R&D Pilot Plant Technical Specialist

Overview

To start with, the position of R&D Pilot Plant Technical Specialist sits comfortably in the R&D Facilities Department. An incredibly diverse team that helps each other learn, grow and develop. Just how we like it! As an R&D Pilot Plant Technical Specialist you will plan and ensure availability and safe operation of equipment within the Utrecht and Joure Pilot Plants which includes the maintenance systems, safe systems of work and spare parts purchasing.

For this, we don’t just need you to be a knowledgeable professional but also strongly rely on your interpersonal skills as well as your drive for success. Know that you’ll have a crucial role in creating and protecting the impact we look for in our value chain. With this said, we like you to take responsibility over the following tasks:

• Day-to-day safe operating in the pilot plants. Ensuring that booked equipment is assembled in location, connected and ready to operate.
• Ensuring that R&D staff can demonstrate their competency to run equipment for the planned trials.
• When contractors are on site ensuring they are managed day to day and compliant with our safety, electrical and mechanical standards.

We are looking for someone with experience of working in engineering projects with a drive for excellence. Someone that holds themselves accountable and doesn’t shy away from responsibility. Given the nature of the role we feel it's important for you to have education in process engineering as well as a solid understanding of your own added value. We thrive in diverse teams and look for people that appreciate that as much as we do.

We can give you a list of “must haves,” however that’s not how we view your candidacy. We do, of course, take into consideration how much experience you have with the food industry and experience in the use of Microsoft tools but ultimately, we look at the bigger picture. But to give you a bit of guidance as to what we feel is needed in this role, we’ll share our “nice to have” list with you:

• Hands on pilot plant or similar experience
• Practical machine shop/electrical/mechanical experience

Whether or not you are with us, two, four or thirty years, it doesn’t matter. Together we are building on your skillsets and future career aspirations. We offer a solid and competitive base salary and additional benefits to the mix. To name a few:
Learning and development budget, career development, Insurances, pension plans and a minimum of 25 + 12 ADV days of paid holidays (because we care and want to offer you a healthy work – life balance)

Your application at JDE Peet's

If you are interested in this career opportunity at JDE Peet's, apply and join us. After receiving your application we will do our utmost to give you quick feedback. Part of the recruitment procedure at JDE Peet's would be an online assessment, followed by interviews. A pre-employment check can be part of the recruitment process.

Who we are?

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, with local roots dating back to 1753, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands, including L’OR, Peet’s, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona.

What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?

We are people united by the power and possibility of tea and coffee. At JDE Peet’s, we thrive on the freedom to pursue opportunities, provoking new ideas to make an impact  ambition is simple – JDE Peet’s: unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea.

We bring action to our intentions, following through on what was agreed, always pushing things forward. We offer our people a range of learning and development programmes to support their personal growth. We’ve worked hard to build an open, collaborative environment where you can approach anyone and be heard.

At JDE Peet's, we believe it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We also believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. No matter who you are, where you come from, how you live your life, or how you enjoy your coffee or tea, you can fulfil your ambitions and contribute to our success.

When you grow, we grow, and coffee & tea grows.