Project Coordinator

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

Corbion is seeking a Project Coordinator to coordinate the CAPEX, assuring the execution of projects scope on time and cost with safety and quality, working with internal cross-functional partners and leading the team. This role is based in Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ and reports to the Asset Management Manager.

Key position specific functions:

• Coordinate project scope, schedule, finances and resources to meet predetermined Corbion business objectives.

• Documenting projects process and ensure deliverables are delivered on-time. Providing regular reports to management and stakeholders.

• Assess and mitigate blockers and potential risks.

• Plans and leads medium to large-sized capital projects/programs that include the integration of outside technical resources. Results oriented leader that can work with the team to deliver projects within the approved framework.

• Control and monitor the activities inherent to the field execution, solving pending issues, correcting deficiencies, clarifying doubts and complementing information required by the works during their execution and, mainly, ensuring compliance with the concepts of the original project.

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering team, as well as the execution team (construction and electromechanical assembly).

• Anticipates changing resource requirements and results, and initiates appropriate responses in a way that optimizes overall project results.

• Communicates with stakeholders and facilitates regular updates and reporting on project status. Makes effective presentations, both written and verbal.

• Drives use of the engineering discipline in such a way that it causes significant improvements in our project management processes.

• Coordinate project team members both internal to Corbion and external engineering resources.

• Have individual and shared responsibility for the safety of all personnel and the safe operation of the departments, equipment, and buildings under their authority.

• Review and analyze proposed new processes for safety hazards.  Participate in the Management of Change (MOC), HAZOP, and HACCP processes.

• Ensure that works are performed in accordance with planned engineering techniques by monitoring and controlling their proper execution in accordance with current technical standards and legislation.

• Ensure that works are carried out according to the planned budget through the preparation of monitoring and control worksheets for the measurements of the services performed, as well as the release of payments inherent to these services.

• Ensure that the works are executed according to the planned deadline by preparing, updating and analyzing physical progress schedules, as well as re-planning any deviations.

Your profile

• Degree in engineering

• Solid experience in a project management role

• Extensive problem solving skills

• Demonstrated management experience and strong leadership skills

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Portuguese and English

Our offer

We offer competitive remuneration and benefits. Furthermore, at Corbion you will experience a:

• Company which empowers people and where your initiatives, and ideas make a real difference

• International and truly diverse organization

• Unique possibility to be trained by our internal expertise in the world of bio based products. We invest in relevant training courses related to your particular discipline

• Friendly, informal and supportive culture

In addition, we actively embrace diversity in how we work together and contribute toward our shared objectives and values. By joining Corbion, you will become an employee in a company where you can feel pride in your achievements and develop your career with global prospects.

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2023, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,443.8 million and had a workforce of 2,727 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace.  All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.

Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.

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Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.