Maintenance Engineer III

Nutreco; Lérida; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutreco is seeking a Project / Maintenance Engineer to drive maintenance and CAPEX projects, applying engineering techniques to improve installations and processes across our operations. You will plan budgets, design reviews, and delivery to production with a focus on reducing cost of ownership while maintaining safety and compliance.

You will lead maintenance improvements, work closely with the Maintenance/Technical Manager, and provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians while

Qualifications

• Technical project management
• CAPEX project experience
• Maintenance and troubleshooting
• Technical leadership

Responsibilities

• Develops technical project objectives and cost estimates for CAPEX projects.
• Participates in CAPEX assignments and leads project teams.
• Monitors installation status and audits equipment to ensure availability.
• Defines maintenance standards and schedules preventive maintenance actions.
• Provides technical leadership to engineers and technicians in maintenance and projects.

Job description

The Project / Maintenance Engineer performs a range of engineering assignments, usually executed as maintenance continuous improvement or CAPEX projects. He / she engineering techniques to solve problems and makes design recommendations in order to improve the installations and production processes and reduce the total cost of ownership, safety, compliance, environment or quality issues. When executing the projects, the Project / Maintenance Engineer may act as project manager for the project, from the initial budgeting and design phase to execution and delivery of the project to production. The Project Engineer is acting as project manager of capex project from design, business case to execution and completion within specification. He / she is in charge of the planning, budget and deliverable versus the business case endorsed by the business. The Project / Maintenance Engineer works closely with the Maintenance Manager or Technical Manager in order to ensure the technical availability of the assets and installations. The Project / Maintenance Engineer may specialize in a single area (mechanical, construction, transport systems, electrical) or have a broader / generalist role. The level of the Project / Maintenance Engineer will depend on the size of the organisation / site and installations, the scope and size of the project managed as well as the complexity of the production processes / equipment.

Job Description

Technical project 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 Our organisation: Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.

Corporate Background

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Its two global company brands Skretting (aqua feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition) have sales in over 90 countries. Our purpose Feeding the Future captures a big challenge: feeding 9 billion people in 2050. Our responsibility is twofold: we need to make a significant contribution to meeting the rapid increase in worldwide demand for food; on the other hand, we need to find the right balance in order that we can realize growth while making also responsible choices for people and planet. To know more about us, please visit our website https://www.nutreco.com.