The Project Manager oversees capital projects, ensuring organization, coordination, and implementation, while leading all phases and managing multiple stakeholders' expectations.
Position Title: Project Manager Engineer Rilland/Kruiningen
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Lewedorp
Requisition ID: 36340
As a key member of the Engineering Continental Europe organization, the Project Manager is responsible for organization, coordination, and implementation of complex Capital Projects ranging from manufacturing/utility equipment upgrade to facility expansion, according to user specifications and McCain quali-ty/safety standards.
Within the Appetizer organization, the Project Manager is playing a key role in leading all phases of medium/large capital projects: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing.
Depending on the project's context and business criticality, the Project Manager may be involved in evaluation and analysis activities prior to project initiation. These activities may include consulting with executive and business unit leaders on ideas for advancing strategic objectives, improving organizational performance, or meeting customer needs.
In some organizational settings, the Project Manager may also be called upon to manage or assist in business analysis, business case development, for a project.
The Project Manager may also be involved in follow-on activities related to realizing business benefits from the project.
What you'll be doing.
What you'll need to be successful.
Benefits of the role.
About the team.
You'll report to the Engineering Director Appetizers, and you'll manage 3 people as Engineering Project Managers.
You'll also manage transversely some people on projects as Project Engineers/Coordinators, Start-up Leader, TechOps, Quality/Safety, Supply Chain, Sales...
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Engineering & Technical
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Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Kruiningen || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland
Company:
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Lewedorp
Requisition ID: 36340
As a key member of the Engineering Continental Europe organization, the Project Manager is responsible for organization, coordination, and implementation of complex Capital Projects ranging from manufacturing/utility equipment upgrade to facility expansion, according to user specifications and McCain quali-ty/safety standards.
Within the Appetizer organization, the Project Manager is playing a key role in leading all phases of medium/large capital projects: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing.
Depending on the project's context and business criticality, the Project Manager may be involved in evaluation and analysis activities prior to project initiation. These activities may include consulting with executive and business unit leaders on ideas for advancing strategic objectives, improving organizational performance, or meeting customer needs.
In some organizational settings, the Project Manager may also be called upon to manage or assist in business analysis, business case development, for a project.
The Project Manager may also be involved in follow-on activities related to realizing business benefits from the project.
What you'll be doing.
- The Project Manager should possess project management knowledge, technical knowledge, understanding, and experience.
- The Project Manager provides the project team with leadership, planning, and coordination through communications.
- The Project Manager provides written communications (e.g., documented plans and schedules) and communicates in real time with the team using meetings and verbal or nonverbal cues.
- The Project Manager leads the project core team to meet the project's objectives and stakeholders' expectations. The Project Manager works to balance the competing constraints on the project with the resources available.
- The Project Manager also performs communication roles between the project sponsor (if appointed), senior project manager (if appointed), team members and other stakeholders. This includes providing direction and presenting/supporting the vision of success for the project.
- The Project Manager uses soft skills (e.g., interpersonal skills and the ability to manage people) to balance the conflicting and competing goals of the project stakeholders in order to achieve consensus. In this context, consensus means that the relevant stakeholders support the project decisions and actions even when there is not 100% agreement.
- In addition, the Project Manager maintains a strong advocacy role within the organization, proactively interacting with directors and/or local managers within the organization during the course of the project.
- The Project Manager also works with the project sponsor (if appointed) to address internal political and strategic issues that may impact the team or the viability or quality of the project.
What you'll need to be successful.
- HBO / master's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Process...), Construction Management or related field.
- 5-10+ years experience in related working environment, on a similar position
- Outstanding track record in working with large and complex capital investment programs,
- Strong knowledge in working with project management systems, tools and techniques,
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with Windows, MS-office and MS-Project / SAP PS(or other similar software)
- Proficiency in English (CECRL B2/C1 level)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly desirable.
Benefits of the role.
- An environment where you can continue to grow and learn everything about the international food industry
- A competitive salary including 8% holiday allowance and a 3% year-end bonus
- 40 days off annually (25 vacation days and 15 additional leave days based on full-time employment)
- An excellent pension scheme
- Discount on your CZ health insurance, which can also be used for your family
- Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometre, up to a maximum of €157.86 per month
- Free fruit available at all locations
- The Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for the Convenience Food Industry applies
About the team.
You'll report to the Engineering Director Appetizers, and you'll manage 3 people as Engineering Project Managers.
You'll also manage transversely some people on projects as Project Engineers/Coordinators, Start-up Leader, TechOps, Quality/Safety, Supply Chain, Sales...
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Division:
Department:
Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Kruiningen || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland
Company:
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