We're Hiring: Project Engineer Meat

Location: JBT Marel Lichtenvoorde

Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid (3-4 days a week at the office)

Department: MEAT – Primary EMEA 

Lead the Future of Work at JBT Marel

Ready to engineer smart, high-impact solutions and innovate at the very start of the food value chain—right here in the East Netherlands?

We are looking for a Project Engineer to join our team of Meat – Primary in Lichtenvoorde. At Meat – Primary, we operate at the very beginning of the food processing chain—where innovation meets high-throughput production. Our department focuses on developing and improving the first stage of meat processing, driving advances in automation, yield optimization, and sustainable processing. Working in a compact, hands-on innovation environment, you’ll collaborate closely with engineering and operations to turn ideas into real-world industrial solutions that make an immediate impact on performance, quality, and efficiency.

About the Role

As a Project Engineer, you play a key role in bringing innovation to life on the processing floor. You will lead and support projects that enhance production lines—from equipment upgrades to automation and process improvements. Acting as the link between innovation, engineering, and operations, you ensure that new concepts are translated into robust, scalable, and high-performing solutions within a dynamic production environment.

What You’ll Do

As a Project Engineer within Meat – Primary, you are at the center of turning innovative concepts into practical, high-performing production solutions. Your role combines technical depth with cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that every project is translated into clear, accurate, and executable engineering deliverables.

In your daily work, you will:

• Develop detailed engineering layouts and documentation based on proposal requirements and customer needs
• Prepare complete engineering packages, including layouts, specifications, and technical documentation
• Review BOMs and system configurations to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project scope
• Translate proposal concepts into final engineering requirements, identifying gaps or missing details
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Innovation, and Project Management to confirm feasibility and resolve technical challenges
• Evaluate input from third-party suppliers and ensure it fits within the overall solution
• Review production drawings and configurations before release, ensuring quality and correctness
• Support project planning by contributing to effort estimations and engineering timelines
• Communicate progress through clear updates and summaries, ensuring alignment across stakeholders

Challenges in the role

This role comes with dynamic and meaningful challenges:

• Bridging concept and execution in a complex, high-speed production environment
• Managing incomplete or evolving requirements while keeping projects on track
• Ensuring technical accuracy across multiple systems and stakeholders
• Balancing speed, quality, and cost-efficiency in engineering deliverables
• Driving alignment between innovation ideas and operational reality

️ What You Bring

We encourage each of our 12,000+ employees to bring their unique self to work and aim to make everyone feel recognized, valued and free to explore their potential. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and welcome new colleagues from all walks of life. You will recognize in yourself that you :

• Have a technical degree in relevant field or Bachelor degree in Engineering, preferably in mechanical engineering.
• Have knowledge of Layout engineering applications.
• Have at least two years of experience in a similar role
• Possess strong Dutch and English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excel in working within multicultural and multidisciplinary organizations.
• Be detail-oriented, structured, analytical, and quality-focused.
• Take a proactive approach to improving system solutions and work processes.
• Have strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with customers and co-workers.
• Demonstrate the ability to deliver results and meet customer expectations.

Why Join Us?

There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you do something worthwhile for a living. That said, coming home from work knowing you made a difference is just one of the great things you can experience at JBT Marel. You can expect:

• Freedom to form your role and define your added value to the organization
• Freedom to take initiative and make a real impact in a growing global business
• An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail
• A collaborative, inclusive team culture with international cooperation
• Continuous learning through our advanced learning platform, with unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Busuu language learning
• All the tools you need to succeed: laptop, iPhone, and a fully equipped home office
• Excellent work life balance, including 42 vacation days, flexible working hours, and hybrid working options
• A strong pension plan and collective health insurance options
• An environment built on trust and respect, with room to explore, learn, and even fail
• To get a career instead of a job. We have many opportunities for internal growth; and we encourage it!

How to Apply

We’re excited to learn how you can contribute to our mission of smarter, safer food inspection. Apply now and join a team transforming the future of food processing.

 Questions? Contact: Maarten Krepel – [email protected] 

 Learn more at:  jbtmarel.com

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Connect with Talent Acquisition Specialist: www.linkedin.com/in/maartenkrepel

JBT Marel is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Join us — and be the driving force behind smarter, leaner food production.

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