Bastiaan van de Kerkhove

Technology Manager Downstream OCI Nitrogen

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Experience

  • Technology Manager Downstream at OCI Global
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    As skill pool lead for process engineering, I provide functional leadership on technology-based support, technical assurance and improvement for the fertilizer (CAN, CAN+S, UAN), ammonium nitrate, urea and melamine plants of OCI Nitrogen to deliver safe, reliable and profitable performance. I am accountable for delivering proactive technical monitoring, project & opportunity initiation, energy optimization, process control and product quality assurance.

  • Operational Planning & Scheduling Lead at OCI Nitrogen
    Aug 2023 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Optimizing and steering operational planning & scheduling at a multi-plant site (Strategic) projects and support for site manufacturing management

  • OCI N.V. (Full-time · 5 yrs)
    • Production Manager OMM
      Sep 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

      New position within OCI Manufacturing. The same job title, but a different job. As of September 2022 I am the responsible person for the OCI Nitrogen melamine production facilities at the Chemelot site in the Netherlands.

    • Production Manager OMM
      Jan 2019 - Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      As part of the Plant Management Team responsible for producing the desired volume of products in accordance with all legal, HSE and corporate requirements and to direct and head the production organization.

  • Sitech Services BV (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Technical Manager
      Mar 2013 - Dec 2018 · 5 yrs 10 mos

      As Plant Management Team member responsible for the technological development, improvement projects and the reliability and integrity engineering of the OCI melamine plants at Chemelot, the Netherlands.

    • Program Manager Projects
      Nov 2011 - Mar 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Program Manager for the OCI Nitrogen project portfolio (ammonia, fertilizers and melamine) on the Chemelot site, Geleen, the Netherlands

  • DSM (13 yrs 4 mos)
    • Program Manager Melamine R&D
      Oct 2008 - Oct 2011 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      As program manager responsible for initiation and execution of the technological and product application research for DSM Melamine, ranging from initial development to implementation in the plant or business.

    • Project Leader DMM Melamine Technology Competence Centre
      Oct 2005 - Oct 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Project leader for conceptual and basic engineering for larger investment projects in the DSM Melamine plants in Geleen, the Netherlands, and Bontang, Indonesia.

    • Plant Process Engineer DSM Melamine Europe
      May 2003 - Oct 2005 · 2 yrs 6 mos