Manager Technology (all genders)

FrieslandCampina; Veghel; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Year-end allowance of 5%

Competitive pension

Holiday allowance of 8%

Flexible working hours

Bonus opportunities

Diverse training programs

Job summary

FrieslandCampina is seeking a leader to oversee a team in lactose processing and industrial packaging at their Veghel site. The ideal candidate holds a relevant Master's degree and has extensive experience in leadership and change management. Responsibilities include ensuring production continuity, developing a technology roadmap, and balancing operational excellence with transformation. The company offers a competitive salary of €75,000 - €100,000 annually, flexible working hours, and various employee development programs.

Qualifications

• Relevant Master degree in chemical, bioprocess engineering or data science.
• Proven experience in leading people and managing changes.
• Capability to steer changes towards stakeholders and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 7 technologists.
• Ensure daily production continuity.
• Build and execute the technology roadmap.

Skills

Leadership and people management

Change management

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Technology roadmap management

Solid communication in English

Knowledge of Dutch

Education

Master's degree in chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering or data science

Job description

Overview

The technology department of FrieslandCampina in Veghel – the largest dairy processing site in the world – is undergoing one of the most ambitious transformations in the industry. Over the coming years, the factory will evolve into a smart, sustainable, and future-proof production site, driven by major investments and a shift towards new raw materials and advanced processing technologies. All of this will happen while production continues at full scale — making this a uniquely complex and high-impact environment.

What We Ask

• Relevant Master degree in fields such as chemical engineering, bioprocess engineering or data science.
• We ask proven experience in leading people and managing changes.
• Communication on different levels to help steer the changes is key (e.g. influencing skills, creating impact) towards senior stakeholders and our major client. As such, the ability to lead change in strategic themes in a structured manner with multiple disciplines is key.
• You own the capability roadmap on assigned technology scope. Solid communication skills in English I required, while mastery of Dutch is a very strong plus, but not required.

What We Offer

• unique company culture of Dutch heritage and international presence;
• we offer great work-life balance, and competitive salary package of €75.000 - €100.000 annually based on experience;
• workweek of 38 hours, year-end allowance of 5%, competitive pension, holiday allowance of 8%, flexible working hours, ability to work from home, bonus opportunities;
• diverse training and mentoring programs to help you grow on your own professional journey;
• exceptional support of cross-disciplinary movement within the company to broaden your knowledge and growth paths;
• a friendly and informal working environment, yet professional team members as sparring partners;
• autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world.

Vacancy Description

In this role, you combine people leadership, process technology, and change management:

• Lead and develop a team of 7 technologists in lactose processing and industrial packaging
• Ensure daily production continuity (“fixing the basics”)
• Build and execute the technology roadmap for lactose and permeate processing
• Manage a portfolio of projects within a multi-million investment program
• Act as a key stakeholder manager towards internal teams and critical external partners
• You continuously balance operational excellence with long-term transformation.

All 20,000 employees at FrieslandCampina share a single passion: getting more out of milk and aim to help people move forward in life. With our brands we reach millions of people in more than 100 countries. FrieslandCampina consists of a number of business groups and operating companies with offices all around the world. Within the Business Group FrieslandCampCampina Ingredients we are passionate about adding goodness to the foods, beverages and business that nourish the world. When some see only powder in bags, we see more options, more ideas, and more ways to impact lives for good. Every day, we enrich the lives of millions of people through the nutritional passion and expertise we bring to the workplace. At our plant in Veghel we manufacture high-quality whey- and milk-based ingredients, to supply manufacturers of foods, infant foods and pharmaceuticals worldwide.