Head of Maintenance / HSE Site Manager (f/m/d)

Freudenberg Group; Bördeland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Group is seeking a skilled Maintenance & HSE Specialist to lead technical and organizational maintenance across production facilities in Germany. You will plan, coordinate, and optimize maintenance activities, conduct fault analysis, and drive continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with HSE standards.

As HSE Site Manager, you will manage external service providers, perform risk assessments, and support audits and certifications.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance of industrial production plants.
• Sound knowledge of mechanics, electrics and automation technology with switching authorization for medium-voltage systems.
• Experience in failure analysis and preventive maintenance strategies.
• Strong technical, analytical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Independent, structured and responsible way of working.
• Strong communication, assertiveness and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Technical and organizational management of maintenance to ensure high system availability and reliability of production plants.
• Plan, control and implement maintenance, inspection, repair, optimization and modernization measures.
• Analyze faults and causes of errors and initiate sustainable improvement measures.
• Plan and implement investment projects and technical development of plants and infrastructure.
• Coordinate external service providers, craftsmen and technical partners.
• Advise and support in occupational safety, health and environmental protection as HSE Site Manager.
• Plan and develop HSE measures and carry out risk assessments and safety briefings.
• Analyze accidents and safety incidents and derive effective improvement measures.
• Ensure compliance with legal HSE requirements and promote safety culture.
• Support audits, certifications and inspections by authorities.
• Cooperate with authorities, insurers and external agencies and participate in ASA meetings.

Skills

Maintenance management

HSE management

Risk assessment

Safety coordination

Audits & inspections

Process improvement

Education

Master craftsman/technician in electrics

HSE specialist training

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Technical and organizational management of maintenance to ensure high system availability, operational reliability and reliability of the production plants
• Planning, control and implementation of maintenance, inspection, repair, optimization and modernization measures
• Analysis of faults and causes of errors as well as initiation of sustainable measures for continuous improvement
• Planning and implementation of investment projects as well as technical development of plants and infrastructure
• Management and coordination of external service providers, craftsmen and technical partners
• Advice and support in all matters of occupational safety, health and environmental protection as HSE Site Manager
• Planning, implementation and further development of occupational safety and HSE measures
• Carrying out risk assessments, risk analyses and safety briefings
• Analysis of accidents and safety incidents and derivation of effective improvement measures
• Ensuring compliance with legal HSE requirements and promoting and further developing the safety culture at the site
• Support for audits, certifications and inspections of authorities
• Cooperation with authorities, employers’ liability insurance associations and external specialist agencies as well as participation in occupational health and safety committee meetings (ASA)

Qualifications:

• Completed technical vocational training in the field of electrics with further training as a master craftsman/technician and as HSE specialist
• Several years of experience in the maintenance of industrial production plants
• Sound knowledge of mechanics, electrics and automation technology, including switching authorization for medium-voltage systems
• Experience in failure analysis and implementation of preventive maintenance strategies
• Strong technical, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset
• Independent, structured and responsible way of working
• Strong communication skills, assertiveness and strong ability to work in a team
• Confident handling of MS Office and, ideally, experience with ERP and maintenance systems

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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