Packaging Manager

McCain Foods; Kruiningen; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

ATV days

3% year-end bonus

Commuting allowance

Health insurance discount

Training & development

Job summary

McCain Foods Holland B.V. in Kruiningen seeks a Packaging Manager to direct packaging operations with focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will lead a team, coordinate line activities, and partner with R&D and suppliers to optimize processes.

The role emphasizes coaching, maintaining a safe work environment, and driving continuous improvements across the packaging function in a fast-paced food production setting.

Qualifications

• Technical background in packaging or production.
• Experience in a similar role in the food industry.
• Strong communication, leadership and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure employee safety and compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Coordinate packaging line teams, organize training and coach staff.
• Collaborate with R&D and suppliers to optimize packaging processes.
• Assist with troubleshooting and guide technicians on new equipment.
• Lead cost-saving projects and maintain clear cross-shift communication.
• Execute SAP S/4HANA transactions accurately and maintain inventory accuracy.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Precision and planning

Technical insight

MS Office

SAP

Technical drawings

Dutch & English

Education

Technical background

Food industry experience

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Who are we?

McCain Appetizers Europe is an emerging major player in appetizers. These are based on fresh vegetables, such as onion rings, breaded mushrooms, and Wings. You may not be familiar with these products, but if you’re curious about what they are and want to be part of a fascinating process, you’ll see a fresh raw ingredient undergo transformation into a beautiful and delicious finished product.

Position Title: Packaging Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 44007

Who are we?

McCain Appetizers Europe is an emerging major player in appetizers. These are based on fresh vegetables, such as onion rings, breaded mushrooms, and Wings. You may not be familiar with these products, but if you’re curious about what they are and want to be part of a fascinating process, you’ll see a fresh raw ingredient undergo transformation into a beautiful and delicious finished product.

About The Position

As the Packaging Manager, you play a crucial role within the production process at McCain’s Kruiningen facility. You report directly to the Production Leader and are responsible for the coordination, optimization, and continuity of the packaging lines. You ensure that all activities meet strict food safety and quality standards, both those of McCain and of the food industry. A key aspect of this role is coaching, guiding, and motivating your team members, as well as maintaining a safe work environment.

What will you do?

• You take responsibility for employee safety and compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• You coordinate team members at the packaging line, organize training, and act as both example and coach.
• You collaborate with R&D and suppliers to optimize the packaging process and ensure order and cleanliness within the department.
• You assist with troubleshooting, guiding technicians in the maintenance and installation of new machines.
• Effective communication with all shifts and leading cost-saving projects are also part of your role.
• Ensure accurate and disciplined execution of SAP S/4HANA transactions for packaging operations and maintaining inventory accuracy.

What do you bring?

• Education/Experience: Technical background, experience in a similar role within the food industry.
• Skills: Strong communication skills, leadership, precision and planning skills, technical insight, computer skills (MS Office and SAP), knowledge of technical drawings, fluency in Dutch and English.
• Personal Qualities: Coaching and motivating, analytical, solution-oriented, independent, and results-driven.

Employment conditions

• Salary from €4,800 to €5,500 gross per month based on relevant work experience
• 25 vacation days and 15 “ATV” days, which you can take flexibly
• 3% year-end bonus according to the collective labour agreement (CAO)
• Commuting allowance of €0,23,- per km up to 100 km a day (two-way)
• A clean working environment
• Discount on CZ health insurance (also for family members)
• Opportunities for personal development and growth through training and courses

You will have an exciting and responsible position in a dynamic and innovative organization. You will have the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and contribute to the ongoing improvement of our production processes.

Leadership Principles

At McCain, our leadership principles guide our daily interactions with customers, our collaboration, and the achievement of success. We focus on customer needs, innovation, empowering people, and ownership in overcoming challenges and reaching goals.

The McCain Experience

We are McCain. This statement represents our collective strength and individual value. Your commitment is essential to our shared success. Our winning culture is based on authenticity and trust, allowing everyone to bring out the best in themselves and others. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and excel. Join our team and experience why we are stronger together. McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. For candidates participating in any aspect of the recruitment process, accommodations are available upon request up to the point of undue hardship.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family: Manufacturing

Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Kruiningen

Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.