Are you ready to kickstart your career with a leading global company? Nestle is looking for ambitious individuals seeking real-world experience and a fast track to leadership in Manufacturing! Nestlé USA’s Manufacturing Leadership Development Program (MLDP) offers an exciting 1-year rotational program which feeds into a 2-year assignment as a Supervisor in one of the following functions: Production, Maintenance, or Warehouse. Join them on a journey of personal and professional growth that will set you on the path to success!
Responsibilities:
As a future leader of our business, you will be on the fast track to a leadership position within one of our factories. Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Learning a variety of leadership concepts, practices, and procedures to rely on your experience and judgment in planning and accomplishing goals
- Supervising and coordinating the execution of production schedules
- Ensuring the smooth flow of materials, parts, and resources necessary for production
- Planning methods to improve efficiency in production and being assigned production improvement tasks
- Developing detailed project scopes that account for operational impact
- Mastering plant process flows, utility flows, capacities, procedures, and practices
- Ability to relocate to one of our MLDP Center of Excellence factory locations across Nestlé USA for the duration of the 1-year program.
- Available locations are:
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- Ft. Smith, AR
- Mt. Sterling, KY
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- Burlington, WI
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Requirements:
- Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, Safety Management, Food Science, Industrial Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Completion of the required degree attained or expected by June 2025.
- Preferred GPA of 3.0 and above.
- Prior internship or co-op experience, student organization and/or other leadership experience is preferred.
- Prior manufacturing experience preferred
- Previous problem-solving experience with tangible results
- Adaptability and resilience in the face of ambiguity
- Able to demonstrate strong communication skills, influence others, leadership capabilities and strong analytical skills
- Interested in working on various business projects requiring research, cost analyses, and engagement of stakeholders
- Ability to deliver results on challenging assignments
- Demonstrated experience to take bold actions and challenge the status quo
- Demonstrate outstanding learning capabilities
- Being comfortable with the idea of “failing forward”
- Ability to work and thrive in a team environment
- Able to connect the dots from multiple inputs leveraging an end-to-end mindset
- Comfortable leading people in various capacities within a factory setting
- Ability to relocate to any Nestlé USA factory after completing the program
- Available to start the program in June 2025
- Willing to work any shift, including second or third shift as required throughout the program. Please note that our facilities may have ambient conditions that can be cold, wet, or warm.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants can apply online and learn more information here.
