Position Title: Project Engineer

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Grade: Scale 40HR12 

Requisition ID: 42546 

Introduction

At McCain, we are passionate about delivering high-quality food products through innovation, safety, and operational excellence. As part of our Central Engineering team, we are looking for a Project Manager Engineering to lead strategic capital investment projects across multiple manufacturing locations in the Netherlands and Poland.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering professional who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys leading projects from concept through to completion.

Position Overview

The Project Engineer is responsible for leading and delivering capital projects across our manufacturing sites in Lelystad, Lewedorp, and Strzelin (Poland). The role focuses on compliance-driven investments, food safety improvements, asset replacement programmes, and cost-saving initiatives.

Managing projects typically ranging from €100,000 to €4 million, you will take full ownership of the project lifecycle; from development and budgeting through tendering, execution, commissioning, and handover. Working closely with site teams, suppliers, contractors, and specialist compliance experts, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in line with McCain engineering standards.

This role offers a high level of autonomy and requires strong stakeholder management, technical expertise, and financial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver capital projects end-to-end across multiple manufacturing sites;
• Manage the full project lifecycle including development, budgeting, tendering, contractor selection, execution, commissioning, and handover;
• Deliver projects focused on safety compliance, food safety, asset replacement, and operational cost savings;
• Take ownership of project budgets, financial control, forecasting, and reporting;
• Coordinate internal teams, external contractors, and specialist compliance experts to ensure successful project execution;
• Lead cross-functional project teams with indirect leadership responsibility for typically 2–5 people;
• Ensure all projects comply with legal, regulatory, CDM, and McCain engineering standards;
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across operations, engineering, and senior management;
• Proactively identify and resolve project risks, roadblocks, and technical challenges;
• Promote a strong safety culture and engineering best practices across all project activities.

What you offer

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline;
• Proven experience delivering capital projects within food, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or industrial environments;
• Engineering background in mechanical, electrical, and/or automation engineering;
• Strong understanding of full project lifecycle management and capital investment processes;
• Experience managing budgets, tendering processes, contractors, and financial control;
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills;
• Self-motivated professional with a proactive mindset and strong commitment to safety and compliance;
• Willingness to travel across multiple sites as required to support project delivery and stakeholder engagement.

What we offer

• Salary up to €6,077 gross per month (based on a 40-hour work week);
• 8% holiday allowance and an 8.33% year-end bonus;
• An annual bonus of 2–4.4% of your yearly salary, depending on company performance and your individual performance;
• 36 vacation days;
• Travel allowance;
• Plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development;
• Pension scheme with McCain Foods covering two-thirds of the contribution;
• 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. 

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Job Family: Engineering & Technical      
Division: Global Operations and Growth 
Department: ​Engineering North Europe ​
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.