Maintenance Manager

CLM Search; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

CLM Search is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee all maintenance activities at the site in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. You will lead mechanical, electrical, and facilities maintenance teams, implement preventive and predictive programs, and collaborate with production and engineering to ensure equipment reliability and safe operations.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage KPIs and budgets, and coordinate with stakeholders to minimize downtime and optimize asset lifecycle.

Qualifikationen

• Degree or technical qualification in mechanical/electrical/mechatronics or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Several years of maintenance management experience in manufacturing/industrial settings.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills with experience leading maintenance or technical teams.
• Solid understanding of preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance strategies.
• Experience with mechanical, electrical, automation, and manufacturing equipment upkeep.
• Familiarity with CMMS, maintenance planning, spare parts, and asset management.
• Experience with maintenance KPIs, budgets, cost control, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies is advantageous.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Hands-on, proactive, and results-oriented approach.
• Experience in automotive, battery, industrial, or high-volume manufacturing environments would be advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Lead and manage all maintenance activities across the site, including mechanical, electrical, and facilities maintenance.
• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Lead, support, and develop maintenance technicians and engineering staff.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify improvement opportunities for reliability and efficiency.
• Coordinate maintenance with production, engineering, quality, and operations to minimize disruption.
• Ensure maintenance work is safe and compliant with procedures and regulations.
• Manage breakdown response, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Support installation, commissioning, and integration of new machinery and technologies.
• Manage schedules, spare parts, contractors, and external service providers.
• Establish and monitor maintenance KPIs and costs; support budgeting and CAPEX planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance processes and site performance.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.
• Support health, safety, environmental, and quality objectives.

Kenntnisse

Maintenance management

Team leadership

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

KPIs & budgeting

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

Engineering degree or related

Tools

CMMS

Spare parts management

Jobbeschreibung

Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About the client and role

• Our client, a manufacturing company, is in search of a Maintenance Manager to oversee all maintenance activities across the site. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, improving maintenance processes, and supporting safe and efficient plant operations.
• This role will involve leading maintenance teams, developing preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, coordinating technical support, and working closely with production and engineering functions to ensure equipment and facilities operate to the required standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all maintenance activities across the manufacturing site, including mechanical, electrical, and facilities maintenance.
• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Lead, support, and develop maintenance technicians and engineering personnel.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and asset lifecycle.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production, engineering, quality, and operations teams to minimize disruption to manufacturing.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely, effectively, and in accordance with company procedures and applicable regulations.
• Manage breakdown response, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for recurring equipment issues.
• Support the installation, commissioning, and integration of new machinery, equipment, and manufacturing technologies.
• Manage maintenance schedules, spare parts, contractors, and external service providers.
• Establish and monitor key maintenance performance indicators, including downtime, MTBF, MTTR, preventive maintenance completion, and maintenance costs.
• Support budgeting, cost control, and capital expenditure planning for maintenance-related activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance processes, equipment reliability, and site performance.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, technical documentation, and equipment histories.
• Support health, safety, environmental, and quality objectives across the site.
• Develop a proactive maintenance culture focused on safety, reliability, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills and Qualifications

• Possess a degree or technical qualification in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, maintenance engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Have several years of experience in maintenance management within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and people‑management skills, with experience managing maintenance or technical teams.
• Have a strong understanding of preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance strategies.
• Experience with mechanical, electrical, automation, and manufacturing equipment maintenance.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems, maintenance planning, spare parts management, and asset management.
• Experience working with maintenance KPIs, budgets, cost control, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies is advantageous.
• Demonstrate strong troubleshooting, analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Demonstrate a hands‑on, proactive, and results‑oriented approach.
• Experience within automotive, battery, industrial, or high‑volume manufacturing environments would be advantageous.