Machine Quality Senior Specialist

About the role

Nestlé Product Technology Center for Coffee & Beverages is looking for a Machine Quality Senior Specialist in Orbe, Switzerland. The role embeds food safety, compliance and quality into beverage systems of both Nespresso and Nestlé Dolce Gusto from the earliest design stages, working with project managers, category teams, factories, regulatory and legal partners, consumer services and suppliers. It is a full-time, on-site position with a permanent contract.

Key responsibilities

• Safeguard food safety, regulatory compliance and consumer expectations throughout beverage-system development.
• Embed quality by design across new products, packaging, machines and production lines to improve right-first-time delivery.
• Drive validation plans, quality requirements and process capability from ideation through technical approval and launch.
• Anticipate quality risks through root-cause analysis, risk assessment and failure mode analysis.
• Resolve quality issues with factories and consumer service teams and ensure corrective actions strengthen future developments.
• Build quality capability by coaching colleagues, sharing knowledge across sites and turning project lessons into continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of quality systems, food safety, good manufacturing practices, product development and manufacturing.
• Project management skills to align priorities, manage several developments and deliver practical solutions.
• Assertive collaboration and influence, balancing quality requirements with business realities.
• Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage.

Required skills

• Root-cause analysis, risk analysis and failure mode analysis applied to complex design and production challenges.
• Quality systems and food safety knowledge.

What we offer

• Flexible working options, including hybrid work for office-based roles.
• Paid holidays beyond legal requirements.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Performance-based bonus.
• Healthcare contribution and access to the Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer contribution to the pension plan.
• Generous parental leave and family support solutions.
• Employee discounts on products and services.