Electrical and Automation Engineer

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blades®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

Position Summary

The plant electrical and automation (E&A) engineer is a key technical expert in our highly automated food manufacturing facility. You will have a high degree of autonomy and be relied upon to provide informal leadership to contractors, production, maintenance, technicians, and project teams. As a system owner/expert for automation, process control, MES, Factory Automation Systems (FAS), Wonderware System Platform/Aveva, digitalization (DMO), and electrical distribution, you will be influential in creating a strategic vision for the future.

Key Responsibilities Operations Support

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting of existing electrical and automation systems (PLCs, VFDs, MCCs, sensors/instruments, valves/motors, Wonderware System Platform/Aveva, VMs and thin clients, Manufacturing Execution System/MES, Digital Manufacturing Operations (DMO), Vigilistics/CIP software, Wonderware Historian, industrial Ethernet networks, control panels, circuit breakers, etc.) – List platforms and system we wish for them to use, ex. SAP, AS400, etc.
• Complete incident investigations for downtime and quality deviations to determine root cause and propose or implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Actively engage in Nestlé Continuous Excellence and TPM initiatives.
• Provide coaching/training to mechanics and operators on the shop floor.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for Manufacturing Execution System (MES) including communication to SAP as well as PLC interface code.

System Maintenance

• Ensure existing electrical and automation systems are properly maintained.
• Analyze the current E&A systems and install base to ensure continued maintainability and support; develop a digital roadmap or masterplan where necessary.
• Coordinate regular system patching of FAS with IT and system users.
• Maintain compliance to corporate standards regarding hardware, software, digital tools and security.

Project Management & Execution

• Conduct estimation, and execution of medium to large scale electrical/automation/MES projects.
• Develop and implement project descriptions, plans, timelines, resource requirements, costs, etc.
• Interface with vendors, develop bid specifications, participate in design reviews, and factory acceptance testing.
• Oversee installations and verify compliance with NFPA, OSHA, FDA, and Nestlé standards.
• Responsibility for E&A/MES/Wonderware/FAS/DMO portion of projects.

Strategy & Mentorship

• Share expertise and provide training to build the competencies of EA to peers and lower‑level employees.
• Develop E&A team strategy including areas of MES/Wonderware/FAS/DMO (prioritization, planning, digital roadmaps, etc.).

Experience and Education Requirements

• Associate’s degree that relates to controls, automation, electrical power, computer science, and/or electro‑mechanical fields and 3+ years of related experience.
• Ability to work flexible hours (as required for projects & on‑call support, but majority is M‑F first shift).
• Minimal travel (typically 0‑5% for personal development training and project‑related site/vendor visits).

Skills

• Rockwell Software (Studio 5000, RSLogix 5000/500/5, FactoryTalk Asset Centre, RSLinx, RSNetworx, etc.).
• Allen Bradley PLCs, VFDs, PanelViews.
• Wonderware System Platform/Aveva (Archestra, InTalk, Historian, MES, etc.).
• Industrial Networking (Ethernet, DeviceNet, ProfiNet).
• National Electric Code.
• Virtual Machines (VMware or Hyper‑V).
• Design/Maintenance of Electrical Systems (480 VAC 3‑Phase, 120 VAC Single‑Phase, 24 VDC).
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
• Microsoft SQL Server.
• Siemens PLCs/VFDs.
• Project Management.
• Problem‑solving skills.

Benefits

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

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