Manufacturing Excellence (Continuous Improvement) Management Development Associate

As a Manufacturing Excellence Management Development Associate at Nestlé Purina, we will coach you from the start, shaping your career trajectory for continuous learning and growth. Together, we’ll explore quality assurance, safety, supply chain, engineering, human resources, production, R&D engineering, information systems, and operations performance to understand how each of these areas contribute to and impact manufacturing excellence. You’ll also gain experience in driving operational improvement projects as well as working on cross-functional teams to focus on making sustainable gains in reliability, quality, safety, cost, and delivery.

Responsibilities

Discover a variety of field concepts, practices, and procedures that will allow you to rely on experience and discernment to plan and accomplish your goals; Analyze given data and operating conditions; implement changes and follow-up on results by involving key stakeholders (i.e., sponsor, process owner, operator); Develop strategies to reduce material usages, material losses, and work to achieve energy savings; Plan methods to improve efficiency in production; Maintain compliance with approved methods and quality standards; Support business innovation and renovation efforts

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business Management or related discipline attained or expected by June 2027; Must be open to relocation to any of our 24 Nestlé Purina manufacturing sites across the U.S. as you progress through the MDA program; You will start your rotation for this Manufacturing Excellence MDA role at one of the following Nestlé Purina factories: Bloomfield, Missouri; Crete, Nebraska; or Davenport, Iowa; This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Nice to have

Prior internship, co-op, practicum or manufacturing experience preferred; Involvement in student organizations and/or other leadership experience preferred

Benefits

Coaching from the start; Rotational program with change in location; Relocation assistance package; Performance-based incentives; 401k with Company match; Healthcare coverage; Competitive total rewards package