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Cosun

Farmers' cooperative turning crops into products

Maintenance Team Leader

Equipment MaintenanceUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeDinteloord, NetherlandsIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have experience leading a technical team of at least 8 mechanics.
  • Have at least 3 years of experience in a leadership role.
  • Have HBO work-and-thinking level.
  • Have experience with budget responsibility, such as forecasting and multi-year planning.
  • Put safety first and be able to guide mechanics through organizational change while maintaining daily operations.
  • Have strong communication skills with mechanics, contractors, operators, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the maintenance team for the sugar section and improve its organization, performance, and maintenance processes.
  • Manage maintenance within the work area within budget and improve performance.
  • Develop budget management, including forecasting and the Long Term Asset Plan.
  • Increase the utilization rate of installations.
  • Set the required FTE capacity for each workplace.
  • Work with the Team Leader of Work Preparation and Planning to implement the new maintenance-planning method on the shop floor.
  • Analyze processes and bottlenecks during the first three months, determine an approach, and execute it.
  • Organize the team, refine roles and workflows, and improve control of the budget and maintenance processes.
  • Functionally direct three work preparers and one maintenance engineer.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with maintenance in the process industry, food processing, or a continuous technical production environment.
  • A background in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or technical business administration.
  • Knowledge of SAP.

About the Company

Cosun

Farmers' cooperative turning crops into products

Cosun is a Dutch agro-industrial cooperative owned by about 8,100 sugar beet, potato, chicory, and other crop growers. It processes crops into food, animal feed, bio-based products, and green energy, using its diversified group of companies. Its approach includes Aviko (large-scale potato processing), Sensus (inulin from chicory), and Duynie (upcycling co-products into animal feed). The company pursues plant-based innovations under its Unlock 30 strategy, investing in high-quality proteins such as fava bean protein and other sustainable ingredients funded by subsidies for new facilities. Cosun differentiates itself through collective farmer ownership, long history, and a diversified, integrated structure that turns raw crops into multiple value streams rather than focusing on a single product. Its goal is to shape the future of food and materials by expanding plant-based solutions and sustainable ingredients for a changing world.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Stampersgat, Netherlands
Founded
1900

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