Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
A career with Kerry Taste & Nutrition offers you an opportunity to shape how people across the globe view food and beverage while providing you opportunities to explore and grow as your interests do. With our commitment to a sustainable future, a career with Kerry is something you can feel good about.
We are looking for a Senior Production Engineer for our manufacturing site in Tiel, Netherlands, where Kerry makes powdered preservatives for the food industry. In this role, it is your main responsibility to secure and push the performance of our production processes in all its aspects, including process safety, process performance (output), cost performance (efficiencies) and sustainability. You will be part of the Tiel engineering team, working together with operators, technicians, Production and Maintenance staff and plant management.

The Tiel organization is focused on providing a reliable supply of high added value food preservation solutions based on organic salts, satisfying the service level requirements of the most demanding customers.

Key Responsibilities

Within the triangle of Engineering-Production-Maintenance, you are responsible for the process-technological input to ensure that the production lines that are assigned to you, run optimally and are continuously improved:

You provide daily production support by means of performance reviews and problem analyses regarding safety, OEE, capacity and quality.
You act as a role model and subject matter expert regarding continuous improvement methodologies.
You lead projects in the multidisciplinary manufacturing excellence program.
You are responsible for scaling up and managing the process knowledge relevant to your production lines with regards to new and existing products.
You contribute to large investment projects (led by one of the Project Engineers) on behalf of the Production crew of your production lines.
You demonstrate leadership in compliance and development of engineering standards, including Process Safety Management standards, such as Management of Change and Hazards and Operability assessments (HAZOPs).
Cooperate with other local and global disciplines to deliver on our commitments to our customers and continuously improve our value proposition by improving process safety, production processes (Overall Equipment Effectiveness, costs, energy) and product quality and liaise between RD&A and global Process Technology.
Contribute to the development of the engineering discipline by coaching others and by establishing and rolling out new engineering standards.

A master's degree, preferably in the field of Chemical Engineering or equivalent, such as Bio Process Engineering or Food Process Engineering.
Experience in the area of chemicals/food ingredients manufacturing.
Alternatively, a bachelor's degree with approved sufficient years of experience in this field.
Relevant work experience in the field of liquid processing and spray drying or solids handling is a must, and you are at ease with bringing the fundamentals of physical chemistry of salt production into practice.
A proven track record in the areas of root cause analysis, continuous improvement and process safety management in an operational organization.
You combine an entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on mentality that helps you to get a thorough understanding of the challenges in the field and that helps you getting things done.
Good communication skills to create support for your improvement ideas among stakeholders in the plant.
You are stress resistant and you feel at home in a 24/7 organization in a dynamic environment.
An excellent command of English, both written and verbally (at least CEFR B2 level).
An excellent command of Dutch, both written and verbally, is preferred; we will consider candidates, who aspire to learn Dutch at the level of CEFR B2 level.

Key personal competences

Result-oriented: Directing oneself and/or others towards goals, whether or not explicitly formulated, whilst keeping a perspective on efficiency and effectiveness.
Problem-solving ability: Recognize important information, make connections between data, devise alternative solutions and indicate the (possible) consequences of certain choices or actions.
Expertise/knowledge: Adding meaning to information in a particular work situation. Developing and deepening knowledge in a specific area of interest/field and translating the consequences thereof for one's own organization.
Planning and Organizing: Effectively determine goals and priorities and indicate how much time and what actions and resources are needed to achieve certain goals.

25 days of holiday allowance (+ option to buy 5 days a year)
Pension plan
Travel allowance
Competitive pay
Development opportunities
Great work environment in international company

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