Production Management Development Associate

About the Role

Nestlé Purina's Management Development Associate program has been developing future leaders for over 30 years. This full-time position offers a personal and professional development experience, fast-tracking participants to management roles on the manufacturing side of the business. The program includes coaching for career trajectory, continuous learning, and growth, with a rotational component that provides changes in location for fresh perspectives and growth opportunities. Relocation assistance is provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Discover field concepts, practices, and procedures to plan and accomplish goals.
• Practice personal safety and serve as an example for employee safety and protection of company assets.
• Lead and oversee the execution of production schedules.
• Ensure the flow of materials, parts, and resources necessary for plant-wide production.
• Plan methods to improve production efficiency and execute production improvement tasks.
• Maintain compliance with approved methods and quality standards.
• Gain experience in leading people and operations through the entire path to high-quality pet food production.
• Explore quality assurance, safety, supply chain, engineering, human resources, R&D engineering, information systems, and operations performance to understand collaboration with the production team.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business Management, or a related discipline.
• Degree attained or expected by June 2027.
• Must be open to relocation to any of the 24 Nestlé Purina manufacturing sites across the U.S.
• Starting rotation at one of the following factories: Bloomfield, Missouri; Crete, Nebraska; or Clinton, Iowa.

Qualifications

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

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.