(Junior) Project Manager Engineering

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Would you like to be part of our new Global Seed Processing Engineering Team?

In line with Enza Zaden's Seed Operations expansion strategy, we are presently enhancing our Engineering team by welcoming Project Managers with varying levels of experience. As a team, we want to make a solid contribution to a growing organization that strives for sustainability and technological advancement. The team is located in Enkhuizen and will deliver project management services to the processing sites in i.a. the Netherlands, Germany and United States.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Take charge of CAPEX projects from business case assignment to implementation in Seed Processing;?

• Take responsibility for change management, project commissioning, validation, and achieving project objectives;

• Work closely with internal and external managers, suppliers, project sponsors, and other stakeholders;

• Define and address issues, risks, and opportunities, proposing improvements and implementing measures across all project aspects; 

• Manage all relevant project management documentation and progress reports;

• Advise and support internal customer in developing the Business Case.

• Focus on continuous improvement of Stage Gate Project Management methodology. Establishment of Global Engineering Standards, and sharing best practices.

Your strength

In the role of (junior) Project Manager in Engineering, you possess effective communication skills and demonstrate a professional entrepreneurial attitude. You can effectively manage your workload under time constraints, maintaining a clear overview and easily transitioning between projects. Your work experience in the food and/or process industry is a plus. In short:

• Bachelor degree, preferably in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering;

• Some experience in leading multi-disciplinary projects in an operational environment;

• Familiar with Stage Gate project management and LEAN, Continuous improvement methods;

• Solid knowledge of validation principles (VMP, DQ, FAT, IQ, OQ, SAT, PQ);

• IPMA or PMI certified (is a plus);

• Knowledge of the Dutch and English language, spoken and written. German is a plus;

• Willing to travel (occasionally) (inter)nationally.

Our strength 

Enza Zaden is a vegetable breeding company dedicated to the development of various vegetable varieties. We produce and distribute our seeds globally. To provide you with a concise yet comprehensive understanding of our work, we have created an animation.

The purpose of our work? To offer everyone worldwide access to healthy and varied vegetables. With more than 2500 passionate colleagues all over the world, we work together every day on the vegetables of tomorrow.

Are you interested to learn more about Enza Zaden as an employer? Take a look at our Careers & Learning portal or view our page on LinkedIn. 

A sneak peak of our benefits:

• Flexible working policy

• Home working allowance

• Travel allowance at +10 km home/work distance based on Google Maps

• 8.33% holiday allowance

• Performance reward percentage

• Individual and collective salary increase

• 25 holidays + 1 vitality day (other vitality days depend on age)

• Laptop + mobile phone

• Contribution to pension scheme

Interested to join this new team? Please use the Apply button to send us your application.

More information

Marjolijn Woudstra
Senior Recruitment Business Partner
M.Woudstra@enzazaden.nl
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Acquisition as a result of this vacancy is not appreciated.