Project Engineer (Powder Filling & Packing) - Samut Prakan

About the role

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• POSITION SNAPSHOT
• Location: Bangkok
• Company: Nestlé
• Business Unit/Division: Technical & Production
• Full-time

4+ years of relevant experience in powder filling, packaging engineering, or capital project execution within food, dairy, nutrition, coffee, or FMCG environments.

A Day in the Life

Project Engineering Delivery

• Deliver assigned engineering activities from concept design through commissioning and handover for powder filling and packing projects.
• Translate business and user requirements into robust technical specifications and fit-for purpose engineering solutions.
• Support project planning activities including scope definition, CAPEX estimation, scheduling, and technical risk management.
• Ensure execution meets agreed requirements for safety, quality, cost, performance, and timing.

Functional Engineering Expertise

• Provide engineering expertise for powder filling and packing systems, including fillers, primary and secondary packaging equipment, conveying systems, inspection systems, and palletizing solutions.
• Review layouts, process flows, equipment design, and supplier proposals to ensure hygienic design, dust management, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Apply sound technical judgment to equipment selection, line integration, and performance optimization.

Safety, Food Safety and Compliance

• Ensure all engineering activities comply with Nestlé Safety, Health and Environment requirements, Food Safety standards, and applicable local regulations.
• Participate in design and installation risk assessments covering machinery safety, hygienic engineering, dust control, and explosion prevention where applicable.
• Embed compliance requirements into engineering decisions and supplier follow-up activities.

Stakeholder and Supplier Management

• Work closely with OEMs, contractors, procurement, operations, maintenance, quality, and safety teams to deliver project objectives.
• Act as a technical interface for assigned scope during design reviews, factory acceptance testing, installation, and commissioning.
• Support supplier clarification, technical evaluation, and follow-up to ensure quality and performance expectations are met.

Commissioning and Operational Handover

• Support and lead commissioning, start-up, validation, and handover activities for powder filling and packing systems.
• Verify that installed solutions achieve expected safety, quality, capacity, and reliability targets.
• Ensure project documentation, training inputs, and lessons learned are completed for sustainable operational ownership.

Are You a Fit?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience working with OEMs, technical specifications, equipment reviews, FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Good communication skills in English and Thai are preferred for effective stakeholder coordination.