Turnaround lead
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Job Location:
Gouda - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers food service customers and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry beef egg alternative protein salt oils starches sweeteners cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Turnaround Manager will lead the planning coordination and execution of plant turnarounds ensuring alignment with the Turnaround Excellence Project objectives. This role is critical for delivering safe efficient and cost-effective shutdowns and startups while minimizing production downtime. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager you will drive continuous improvement in turnaround processes and performance.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead Turnaround Planning and Execution: Develop and implement turnaround strategies schedules and resource plans to meet safety quality and budget targets.
- Ensure Compliance and Safety: Promote a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to regulatory and company standards throughout all turnaround phases.
- Manage Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with operations maintenance engineering and contractors to align turnaround scope and priorities.
- Monitor and Report Performance: Track progress against KPIs manage risks and provide transparent reporting to leadership.
- Drive Turnaround Excellence: Implement best practices lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize future turnarounds.
- Team Leadership: Direct and develop the turnaround team including contractors ensuring clear roles responsibilities and accountability.
- Budget and Cost Control: Oversee turnaround budgets control costs and identify opportunities for savings without compromising safety or quality.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Maintenance or related field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in turnaround or shutdown management within a chemical or industrial plant.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance planning project controls and safety regulations.
- Fluent in English and Dutch
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading large-scale turnarounds with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Familiarity with turnaround excellence frameworks and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Proven ability to manage contractors and complex logistics.
Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
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About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
