Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

Nestlé Ukraine is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive industrialization projects, supervise industrial performance and manage CAPEX for local initiatives. The role works closely with HQ, manufacturers, developers, quality, compliance, procurement, supply chain and external co‑manufacturers across European sites.

Key responsibilities

• Support industrialization projects in close cooperation with HQ, manufacturers, developers, project managers, quality and compliance teams.
• Assess and validate productive assets and manufacturing processes.
• Lead industrialization activities coordinating cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Supervise industrial performance and monitor key indicators such as conformity, RTY, OBAI, capacity utilization and CAPEX accuracy.
• Manage technical capacity and project CAPEX for local industrialization initiatives.
• Conduct focused process and product audits, including Gemba walks.
• Support product and manufacturing issue management, including crisis situations.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Industrial or Electronics.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing manufacturing and CAPEX projects in consumer goods, ideally food‑contact products.
• Strong knowledge of plastic injection and injection tooling.
• Proven experience in industrialization project management and stakeholder coordination.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is preferred.
• Fluent English communication, both written and spoken.

Required skills

• Plastic injection
• Injection tooling
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Project CAPEX management
• Industrialization project management