Sassenheim Site Engineering Manager
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About AkzoNobel
Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
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At AkzoNobel, we create innovative paints and coatings that help color and protect what matters most. We're looking for an experienced Site Engineering Manager (SRE) to lead our engineering strategy, capital project portfolio and process safety agenda at our Sassenheim site.
In this role, you'll be responsible for delivering critical CAPEX projects, driving operational excellence and ensuring the highest standards in process safety, engineering governance and sustainability performance. As the site's Responsible Engineer (SRE), you'll play a key leadership role across manufacturing, R&D, facilities and commercial operations.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- Own the site's engineering roadmap and CAPEX portfolio.
- Deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
- Act as Site Responsible Engineer and champion Process Safety Management.
- Lead hazard studies, ATEX governance and technical risk management.
- Chair the Site Energy Committee and drive sustainability initiatives related to energy, CO₂ reduction and water use.
- Partner with site leadership, operations, maintenance, R&D and global stakeholders to shape the future of the site.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- Extensive experience within engineering, manufacturing, project management or asset management.
- Strong knowledge of process safety and industrial risk management.
- Proven leadership experience in a complex manufacturing environment.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Fluency in English and Dutch.
Why join AkzoNobel?
At AkzoNobel, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on safety, sustainability and operational performance. You'll lead meaningful projects, work with talented colleagues and contribute to our ambition of creating a more sustainable future through innovation and engineering excellence.
Ready to engineer the future with us? Apply today and help shape the next chapter of AkzoNobel's success. 🚀
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
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