Site Engineering & Maintenance Leader (GMP, Pharma)

Siegfried AG; Evionnaz; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Free parking

Health insurance

Share plan

Child allowance

Education opportunities

Reka Checks

Pension plan

On-site fitness

Company events

Swibeco benefits

Five weeks leave

Job summary

Siegfried AG in Switzerland seeks an experienced Engineering & Maintenance leader to define and execute the long-term site strategy. You will oversee budgets, capital projects, and automation while ensuring GMP, safety, and environmental compliance across facilities.

You will lead teams, collaborate with global functions, and drive reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement in a fast-growing pharmaceutical CDMO environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or related field.
• Significant experience leading engineering and maintenance in chemical/pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven people management experience.
• Ability to collaborate across functions in international environment.
• Fluency in French and English.
• Strong GMP, asset reliability, and health & safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage budgets within your scope and the five-year capital investment plan.
• Oversee capital investment projects from requirements through commissioning and qualification.
• Ensure availability and capacity of facilities, equipment and utilities.
• Develop the maintenance strategy to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Optimize asset lifecycle costs and anticipate replacement needs.
• Define and implement the site's automation strategy.
• Establish KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and develop teams; coordinate external service providers.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, health, safety and environmental standards.
• Collaborate with site functions and global teams to align priorities.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Maintenance management

Budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

GMP knowledge

Project management

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

Siegfried AG in Switzerland seeks an experienced Engineering & Maintenance leader to define and execute the long-term site strategy. You will oversee budgets, capital projects, and automation while ensuring GMP, safety, and environmental compliance across facilities.

You will lead teams, collaborate with global functions, and drive reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement in a fast-growing pharmaceutical CDMO environment.