Manufacturing & Product Supply

Produce and Provide Leading Pet Care Products

Joining the Manufacturing team at Nestlé Purina means a career that is focused on producing our products on-time for our consumers with the world-class quality, efficiency, ingenuity and service that define Nestlé Purina's passion.

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At Nestlé Purina, manufacturing is at the core of our business and we approach it with great pride. We believe that our people, processes, technologies and constant drive to innovate and renovate make us an industry leader in pet food and litter manufacturing.

The manufacturing department includes various factory and corporate support functions such as maintenance, quality assurance, finance, HR, engineering, operations planning, logistics and technical applications to lead and execute factory production requirements.

Career Paths You Can Take

• Production Manager — Lead production team leaders and their crews in around-the-clock manufacturing operations at one of the Nestlé Purina factories. Drive continuous improvement and manage day-to-day operations in the heart of the plant
• Factory Manager — Promote improved factory performance by leading functional departments in the plant to execute day-to-day operations and implement long-term strategies. Act as the face of the Company to all factory staff and the surrounding community
• Process Improvement Manager — Team with associates to measure and analyze operational performance metrics. Drive performance improvement initiatives through a collaborative industrial engineering approach

Skills You'll Gain

• Grow as a strategic thinker learning how to balance long-term improvement planning with day-to-day operational execution
• Working with all levels of associates in cross-functional teams to solve problems
• Understanding of people management and leadership in unionized and non-unionized manufacturing facilities
• Solve employee relations issues through communications skills and conflict resolution
• Present to and interact with leaders within the organization
• Detailed knowledge of pet food and litter manufacturing processes and technologies
• Working aptitude with general manufacturing principles and systems
• Ability to utilize continuous improvement techniques to improve factory systems

Opportunities You'll Have

• Lead teams of associates to execute day-to-day factory operations
• Create short- and long-term processes and strategies to shape and improve manufacturing systems
• Develop people leadership skills through managing and interacting with various levels of associates from a variety of functions
• Learn manufacturing technologies and concepts from a world-class manufacturing company
• Interact with other Nestlé operating companies to share best practices in manufacturing
• Work on virtual teams with associates from around the world

Management Trainee Opportunity

The management trainee program is typically an 18-24 month position in one of several of our manufacturing facilities located in the United States. This is an exciting opportunity for you to apply knowledge in your area of focus in a manufacturing environment.

The main objective of this program is to provide trainees with the knowledge and skills necessary within their discipline of focus to advance within the Company. All trainees will be required to complete a training report during the first 6 months of training.

Opportunities are available at the following locations:

• Davenport, IA
• Clinton, IA
• Allentown, PA
• Jefferson, WI
• Bloomfield, MO
• King William, VA

Click the locations on the map with links to go to that city's Chamber of Commerce website.