Maintenance Manager Pharma Engineering (m/f/d)

Grünenthal Group; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Sur place; EUR 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

30 holidays + bridging days

Bilingual daycare Karlinis

Supplementary health insurance

E-bike leasing and charging stations

Résumé du poste

Grünenthal Group in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia seeks a senior maintenance leader to drive plant performance and asset reliability within Manufacturing & Global Operations. You will lead engineering, maintenance, and technical operations teams to deliver safety, quality and continuous improvement across pharmaceutical production assets.

The role requires a technical degree and 10+ years in pharma manufacturing with GMP expertise, strong stakeholder influence, and a track record of

Qualifications

• University degree in a technical discipline and 10+ years in pharma manufacturing or maintenance.
• Significant leadership of engineering/maintenance teams in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, qualification/validation, asset lifecycle.
• Experience with SAP PM is a plus.
• Excellent stakeholder influence and budgeting skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop a high-performance maintenance team focusing on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Production Leadership to drive plant performance and optimization.
• Define and execute site maintenance and asset reliability strategy to maximize OEE.
• Ensure GMP-compliant maintenance, calibration, qualification, and repair.
• Drive TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and reliability initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs like equipment reliability, downtime, and maintenance costs.
• Oversee maintenance planning, shutdowns, external services, and engineering resources.
• Support audits and regulatory inspections.

Connaissances

Leadership experience

GMP knowledge

Maintenance planning

Asset reliability

SAP PM

Quality standards

Project management

Fluent German & English

Pharma manufacturing

Formation

University degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Process or 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