Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Turnaround Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of plant turnarounds, ensuring alignment with the Turnaround Excellence Project objectives. This role is critical for delivering safe, efficient, and cost-effective shutdowns and startups while minimizing production downtime. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will drive continuous improvement in turnaround processes and performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead Turnaround Planning and Execution: Develop and implement turnaround strategies, schedules, and resource plans to meet safety, quality, and budget targets.
• Ensure Compliance and Safety: Promote a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to regulatory and company standards throughout all turnaround phases.
• Manage Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractors to align turnaround scope and priorities.
• Monitor and Report Performance: Track progress against KPIs, manage risks, and provide transparent reporting to leadership.
• Drive Turnaround Excellence: Implement best practices, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize future turnarounds.
• Team Leadership: Direct and develop the turnaround team, including contractors, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability.
• Budget and Cost Control: Oversee turnaround budgets, control costs, and identify opportunities for savings without compromising safety or quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Maintenance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in turnaround or shutdown management within a chemical or industrial plant.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, project controls, and safety regulations.
• Fluent in English and Dutch

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale turnarounds with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with turnaround excellence frameworks and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage contractors and complex logistics.

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.

Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today: Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cargill

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