Production Manager EVAP Processing (all genders) in the Netherlands

As an EVAP Production Manager, you will lead a crew responsible for the entire EVAP production process, from milk reception and evaporation to filling and sterilization. You are part of the EVAP Operational Team and play an important role in achieving our objectives regarding safety, quality, delivery reliability, and continuous improvement. With your leadership, you ensure a motivated team, optimal performance, and an efficient, future-proof production environment.

In this versatile leadership role, you are responsible for managing the daily production activities within the EVAP department. You ensure that safety, quality, and production objectives are met, while you motivate, develop, and guide your team. With your focus on continuous improvement, you actively contribute to a safe, efficient, and future-proof production environment.

• You translate departmental objectives into concrete team goals and manage the realization of the production plan within set budgets and KPIs;
• You provide daily leadership to a crew of employees, whereby you coach, develop, and ensure optimal staffing levels;
• You coordinate maintenance activities in collaboration with the Technical Service to ensure the reliability of installations;
• You initiate and lead improvement trajectories in the areas of processes, performance, and efficiency according to WCOM and Lean principles;
• You safeguard a safe and qualitative working environment through compliance with safety, hygiene, and quality regulations and stimulate the development of knowledge and skills within the team.

Within the EVAP plant, we process large flows of milk and raw materials daily into evaporated milk and infant formula. The department you are responsible for consists of multiple packaging lines. To start, you receive the cans of condensed milk at the labeling department. Here, the labeling of the can takes place at a rate of several hundred cans per minute. From the labeling department, the cans go towards one of the five packaging lines. At the packaging lines, the cans are formed and packed in the desired packaging format for various international customers. These boxes are then palletized and handed over to the dispatch department.

At FrieslandCampina, you work on strong and beloved brands used daily by millions, such as Friso, Campina, Chocomel, and Frisian Flag. As a dairy farmers' cooperative, we combine an international working environment with a clear focus on sustainability. We support your growth with training, coaching, and internal career opportunities. With confidence and autonomy, you can truly make an impact.

Employment conditions

• Salary in Hay 15 in the 5-shift system, 5% year-end bonus, 10% bonus, 8% holiday allowance, and a pension scheme;
• A train pass and/or €0.23 per km (max. 30 km one way); shift allowance of 29.39%, 191.5 hours of leave per year, with the possibility to buy or sell up to 40 extra hours;
• A laptop, phone; A bicycle plan and company fitness scheme.