Maintenance Manager

Function/Department description

The Engineering & Maintenance Department is accountable for the end-to-end lifecycle of factory assets and technical infrastructure, including planning and executing capital investment projects (CapEx), installing and commissioning new equipment, and leading engineering initiatives to support business growth. The team ensures asset reliability and efficiency through systematic preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs. It also collaborates with production and quality teams to implement continuous improvement (CI) and operational excellence and safety standards

Purpose of the position 

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for implementing the maintenance plans, and budget to ensure equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and plant safety. This role leads preventive and corrective maintenance activities, supports engineering improvement projects, and ensures technical compliance with company standards and legal requirements. Implement IWS/TPM program. Coordinate with project team to deploy small CapEx projects

Main Responsibilities: 

The Maintenance Manager is responsibilities for: 

1. Develop annual maintenance plan and budget aligned with plant operational goals and production strategies.

•            Analyze equipment performance data to identify technical risks, failure causes, and improvement opportunities.

•            Forecast cost, manpower, spare parts, and outsourcing needs to ensure sufficient resources for maintenance execution.

•            Plan preventive and shutdown maintenance schedules to minimize downtime and improve reliability.

•            Develop spare parts plan for critical equipment to ensure production continuity and emergency responsiveness.

•            Manage maintenance cost to achieve optimal results

•            Perform spare part ordering, including vendor sourcing, specification classification, bidding, contract, and payment processes

2. Contribute to the development and implementation of maintenance policies, technical standards, and operational guidelines to ensure standardization and safety

3. Manage maintenance team to ensure safe operation & compliance with company rules as well as legal requirements and regulations.

•            Lead preventive maintenance (PM) activities and coordinate corrective and emergency maintenance (CM/EM) requests.

•            Leading team to implement IWS program and PM pilar 

•            Plan and execute major shutdown maintenance for comprehensive inspection and equipment overhaul.

•            Collaborate with Engineering and Project teams on technical improvements, efficiency upgrades, cost-saving initiatives and small CapEx projects execution

•            Manage spare parts inventory, maintenance tools, and material allocation to ensure quality and timely maintenance operations.

4. Reporting & Continuous Improvement

•            Monitor and report maintenance KPIs: breakdown frequency, downtime, spare part usage, PM compliance, and maintenance costs.

•            Analyze downtime, breakdowns, and maintenance costs for improvement planning.

•            Identify best practices and standardize procedures across shifts and teams.

5. Manage Risk, Compliance & Safety

•            Ensure compliance with maintenance procedures, company standards, and legal safety regulations.

•            Manage maintenance risk assessments and ensure proper implementation of safety procedures.

•            Support internal and external audits related to maintenance and technical compliance.

•            Promote continuous improvement culture within the maintenance team through regular reviews and root cause analysis.

6. Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by the manager.

Education: 

•            Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Experience: 

•            At least 3-5 years of maintenance or engineering experience, including 3 years in a managerial role within a manufacturing environment

•            Maintenance planning systems (CMMS), equipment reliability analysis, root cause analysis, spare parts management

•            Experience with IWS, TPM, HSE, food quality standards: ISO, AIB, IFS, BRC..

Qualifications (certificates):

•            Certification in TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or Reliability Engineering preferred

Competencies

Core Competencies

(Linked to Intersnack Values)

•            Thinking Responsibly

•            Acting entrepreneurially.

•            Growing Together

Leadership Competencies

( Linked to Intersnack Values)

•            Leading ownner

•            Leading change

•            Leading together

Functional Skills  

( Linked to Intersnack R&D Competencies)

•            Engineering Strategy 

•            Technology Solutions

•            Engineering Design

•            Maintenance

•            Energy Management

Other skills required for the job 

•            Fluency in English is required.

•            Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) for data analysis, reporting, and presentation.

•            AutoCAD

Primary contacts 

Within the organization:

•            Plant Manager

•            IWS 

•            Various departments (Technical / Supply

•            Chain / Operations / Maintenance / IT)

Outside the organization:

•            Vendor base 

•            Stakeholders at associate companies

•            Industry associations