Maintenance Engineer

Position Title: Maintenance Engineer

Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 42971

Are you passionate about engineering and eager to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? As a Maintenance Engineer at McCain, you'll play a key role in keeping our production lines running smoothly and efficiently. You'll work closely with the Maintenance Manager and your colleagues to resolve technical issues, optimize maintenance strategies, and ensure reliable operations.

This position is based at our production facility in Lelystad. Over time, you'll also have the opportunity to work remotely for part of your role, such as planning and preparation activities.

Sounds like your next challenge? Read on!

What will you do?

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for improving the reliability and performance of our production equipment by:

• Developing, planning, and continuously improving maintenance processes.
• Optimizing preventive maintenance plans and analyzing equipment failures.
• Supervising maintenance activities during scheduled maintenance days (once every two weeks).
• Providing training and guidance on processes, equipment, and safety procedures.
• Analyzing maintenance data to identify recurring issues and implement sustainable improvements.
• Presenting technical plans and coordinating maintenance shutdowns and planned outages.
• Implementing and maintaining maintenance plans, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and asset data in SAP.
• Managing CAPEX lists and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Collaborating closely with maintenance technicians, production teams, and external contractors to ensure maximum equipment availability.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for a proactive and analytical professional who enjoys solving technical challenges and driving continuous improvement.

You Bring

• A completed technical degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Maintenance, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative mindset.
• An analytical approach and a proactive attitude toward identifying and solving problems.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and control systems, industrial automation, and control engineering.
• Experience or confidence in conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify and eliminate underlying causes of equipment failures.

What do we offer?

At McCain, You'll Join An International Organization Where Innovation, Teamwork, And Personal Development Are Highly Valued. In Return For Your Expertise, We Offer

• A gross monthly salary of up to €5,387, depending on your experience and qualifications.
• An annual bonus of 2% to 4.4% of your yearly salary, based on company performance and individual results.
• 8% holiday allowance and an 8.33% year-end bonus.
• 25 vacation days plus 11 additional ADV (reduction of working hours) days.
• A travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometre.
• An attractive pension plan, with McCain contributing two-thirds of the premium.
• Excellent opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• A friendly, informal working environment with supportive colleagues.
• And of course… free fries!

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. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here . Job Family: Engineering & Technical

Division: Continental Europe

Department: Maintenance Office

Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Flevoland : Lelystad || NL - Netherlands : Gelderland : Wezep || NL - Netherlands : Limburg : Maastricht || NL - Netherlands : North Brabant : Cuijk || NL - Netherlands : North Brabant : Helmond || NL - Netherlands : North Brabant : Tilburg || NL - Netherlands : North Holland : Amsterdam || NL - Netherlands : Other : Reference job description || NL - Netherlands : Utrecht : Duurstede || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Kruiningen || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Lewedorp || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland || NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Yerseke

Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.