Engineering & Maintenance Manager (m/f/d)

Teknos Oy; Alzenau, Brüggen; Remote; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Teknos is seeking an Engineering & Maintenance Manager Central to lead three sites (Alzenau, Brüggen in Germany and Bendern in Liechtenstein) and to drive maintenance strategy, investments, and cross-site standardisation. The role requires strong leadership, CAPEX delivery, and compliance with European safety standards.

You will collaborate with regional teams to modernise assets, optimise performance, and ensure reliable operations across Europe. Frequent travel between sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in engineering and maintenance in a manufacturing environment with solid exposure to leading teams, ideally across several sites.
• Proven track record in delivering CAPEX projects and in maintenance management, including preventive/predictive maintenance, reliability KPIs and contractor management
• Sound knowledge of German technical and safety regulations (BetrSichV, ATEX, TRBS, plant inspections); knowledge of Liechtenstein/Swiss requirements will be an asset
• Experience with ERP/CMMS systems, preferably IFS
• Hands-on, structured approach combined with the drive to modernise and standardise ways of working
• Fluent German and very good English, both written and verbal
• Willingness to travel regularly between Alzenau, Brüggen and Bendern

Responsibilities

• Lead the investment portfolio and strategic engineering projects for all three sites from business case and CAPEX budget to execution and benefits realization, in line with the Teknos Investment Policy and the 5-Year Investment Plan
• Directly lead maintenance execution and own the maintenance strategy: preventive and predictive maintenance, prioritisation and reduction of the backlog (including buildings and infrastructure), spare parts and critical assets
• Own the scope, performance and cost of external maintenance and engineering partners; reduce dependency on single individuals or suppliers for critical know-how (e.g. electrical)
• Secure critical asset and maintenance knowledge, build a competence matrix, cross-site back-up model and provide stable team size
• Provide functional alignment and technical escalation for Operational Process Engineers and support Manufacturing in solving severe production losses and equipment issues
• Own engineering and maintenance documentation (asset register, technical documentation, management of change, maintenance records in IFS) and ensure compliance with German and Liechtenstein regulations (e.g. BetrSichV, ATEX, environmental permits), insurance and corporate standards
• Drive modernisation, automation and standardisation of production assets together with R&D, Manufacturing and engineering colleagues across Europe

Tools

IFS ERP

Job description

Engineering & Maintenance Manager (m/f/d)

General information

Are you an experienced engineering and maintenance leader ready to build something new? Join Teknos and shape reliable, future-ready production across our Central European sites!

As an Engineering & Maintenance Manager Central (m/f/d) you will lead Engineering & Maintenance across our three sites in Alzenau and Brüggen (Germany) and Bendern (Liechtenstein).

In this newly created role you will directly lead the local maintenance teams and the strategic projects Engineers, reporting to the Engineering & Maintenance Director. Together with colleagues across Europe, you will help build one Engineering & Maintenance organisation that combines strong local site ownership with shared One Teknos standards, competences and priorities.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Germany or Liechtenstein (Alzenau or Bendern) and involves regular travel between the three sites.

Daily tasks and responsibilities

• Lead the investment portfolio and strategic engineering projects for all three sites from business case and CAPEX budget to execution and benefits realization, in line with the Teknos Investment Policy and the 5-Year Investment Plan
• Directly lead maintenance execution and own the maintenance strategy: preventive and predictive maintenance, prioritisation and reduction of the backlog (including buildings and infrastructure), spare parts and critical assets
• Own the scope, performance and cost of external maintenance and engineering partners; reduce dependency on single individuals or suppliers for critical know-how (e.g. electrical)
• Secure critical asset and maintenance knowledge, build a competence matrix, cross-site back-up model and provide stable team size
• Provide functional alignment and technical escalation for Operational Process Engineers and support Manufacturing in solving severe production losses and equipment issues
• Own engineering and maintenance documentation (asset register, technical documentation, management of change, maintenance records in IFS) and ensure compliance with German and Liechtenstein regulations (e.g. BetrSichV, ATEX, environmental permits), insurance and corporate standards
• Drive modernisation, automation and standardisation of production assets together with R&D, Manufacturing and engineering colleagues across Europe

Key skills and qualifications

• Several years of experience in engineering and maintenance in a manufacturing environment with solid exposure to leading teams, ideally across several sites
• Proven track record in delivering CAPEX projects and in maintenance management, including preventive/predictive maintenance, reliability KPIs and contractor management
• Sound knowledge of German technical and safety regulations (BetrSichV, ATEX, TRBS, plant inspections); knowledge of Liechtenstein/Swiss requirements will be an asset
• Experience with ERP/CMMS systems, preferably IFS
• Hands-on, structured approach combined with the drive to modernise and standardise ways of working
• Fluent German and very good English, both written and verbal
• Willingness to travel regularly between Alzenau, Brüggen and Bendern

At Teknos, you’ll join a collaborative and international engineering community where expertise is shared across sites and countries. It’s a place where reliable assets and smart investments keep our production – and our customers – moving forward.

You’ll take a key role in shaping a new Europe-wide Engineering & Maintenance organisation, with real influence on investments, reliability and ways of working. As the first holder of this multi-site leadership role you’ll have the opportunity to build and further develop it.

You’ll work closely with engineering colleagues in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Liechtenstein and Poland, benefit from shared One Teknos standards and best practice, and contribute to projects with visible impact on our production.

Last but not least, we offer a stable, long-term employer with family-company values, a supportive work atmosphere, and training and opportunities for further professional growth.

What we offer:

• A family working culture
  We are a company known for an open and unique family working culture, where management is easy to approach, employees’ ideas are listened to, and everyone’s contribution is valued. Our people often highlight their supportive colleagues as the best things in their jobs.
• Outstanding solutions and focus on innovations
  Innovating has always been at the heart of our business, driving business development and shaping our mindset. From the very first industry-leading product launched in 1948 to exciting new market opportunities such as barrier coatings for the packaging industry and biobased solutions, we are determined to solve any coating challenge ahead.
• Career in a global, expanding company
  Our ambitious growth targets provide unique opportunities to grow and develop your career in a global, multicultural company, where we all share the same values of persistent, creative, and fair.
• Sustainability and meaningful work
  Our mission is to make the world last longer, and sustainability is a cornerstone of our strategy. We hope that enhancing this mission in everyday work makes work more meaningful to our employees on all levels.

Teknos is a global coatings company with operations in more than 20 countries in Europe and Asia, employing almost 1,400 employees. We are one of the leading suppliers of industrial coatings with a strong position in architectural and retail coatings. The company was established in 1948 and is one of Finland’s largest family-owned businesses. Teknos wants to make the world last longer by providing smart, technically advanced paint and coating solutions to protect and prolong. Always working in close cooperation with our customers and firmly believing that the company’s personnel are vital to its success, Teknos has created a corporate culture that is derived from family values, where each employee is heard and encouraged to take the initiative. Our goal is to make use of the great potential of our excellent personnel in order to create new solutions for our customers.