Engineering Project Manager
About this role
Position Title:Engineering Project Manager
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 44117
- Lead the development and execution of capital engineering projects across McCain’s European Snacking facilities.
- Oversee the design, review, and implementation of equipment and systems in accordance with corporate engineering standards.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, safety, and finance stakeholders to define project scope and business requirements.
- Evaluate and implement new process technologies to improve operational efficiency, product quality, and safety performance.
- Develop capital project justifications and prepare Requests for Expenditure Authorization (REAs).
- Manage contractor and supplier selection processes, including tender documentation, bid evaluation, and negotiations in partnership with Procurement.
- Coordinate design inputs and technical documentation between project teams, suppliers, and contractors.
- Conduct supplier and site visits to ensure equipment designs align with plant requirements and operational needs.
- Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and risks to ensure successful project delivery.
- Resolve technical issues, support commissioning activities, and provide technical expertise to manufacturing facilities across the network.
- Promote a culture of safety, compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical, or a related discipline).
- Master’s degree, MBA, and/or PMP certification preferred.
- Minimum 6 years of project management experience within food manufacturing, food processing, or a related industrial environment.
- Experience within snack food, appetizers, or similar food processing operations is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing capital projects, budgets, timelines, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of process documentation, including process flow diagrams, block diagrams, project schedules, and cost tracking.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and standard project management tools.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Ability to travel approximately 40-50% across Europe.
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.
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Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland || NL - Netherlands : North Holland : Amsterdam
Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.
Company at a glance
At McCain, we believe food plays an important role in people’s lives, with the power to bring individuals, families, and communities together.
As a privately owned family company with over 67 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries, and a global team of 23,000+ people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $14 billion. Through our investment and innovation agenda, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers.
Guided by our purpose—celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food—we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change. At McCain, sustainability goes to the heart of our purpose as a business. That purpose means putting agronomy at the forefront of all we do to ensure healthier soils which lead to more sustainably sourced food. It means reducing our climate impact and supporting the communities where we operate—today, tomorrow and for generations to come. 🌱🥔🍟
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Top Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Professional development opportunities
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