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Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Best · Full-time · Senior

About The Position

At Redefine Meat, we love meat. Really, really love meat.

We believe that the world deserves New-Meat™, plant-based meat, that’s not only good for the environment but is also kind to animals. Having studied animal meat’s unique components, and perfected cutting-edge technologies, Redefine Meat provides a wide range of high-quality products that are just as delicious as the meat you already know and love. New-Meat™ delivers an uncompromised and extraordinary culinary experience with its taste, texture, and aroma.

We also know that we will reach the unreachable with a great team of passionate, courageous, and curious people.

We’re as passionate about people as we are about food!

Summary:

Lead the site engineering and maintenance field which includes capital projects, machine shop, maintenance planner, facilities, electrical & instrumentation, and contract services. Ensure continuous operations for the facility and pilot plant, putting safety as a priority. Lead the team with a continuous improvement mindset, enabling performance improvement through coaching/developing colleagues, peers, and team members.

Location: Best, The Netherlands

Reports to: VP Operations EMEA

Your challenge

  • Ensuring minimum time loss in breakdowns of the plant by making the required spare parts available to engineering at all times by maintaining desired OP/OQ levels of stock
  • Responsible for leading the development and execution of Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) principles and Lean-Six Sigma capability tools to exceed the business objectives.
  • Oversee daily maintenance operations to help ensure production schedules are met and plant efficiencies are maintained.
  • Interact with vendors, customers and external resources as needed.
  • Partner with other departments regarding the resolution of ongoing problems, the implementation of new procedures or process, and the injection of new products or product lines.
  • Coordinate with on-site staff to review and approve plans for new equipment installation and layout to ensure operational efficiency.
  • Coordinate material requests, supplier and plant schedules and established project timelines.
  • Lead continuous improvement activities in all areas of the plant.
  • Process Engineering.
  • Update and maintain documentation such as material balances.

What you'll need

  • Education: bachelor’s degree in engineering. Master’s degree – an advantage.
  • Experience: 8 plus years of Mechanical and Electrical experience and knowledge working with high-speed, multi-line production, packaging and processing equipment in the food & manufacturing industry.
  • Computer Skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI; MS Project, SAP and or other CMMS systems.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills are mandatory; Able to communicate and translate complex technical topics into easy-to-understand concepts.
  • Special Skills: Possess a good working knowledge of food manufacturing operations systems and process controls. Must have a customer service business attitude; ability to work in an unsupervised environment answering multiple internal customers at all levels.
  • Certifications: CMRP, CMRT, CRE, Six-Sigma.
  • Managerial: Includes the supervision of maintenance technicians and Reliability Engineers
  • Language: Fluent in English and Dutch

 

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