialist

Position Snapshot Job Title - Factory Product and Process Specialist Business Unit - Nestlé Purina Location – Wisbech Factory Salary up to £35,000 plus potential bonus and fantastic benefits
Position Summary We have an exciting opportunity as a Product and Process Specialist joining our Purina Factory in Wisbech (Cambridgeshire) providing technical leadership as Product Platform team representative in the Factory. At Purina PetCare, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too

At Nestlé PURINA Pet Care, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too. As a world leading company in pet care and nutrition, Nestlé PURINA has been helping pet’s live healthy, happy lives for over 85 years. We are proud to produce some of the UK’s best loved brands including GOURMET ®, WINALOT®, FELIX®, and BONIO, trusted and bought by millions of pet owners.
A day in the life of a Factory Product Process Specialist … As a Factory Product and Process Specialist you will be responsible for leading the implementation of I&R projects and consistently delivering preferred product to our consumer, you’ll be an advocate for the product superiority in the factory (ensuring standards and UOS are applied). Other key responsibilities of this role will include:

• Actively contribute to Continuous Improvement projects/initiatives to impact product performance in the factory.
• As a Product and Process Expert, support factory production team and product platform team to solve product process performance related issues. Working on process related issues and standardization of process parameters and supporting production plant in day-to-day problem solving.
• Ensuring the product quality aspects are delivered by reviewing the results of Product Panel Evaluations and linking to production process.
• Provide site leadership for the development and implementation of new products in the factory. Ensure capability of the process is assessed and gaps addressed in (for example factory Masterplan). Based on gaps identified ensure standards/UOS are developed and applied.
• Actively participate in the development of standards/UOS by providing product/ process expertise input. Attend/participate to UOS audit in factory and potentially in other factories to support the network.
• Actively participate in the development of standards/UOS by providing product/ process expertise input. Attend/participate to UOS audit in factory and potentially in other factories to support the network.

What will make you successful? To be successful in this role you will have passion for continuous improvement, great communication skills with the proven ability to build relationships and cross functional collaboration. As well as;

• Educated to a degree standard (or Equivalent) in food science or related discipline.
• Previous experience of leading process improvements, Project Management, NCE, TPM and field experience is an asset
• Experience in standardization of processing parameters and process related problem solving.
• Knowledge of Food Processing Techniques and Developing Improving Product Characteristics.
• Has statistical knowledge & ability to analyse and summarize data and make recommendations.
• Understands regulatory compliance & with awareness of relevant food regulations.
• Experienced in using software systems/applications.

What you need to know What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.
The closing date for this role is 27th March 2023.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
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Right to work in the UK
In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK during the recruitment process. We have assessed this role and it could be applicable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and you are unable to gain this independently, we may be able to provide sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in line with the Home office guidelines. We encourage you to review the UK Home Office guidelines ahead of submitting a job application to review whether you meet the eligibility criteria under the Skilled Worker route and understand the immigration fees that you would be responsible for when making a visa application. If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us as part of the recruitment process.