Benefits & Work / Life Balance
We'll help you balance work and home
Of course work isn't all there is to life. We wouldn't have it any other
way. We help our team keep their work and home life in balance through what we call
"work/life" benefits.
"Molly (my boxer puppy), my two cats, Storm and Woody, and my three children and
husband make for a busy household. I have always felt the Company has supported
me in my career and enabled me to grow professionally. But I also have felt supported
on a personal level. There's a lot of talk about work and life balance. It's not
just lip service here. I have a whole life – a rich professional career and a personal
life. It's a great balance for me."
– Stacey, Category Manager, Purina ONE.
Benefits & Work / Life Programs
The best associates are healthy and happy, and lead full lives. Nestlé Purina
PetCare offers more than a dozen benefits programs with that in mind:
- Benefits Package*
Nestlé Purina offers medical, dental, and vision benefits packages to meet
a variety of health needs. These packages include options for family and domestic
partners.
- 401(K)*
Nestlé Purina offers its associates a 401K plan.
- Pension*
Nestlé Purina associates can also take advantage of the pension plan offered by the company.
- Bonus Incentive Program*
Many Nestlé Purina associates are eligible for an annual bonus incentive program based on company performance.
- Vacation & Sick Leave Program
Associates earn paid time off each month to use for sick leave, family illness,
vacation, or personal reasons.
- Holidays
Nestlé Purina provides regular paid holidays each year.
- Educational Reimbursement Program
Associates going back to school can apply for assistance paying for tuition, books,
and fees.
- Parental Leave
Leave is available for birth and adoptive fathers and mothers who are salaried or
non—union hourly associates.
- Infant Formula Program
Nestlé Purina associates with infants up to 12 months old, may receive up
to 32 store coupons for any type of Nestlé Infant Formula.
- Adoption Assistance Program
Nestlé Purina helps associates with a portion of the cost of adoption.
- Professional Business Casual Dress
Associates can choose full professional dress or business casual, whichever fits
their lifestyle.
- Spending Accounts
Set aside pre-tax income for reimbursement of eligible dependent daycare and health
care expenses not otherwise covered.
- HealthWorks
The HealthWorks program helps our associates and their families stay fit and healthy.
- Long-term Care Insurance
Associates and eligible family members can offset the potential cost of nursing
homes or other long-term care with this coverage.
- Online Services & Discounts
Nestlé Purina associates can get discounts for theater and entertainment,
travel and lodging, electronics, gifts, financial services, local services and more.
- Voluntary Benefits
Associates can also take advantage of auto and home insurance as well as prepaid legal services which can be purchased at special rates.
- Pet Insurance
Nestlé Purina associates can purchase pet insurance at special rates.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The EAP provides easy, free, confidential access to professional counselors trained
to help with a variety of personal or family problems.
- Counseling, Education Resource & Referral Services
This service offers information and referrals on adoption resources, prenatal care,
child care and elder care services, parenting, educational opportunities and a variety
of personal / convenience services.
- Library and Information Services – NPPC Careers Website
LIS is a four-person team of experienced information providers whose purpose is to source and disseminate published information in all formats to NPPC. While housed in a modern and inviting state-of-the-art on-campus facility, LIS delivers products and services to all of NPPC, to include off-site locations worldwide. A robust collection of books, journals, newspapers, reports and tables of contents representing scientific, business and trade literature exists in both hard copy and electronic media. Via desktop access through the LIS community on Petnet, users can search LIS holdings as well as connect to searching gateways linking them to the world’s published literature. Ad hoc and current awareness searches executed by searching professionals and obtained from web-based subscription databases give users first looks at the latest developments in their field. The team also provides business intelligence and analysis and is linked to electronic networks of libraries and document suppliers in countries worldwide.
Conveniences at Work
The services featured onsite at Nestlé Purina PetCare headquarters will help
make your life easier:
- Fitness center
- Credit union
- Cafeteria
- Coffee bar
- Daycare**
- Dog Park
- Company store
- Vendors, including a tailor
- Shipping and mailing center
- Mothers' lounge
- Library and information services
- Park-like setting including ponds, gazebo, and gardens
- On-site parking
- Free event parking, Free evening parking
- Ability to buy game tickets from Store
- Bonuses at all levels, etc.
*Some variances in program details may exist for individual employee groups. Check
with local management for coverage details.
**Associates at the headquarters facility can pay for child care services at the daycare on premises.
These benefits are subject to change.