Maintenance Manager (M/F/D)

As Maintenance Manager you will lead a 10-person maintenance team in a regulated consumer-products facility, driving reliability and uptime for production assets. You will implement preventive and predictive maintenance, manage CAPEX-supporting projects, and foster a TPM culture to reduce downtime and improve asset performance. Collaborating with Production, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain, you’ll align maintenance goals with site safety, quality and regulatory requirements. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Lead and develop a team of 10 maintenance technicians and engineers
• Maximise equipment availability across production and utility assets
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for reliability, efficiency and cost reduction
• Establish preventive and predictive maintenance programmes
• Optimise spare parts management and maintenance planning
• Reduce unplanned downtime via robust root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support the development of a TPM culture at the site
• Manage external contractors, service providers and equipment manufacturers
• Lead and support CAPEX projects including upgrades, expansions and new installations
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and regulatory requirements
• Monitor and improve maintenance KPIs, budgets and resource allocation
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to support operational goals

• Technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, or equivalent
• Proven background in mechanical maintenance in manufacturing
• Min 5 years maintenance experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership/manager role
• Experience in cosmetics, pharma, food & beverage, FMCG or other regulated environments desired
• Strong knowledge of reliability engineering, preventive maintenance and asset management
• Experience implementing maintenance improvement initiatives and reducing downtime
• Demonstrated leadership and team development ability
• Hands-on with a continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Familiarity with CMMS and MS Office applications
• Fluent German and professional English advantageous

• leadership and people management
• stakeholder management
• communication skills
• reliability engineering
• preventive maintenance
• asset management