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ABOUT US
Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

THE ROLE

As the interim Document Controller at Damen Naval, you are the custodian of all (technical) documents related to building state-of-the-art naval vessels. You will support the ship-building project team by efficiently processing and exchanging all relevant documentation with customers, partners, and subcontractors. You will plan, execute, and coordinate scheduled internal and external distributions, ensuring compliance with data confidentiality and permissions. Additionally, you will ensure all exchanged information is accurately registered in the Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
In this interim role, your responsibilities will include:

• Process and manage documents and vendor data in various databases (PDM, PLM).

• Ensure timely registration, distribution, and availability of documents to authorized personnel.

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve document issues across sub-projects.

• Initiate actions to mitigate delays and ensure timely delivery of (updated) documents and vendor data.

• Report on the status and progress of Document Control activities.
  Identify and implement improvements for Document Control tasks

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in document control, administration, and vendor document processing in a technical, logistic, or production environment.

• Proficiency in PDM (Enovia) and PLM software.

• Extensive experience with MS Office, particularly Excel.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field.

• Strong attention to detail, proactive attitude, flexibility, and excellent communication skills.

• Fluent in English, both written and verbal; basic Dutch or German skills are a plus or willingness to learn.

• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.

• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Damen Naval, we value our temporary team members and strive for a positive and successful collaboration. As a temporary professional on secondment basis, we offer you the following conditions:

• An attractive salary aligned with permanent staff.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Challenging and innovative projects.

OTHER
This temporary assignment is exclusively offered on a secondment (detachering) or temporary employment contract basis. Freelance or ZZP agreements are not considered due to current Dutch legislation.

If you are interested, please submit your application with the following details:

• Your CV and motivational letter.
• Indication of your expected gross monthly salary (based on full-time work).
• Your availability (full-time/part-time and number of hours).
• Your notice period and preferred start date.

For more information about the vacancy or Damen Naval, please visit the Damen Naval website, the Damen Naval Career website or contact the Corporate Recruitment department via +31 118 485 000.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates who have permanent EU nationality can be considered for vacancies at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to process candidates who (also) have a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-assignment and security screening and investigation form part of the recruitment process.

Acquisition and introduction of candidates without a formal request is not appreciated and they will not be considered.

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