Project Process Specialist (Dalston, CU, GB, CA5 7NH)

Business Area: Nestle Beverage

Location: Dalston, Cumbria

Salary: Up to 45,000-55,000 depending on experience.

Some of our other fantastic benefits:

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous pension scheme up to 12% contribution from Nestle.
• 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement.
• 2 paid volunteering days.
• A focus on personal development and growth.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a talented, driven individual to join our Nestle business at our Dalston factory as a CAPEX Process Specialist. This is a permanent opportunity which will report into the CAPEX Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to support the site through change and progress your career. Nestle Dalston Factory in Cumbria is the European Centre for cappuccino and creamers producing a range of beverage products. These are produced through a highly automated PLC controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines. It is continually developing and expanding leading brands such as Nescafe, Aero Hot Chocolate and Coffee-mate. The factory is moving forward with continuous improvement principles and actively developing Lean/TPM processes so it’s an exciting time to be involved.

Your impact:

The focus of this role will be to work within the project department, primarily on the Egron 1 upgrade project to ensure the project delivers full compliance with regards to safety, developing detailed training programmes for our operational team and providing process expertise when it comes to Manufacturing. Your other key responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with the Project Manager, Electrical & Mechanical project engineers, and Operational Start-up Lead, support project execution for operational changes, plant expansions, and new equipment installations.
• Embed process safety, food safety and hygienic design requirements so capital projects meet regulatory and Nestle standards.
• Process design: Apply calculations, simulations and process knowledge to adapt Nestle Best Practices for Dalston products, recipes and manufacturing conditions.
• Commissioning and validation: Support factory and site acceptance testing, plant commissioning and start-up to achieve reliable, first-time-right performance.
• Cross-functional alignment: Connect project, engineering, operations, quality, finance, original equipment manufacturers and vendors around clear business outcomes.

Your ingredients for success:

To be successful in this role you will already have a fantastic breadth of experience within Manufacturing and Production environments. Ideally, previous experience within the FMCG industry and food manufacturing would be a distinct advantage.

A qualification in an engineering discipline (either mechanical or electrical), and experience of delivering projects would also be advantageous but is not essential.

Other criteria:

• Previous experience working in a technical and production environment.
• A background in an engineering capacity or role is desirable.
• A solid foundation of the coffee manufacturing process is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to see the bigger picture, prioritise, and challenge the status quo.
• Ability to implement new processes and lead initiatives.

What you need to know:

Advert posting date: 23/10/2026

Advert closing date: 06/11/2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestle, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

Right to work in the UK:

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestle sponsorship.