Maintenance Engineer

Technical p roject management

Develops technical project objectives by drafting maintenance of CAPEX project proposals and plans

Determines project specifications in line with operations requirements, and performance standards; completes technical studies and prepares cost estimates

Evaluates and validates design alternatives to create optimum designs.

Certifies the technical accuracy of designs. 

Projects

Participates as a team member in a broad CAPEX assignments, or leads project teams in maintenance and CAPEX projects 

Participate in assigned installation and/or maintenance projects, within the project management guidelines.

Ensures successful completion of the assigned project phase within the budgeted time and cost constraints.

Monitoring and auditing

Conducts technical audits and ad hoc monitoring of existing installations and relevant equipment in order to support the technical availability of the installation

Generates reports regarding project / installation status, progress of maintenance and project work, incidents and update relevant systems as well as technical documents as required.

Maintenance and troubleshooting

Defines maintenance and engineering standards, procedures and approaches for the assigned area, in order to enhance the quality and availability of the installation

Troubleshoots in case of (recurring) malfunctions, problems or other issues; Suggests solutions to prevent malfunctions from recurring

Assists in preparing, planning and scheduling maintenance and project work; Supervises (scheduled and non-scheduled) maintenance work, carry out testing and generate and implement solutions and/or corrective action to installation and maintenance problems. May actively participate in the execution of the work whilst supervising

May maintain or supervise inventory management of equipment, parts, and supplies to ensure availability of equipment / spare parts for continuous production

Leads maintenance continuous improvement methodologies and best practices such as TPM, spare part mgt, Cost of ownership optimization, supplier tenders in the field of maintenance with purchasing ….

Technical leadership

Provides technical leadership to a group of (permanently of temporarily) assigned engineers and technicians.

Stays abreast of the latest developments in maintenance and engineering 

Acts as a technical consultant on maintenance and engineering; Contributes to the development of Nutreco technical standards

Compliance

Ensures that all activities are prepared and executed in line with all relevant safety regulations and procedures (work permits, LoTo, etc.), as well as technical standards, regulations, procedures, instructions, guidelines, and promote awareness, including addressing anomalies to others. 

Signals potential hazardous and / or unsafe situations, takes appropriate action is case of imminent unsafe situations