Maintenance Coordinator

Ontex DE; Buggenhout; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontex DE in Belgium seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance department, ensuring high plant availability and SHEQ compliance. You will direct planning, spare parts, and documentation while guiding teams and managing budgets.

You will collaborate with Plant Manager and cross-functional teams, implement maintenance strategies, and drive continuous improvement through new technologies and staff development.

Qualifications

• Higher technical studies or equivalent by experience.
• At least 5 years of experience as a technical manager or maintenance manager in a leading position of a mid-size company, preferably in international business relations.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• Dynamic, decisive and goal oriented personality.
• Analytical thinking — able to translate vision into action.
• Common sense.
• Ability to lead, to manage and to motivate a diverse team of people.
• Ability to work and to lead under stress.
• Strong communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Proficient computer skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, CAD- and SAP -Experience)

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and direction to all supervisors and employees of the Maintenance department.
• Guiding and supporting all direct reports in all kind of questions and tasks, including the development of action plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of people and new technologies.
• Supervising and controlling all kind of technical projects (new installations, conversions, start-ups, etc.) and providing active support in order to ensure machine availability in time and budget.
• Active communication to the Technical Manager.
• Providing all required technical support in order to achieve output- and waste targets as well as quality KPI's of the production lines.
• supporting the organization of the preventive and curative maintenance in order to ensure the availability of the production lines.
• Preparing annual training plans for the technical staff.
• Supervising and supporting the availability of critical spare parts and taking the appropriate actions necessary.
• Controlling and managing the availability of technical documentation of all kind of technical equipment installed or in stock.
• Providing all required support for executing trials (Quality, R&D, Sales).
• Active communication to all kind of foreign equipment suppliers (converting and packaging machinery).
• Analyzing new technologies, resource requirements and market demands and support the implementation of new technology and staff actively.
• Planning and directing the selection, installation, testing and operation of new technical equipment (machinery and facility).
• Lead the department yearly budget process and continuously monitor performance versus budget.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance Mgmt

Budgeting

Strategic Thinking

SAP

CAD

Excel

English & Dutch

Education

Higher technical studies or equivalent by experience

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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Create a world-class maintenance department to ensure high availability combined with compliance to SHEQ:

• Lead and manage maintenance efforts and processes to meet Business needs of the plant (Savings, results)
• Define Maintenance System Capability, goals and targets
• Have a longer-term view on maintenance performance, maintenance process improvements
• Balance the financial resources to maximum availability with compliance to SHEQ regulations

What is the scope of the job?

Responsible for the maintenance department: maintenance, planning, spare parts and documentation.

What am I expected to deliver, and what are my main tasks?

• Providing leadership and direction to all supervisors and employees of the Maintenance department
• Guiding and supporting all direct reports in all kind of questions and tasks, including the development of action plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of people and new technologies
• Supervising and controlling all kind of technical projects (new installations, conversions, start-ups, etc.) and providing active support in order to ensure machine availability in time and budget
• Active communication to the Technical Manager
• Providing all required technical support in order to achieve output- and waste targets as well as quality KPI's of the production lines
• supporting the organization of the preventive and curative maintenance in order to ensure the availability of the production lines
• Preparing annual training plans for the technical staff
• Supervising and supporting the availability of critical spare parts and taking the appropriate actions necessary
• Controlling and managing the availability of technical documentation of all kind of technical equipment installed or in stock.
• Providing all required support for executing trials (Quality, R&D, Sales)
• Active communication to all kind of foreign equipment suppliers (converting and packaging machinery)
• Analyzing new technologies, resource requirements and market demands and support the implementation of new technology and staff actively
• Planning and directing the selection, installation, testing and operation of new technical equipment (machinery and facility)
• Lead the department yearly budget process and continuously monitor performance versus budget

With whom do I need to collaborate to get the job done?

Plant Manager, Management Team, direct reports (Spare Parts Coordinator, Planners, Technicians), Production Unit leaders, R&D, Quality, External companies

How complex is the stuff I’m dealing with, and how do I solve problems?

• Situations I encounter require constant adaptation or development of new solutions through analytical, interpretative, evaluative, creative and innovative thinking
• To find the solution I need to think within broadly defined policies and objectives

What is the educational requirement for the job?

• Higher technical studies or equivalent by experience

What prior experience is required for the job?

• At least 5 years of experience as a technical manager or maintenance manager in a leading position of a mid - size company, preferably in international business relations

Which technical skills do I need to master?

• Strong practical background and experience, technical apprenticeship prior to study recommended
• Knowledge of maintenance strategy and having the ability to bring this to a big group of people and bring it on practice.

What are the core competencies for the job?

• Strong leadership qualities
• Dynamic, decisive and goal oriented personality
• Analytical thinking — able to translate vision into action
• Common sense
• Ability to lead, to manage and to motivate a diverse team of people
• Ability to work and to lead under stress
• Strong communication skills in Dutch and English
• Proficient computer skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, CAD- and SAP -Experience)