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About IT in Nestlé

We are a team of IT professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges, working for the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company in the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges with our consumers, customers and at the workplace. We collaborate with our business partners around the world to deliver standardized, integrated technology products and services to create tangible business value.

Position Summary

The Factory Floor IT Specialist will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the IT systems and infrastructure that support our manufacturing operations. With a deep understanding of factory floor processes and technology, the ideal candidate will leverage their extensive experience to troubleshoot issues, integrate systems, and implement technological solutions that drive efficiency and productivity. This position requires a proactive individual who can identify and address IT-related challenges on the factory floor, ensuring minimal disruption to production activities.

The candidate will collaborate between Regional IT streams and Market / Factories (IT infrastructure – servers, Network etc.). This role demands a blend of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and a strong commitment to operational excellence.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities

• Manage regional escalations related to FFIT in Factories.

• Support implementation of solutions in Factories.

• Responsible for the IT Security & Compliance in Factories.

• Accountable for FFIT Zone Performance against SLA’s

• Liaison between Regional ITP streams and Market / Factories.

• Support initial Regional Pilots for solution implementation in factories.

• Ensure adherence to IT and FFIT Standards.

• Support local capacity management (Virtual farms, VMs and DBs), coordination of virtual farms set-up / architecture.

• Regional Liaison with IT Platform & Network service Provider.

• Monitor bandwidth requirements for factories & Global Applications.

• Coordination for configuration of factory firewalls, facilitate requests for remote Third-Party Access.

• Coach, train and guide the FFIT staff in market and factories to enhance technical & project management capabilities.

Required Profile

• Minimum 12 years of experience in IT or Factory Automation roles, with significant experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in, Instrumentation, Electronics, Information Technology, Computer Science Engineering or related field.

• Strong knowledge of IT systems, networking, Server infrastructure with cybersecurity practices and data protection.

• Experience with industrial automation systems, protocols, IIoT systems of OT/IT Infrastructure.

• Excellent problem-solving skills & ability to analyse complex IT & Operational Technology issues.

• Strong verbal & written communication skills to effectively interact with factory floor staff & cross-functional teams.

• Good Understanding in programming and troubleshooting PLCs (Programmable Logic Controller), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems.

Show us that you are an enthusiastic, motivated, fast learner and team player who is used to working with agile practices. Your ability to be flexible, self-motivated and your willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver on a deadline will set you apart from the other candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply (in English) at www.nestle.com/jobs . We are excited to hear from you!

The Nestlé Group is the world’s largest food and beverage company with 94.4 billion Swiss Francs in sales in 2022. It is present in 189 countries around the world, has 400+ factories and its 300,000+ 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 .

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.