Technical Operations Manager

MBP Group; Land van Cuijk; Hybrid; EUR 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

MBP Solutions seeks a site Operations Lead to turn the Gouda & Cuijk terminal project into a fully functioning site. You will coordinate construction, commissioning and start-up, then take day-to-day responsibility and lead a small team of operators.

You should hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, be fluent in Dutch and English (C1), and bring experience in commissioning/start-up or process industries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Fluent Dutch and English (C1) is required.
• Experience in commissioning, start-up, process improvement, maintenance or operations is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Terminal Director, Group Engineer, suppliers and contractors to move the terminal from construction into commissioning.
• Drive operational readiness, including technical reviews, FAT/SAT, HAZOP safety review, commissioning plans, system testing and start-up.
• Set up the operating model, procedures, maintenance approach and performance routines for the new site.
• Recruit, train and lead two operators, establishing clear expectations and effective ways of working.
• Once operational, lead production, loading, storage, maintenance, compliance and continuous improvement, with responsibility for the site’s results.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Operations coordination

Engineering understanding

Education

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Full Time / 12 month contract (with potential of becoming permanent)

Based in our Gouda & Cuijk, Netherlands office / Hybrid working

MBP Solutions turns biological by-products into sustainable resources. Through the Clean Bio-Oils project, we are building a new terminal inCuijkto receive, store and handlebio-oilsfor use in more sustainable applications. All permits are approved, and we are ready to start construction.

You will help turn the design into a working terminal—coordinating construction, commissioning and start-up—then take ownership of the site’s day-to-day operation and lead a small team of operators.

Whatyouwilldo

• Coordinate with the Terminal Director, Group Engineer,suppliersand contractors to move the terminal from construction into commissioning.
• Drive operational readiness, including technical reviews,supplier and on-site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT),HAZOPsafety review,commissioning plans, systemtestingand start-up.
• Set up the operating model, procedures, maintenanceapproachand performance routines for the new site.
• Recruit,trainand lead two operators,establishingclear expectations and effective ways of working.
• Once operational, lead production, loading, storage, maintenance,complianceand continuous improvement, with responsibility for the site’s results.

Whatyouwillbring

ABachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, practical experience in a process or industrial environment, and fluent Dutch and English (C1). You may have worked in commissioning, start-up, process improvement,maintenanceor operations and now want broader responsibility. Experience with automation or process-control systems is valuable. You do not need to have run a complete site before.

What youwillgain

Working in a business focused on sustainability, this is arare chance to build a new industrial facility and then lead the operation you helped create, with support from experienced colleagues and specialist partners. You will gain broad experience across commissioning, production,maintenanceand people leadership.BasicSalary:c.70,000.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview by email. Thank you for considering this opportunity with MBP Solutions. We look forward to welcoming a talented individual to our team!