Project Manager

**Company Description**
**_
For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fuelled by our purpose of unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea to create a better future. Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona._**

**_ JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands._**

**_ What’s it like to work at JDE?_**

**_ We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious - JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup._**

**_ At JDE, we're Made to Stand Out. Every day we are progressive in outlook, ambitious in nature, resourceful in action and decisive in approach, bringing coffee and tea moments to everyone around the world._**

The Project Manager supports the delivery of the key plant results, such as zero safety accidents, zero quality (losses), cost savings, efficiency improvement, 100% Customer Service Level and 100% engagement using the Manufacturing Operating System as an enabler. The Project Manager does this through agile project management and execution of varied projects across the manufacturing operation, through any of the phases from concept to handover after verification.

**RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY ACTIVITIES**:
**Safety Health and Environment**:

- Responsible for Safety, Health and Environment requirements and legislation implementation and ensures compliance to legal and corporate standards & policies in projects and installations executed; design and execution including LOTOTO (Lock Out Tag Out Test Out), permit to work, hazard work permits, behavioral observation systems, contractor management.
- Responsible to ensure that ergonomics and SHE - Safety, Health & Environment risks are mitigated or eliminated in projects executed.
- Managing contractors in the work area, preparing permits and reviewing risk assessments and method statements.
- Champions Safety, Health and Environment culture through role model behavior.

**Quality**:

- Responsible for Quality requirements and legislation implementation and ensure compliance to legal and corporate standards & policies in projects executed.
- Ensures project designs and execution include and follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Hygienic Design principles, ISO, HACCP and are in line with JDE Manufacturing Operating System Standards.
- Champions Quality culture through role model behavior.

**Delivery & Cost**:
**Project Planning**:

- Responsible for (pre-)engineering scoping, costing and capital expenditure request document preparation using the appropriate JDE project management and technical standards, processes and procedures.

**Communication**:

- Engaging and communicating with all relevant stakeholders and project team members through the whole lifecycle of the project to ensure that the project deliverables meets all practical requirements (maintenance, operation, training, etc).
- Giving regular updates on project progress to steering committee, team members and plant management.

**Project Management & Execution**:
To manage and co-ordinate the detailed project design activities:

- Coordinate, liaise and communicate with (int./ext.) designers, authorities (for notice, permitting and/or approval) and responsible JDE stakeholders (SSE, QA, M&R, etc.).
- Have drawings and calculations prepared (int./ext. company), as required based on project scope; for purpose of permitting, tendering, documentation etc.
- Distribute and share information to relevant project team members and stakeholders, based on project RACI communication matrix.
- Contact with suppliers, enquire quotations for equipment, installation and/or engineering services and have purchase orders created based on and in line with budget and time schedule planning.
- Prepare RFQ technical documents and follow up tender/ contract negotiation together with Procurement. Carry out Total Cost of Ownership assessment (investment v operating costs) for major CAPEX buy equipment.
- Ensure to have the Technical Project Documentation prepared (int. or by 3rd party contractor): collect, compile and share required files of the (sub-)project; participate in safety assessments/reviews, according to local standards, laws, regulation and JDE company procedures (Engineering Management and Contactors Management).
- Working with the software engineers to develop a URS - User Request Specification for the process installation and review FDS - Functional Development Specification.
- Management of orders: raising Purchase Requests, following deliveries up with the suppliers, rec