Maintenance Manager Pharma Engineering (m/f/d)

Die Grünenthal Gruppe; Aachen; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

30 holidays

Bridging days

Company health insurance

Bilingual daycare Karlinis

Résumé du poste

Die Grünenthal Gruppe, a leading pharmaceutical company in Aachen, seeks a senior Maintenance/Asset Reliability leader to drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. You’ll define strategies, mentor a high-performance team, and collaborate with Production leadership to maximize equipment availability and plant performance.

It’s a full-time, on-site role within Manufacturing & Global Operations.

Qualifications

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, engineering, maintenance or technical operations.
• Significant leadership experience managing engineering, maintenance, or technical operations teams in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong expertise in pharmaceutical production equipment, packaging technologies, and critical utility systems.
• Deep understanding of GMP requirements, qualification and validation processes, maintenance excellence, and asset lifecycle management.
• Good knowledge of maintenance management systems, such as SAP PM, is considered a plus.
• Experience leading technical investment projects, equipment upgrades, and manufacturing improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change across functions.
• Strong financial understanding, including maintenance budget management and investment prioritization.
• Fluent German and English language skills.

Responsabilités

• Leading and developing a team, fostering a high-performance culture focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement
• Acting as the senior technical partner to Production Leadership, jointly driving plant performance, operational excellence, and strategic improvement initiatives
• Defining and executing the site maintenance and asset reliability strategy to maximize equipment availability and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Ensuring GMP-compliant maintenance, calibration, qualification, and repair activities across pharmaceutical manufacturing assets and critical utility systems
• Driving the long-term development and modernization of production equipment, facilities, and maintenance processes
• Leading root cause investigations of critical equipment failures and implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions
• Managing maintenance planning, shutdown activities, external service providers, and engineering resources to support delivery of production targets
• Driving TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Reliability Engineering, and Operational Excellence initiatives throughout the maintenance organization
• Defining, monitoring, and improving maintenance KPIs, including equipment reliability, downtime, maintenance costs, and planning effectiveness
• Supporting audits and inspections by ensuring technical systems remain compliant with GMP, safety, and regulatory requirements

Connaissances

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

GMP compliance

Asset reliability

SAP PM knowledge

Financial management

Stakeholder influence

German and English

Formation

University degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Process/Industrial Engineering

Outils

SAP PM

Description du poste

Management | Permanent | Full-time | On-Site

Our people in Manufacturing & Global Operations share two priorities: getting things done and making things better. If you’re a dynamic person with a positive mindset, you’ll fit in well here. It’s an international team with a powerful spirit of collaboration. Together, we make sure our products meet the highest standards of quality by constantly searching for ways to improve at every stage of our value chain – from the raw materials we buy through to the logistics network that brings our medicines to patients. Join our team and help us make an even bigger contribution to Grünenthal’s future.

What The Job Looks Like

• Leading and developing a team, fostering a high-performance culture focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement
• Acting as the senior technical partner to Production Leadership, jointly driving plant performance, operational excellence, and strategic improvement initiatives
• Defining and executing the site maintenance and asset reliability strategy to maximize equipment availability and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Ensuring GMP-compliant maintenance, calibration, qualification, and repair activities across pharmaceutical manufacturing assets and critical utility systems
• Driving the long-term development and modernization of production equipment, facilities, and maintenance processes
• Leading root cause investigations of critical equipment failures and implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions
• Managing maintenance planning, shutdown activities, external service providers, and engineering resources to support delivery of production targets
• Driving TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Reliability Engineering, and Operational Excellence initiatives throughout the maintenance organization
• Defining, monitoring, and improving maintenance KPIs, including equipment reliability, downtime, maintenance costs, and planning effectiveness
• Supporting audits and inspections by ensuring technical systems remain compliant with GMP, safety, and regulatory requirements

What You’ll Bring To The Table

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, engineering, maintenance or technical operations
• Significant leadership experience managing engineering, maintenance, or technical operations teams in a complex manufacturing environment
• Strong expertise in pharmaceutical production equipment, packaging technologies, and critical utility systems
• Deep understanding of GMP requirements, qualification and validation processes, maintenance excellence, and asset lifecycle management
• Good knowledge of maintenance management systems, such as SAP PM, is considered a plus
• Experience leading technical investment projects, equipment upgrades, and manufacturing improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change across functions
• Strong financial understanding, including maintenance budget management and investment prioritization
• Fluent German and English language skills

What Are Some Of The Local Benefits

• 30 holidays, plus 6-8 bridging days and possibility to convert salary into up to 5 additional holidays
• Bilingual daycare centre “Karlinis“ and holiday activities for employees’ children
• Supplementary company health insurance
• (E-) Bike leasing and e-charging stations