Regional Maintenance & Automation Supervisor

Bimbo QSR; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bimbo QSR is seeking a Regional Maintenance & Automation Supervisor to lead maintenance and automation for a production line. You will supervise technicians, drive preventive maintenance, and support reliability and OEE improvements.

You will coordinate retrofit projects, ensure safety standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve asset performance. The role emphasizes technical leadership, fast fault diagnosis, and implementation of structured automation strategies to reduce

Qualifications

• Technical degree in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, automation, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Rockwell and Siemens platforms.
• Fluency in English and/or Spanish.
• Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading maintenance teams.
• Experience with PLC and HMI/SCADA programming.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate maintenance technicians.
• Ensure preventive, predictive, corrective maintenance and lubrication activities.
• Verify quality and closure of work orders in CMMS.
• Coordinate maintenance resources and spare parts.
• Rapid response to equipment failures and line interruptions.
• Support root cause investigations and reliability improvements.
• Support automation retrofit projects and digital transformation initiatives.
• Ensure safety and food safety compliance and cross-functional collaboration.
• Coach and develop maintenance technicians and promote knowledge transfer.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

Automation systems

PLC/SCADA

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical systems

Education

Technical degree in mechanical/electrical/mechatronics/automation

Postgraduate degree in utilities/energy/HVAC/cold chain

English/Spanish language fluency

Tools

Rockwell Automation

Siemens automation

FactoryTalk

HMI/SCADA design

Job description

Regional Maintenance & Automation Supervisor:

Mission:

Lead and coordinate maintenance and automation activities for the assigned production line or site, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable execution of preventive, predictive, corrective, lubrication, troubleshooting, and automation support activities. Act as the frontline technical leader for maintenance technicians while also supporting equipment reliability, plant availability, OEE, asset life cycle, operational continuity, and reduction of industrial losses. Drive rapid response to equipment issues, support technical studies and improvement opportunities, and contribute to retrofit, automation, and reliability initiatives that increase productivity and reduce operational costs.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintenance Leadership and Daily Execution:

• Supervise and coordinate maintenance technicians during the assigned shift or area of responsibility.
• Ensure timely execution of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and lubrication activities.
• Verify quality, completion, documentation, and closure of maintenance work orders within the CMMS system.
• Coordinate maintenance resources, tools, and spare parts required for scheduled and emergency activities.

Rapid Response, Troubleshooting, and Reliability:

• Support production by ensuring rapid response to equipment failures, operational issues, and line interruptions.
• Support shift maintenance technicians in troubleshooting failures and coordinate root cause investigations.
• Monitor equipment condition and identify opportunities to improve reliability, performance, availability, and OEE.
• Escalate major equipment issues and reliability concerns to the Maintenance and Reliability Manager or relevant leadership.

Automation and Retrofit Management:

• Support creation and execution of the PER - Strategic Retrofit Plan - to mitigate equipment obsolescence and recover obsolete or aging assets.
• Support studies, budgeting, and implementation of automation retrofit projects according to obsolescence and improvement plans.
• Design or support automation solutions and structured networks to increase plant automation levels and support Bimbo Digital Transformation.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary engineering projects to ensure proper technological integration with existing manufacturing assets.

Field Engineering and Technical Support:

• Perform and/or guide equipment software backups and software modifications based on engineering studies and operational needs.
• Support development of alternative or new software solutions when retrofits or modifications require software or hardware platform changes.
• Assess electrical, mechanical, utility, and automation conditions of manufacturing equipment to support budget creation, recovery plans, and process improvement actions.
• Support equipment installations, upgrades, commissioning, and technical improvement projects.

Safety, Food Safety, and Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Ensure maintenance and automation activities are executed according to safety standards, food safety requirements, and company procedures.
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Sanitation, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, and Reliability teams to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Adopt sustainable technical solutions whenever applicable and support standardization across sites.

Team Development and Knowledge Transfer:

• Develop maintenance technicians through coaching, training, and daily technical support.
• Disseminate technical and automation knowledge that reduces repair time, increases time between failures, and improves availability.
• Promote rapid diagnosis and failure prevention through continuous improvement and lessons learned from other sites.

Education & Knowledge:

Required:

• Technical Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Automation, or related field; higher education in Process Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics Engineering, or related field is strongly applicable for the automation scope.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical systems, pneumatic systems, and hydraulic systems.
• Basic understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance concepts.
• Basic knowledge of machine elements, electric welding, machining, and mechanical fitting/adjustment.
• Advanced knowledge of industrial automation systems, including PLC, HMI, SCADA, industrial communication networks, industrial instrumentation and electronic drives.
• Advanced knowledge of Rockwell Automation platforms:
• Connected Components Workbench
• Advanced knowledge of Siemens automation platforms:
• Strong knowledge of industrial communication protocols including EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, PROFIBUS, Modbus, DeviceNet, DH+, IO-Link and AS-Interface.
• Knowledge of industrial instrumentation including calibration and troubleshooting of pressure, temperature, level and flow devices.
• Ability to read, interpret and troubleshoot electrical diagrams, control panels and electrical schematics.
• Knowledge of:
• Food manufacturing experience and bakery manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of TPM and reliability concepts.
• Postgraduate degree in Utilities Management and Operation and/or cold chain, HVAC, steam, and industrial energy.
• Fluency in English and/or Spanish

Knowledge of:

• Factory Talk Asset Centrre
• Factory Talk Design Studio

Required Training:

• HACCP
• Food Defense
• NR-10 - Electrical Installation Safety
• NR-12 - Machinery and Equipment Safety
• NR-33 - Confined Space
• NR-35 - Working at Height
• Lockout Tagout
• MEWP - Mobile Elevated Work Platform

Experience:

Required:

• Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience as Maintenance Supervisor or Coordinator, Project Engineer, Automation Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial equipment and supporting maintenance teams in failure diagnosis.
• Advanced PLC diagnostics and troubleshooting.
• Automation architecture and control systems.
• Electrical and instrumentation troubleshooting.
• Previous experience leading maintenance teams.
• Previous experience in industrial retrofit projects.
• Experience with automation system design and PLC and HMI/SCADA programming.
• Experience in industrial implementation, commissioning machines, unit processes, machine elements, and industrial mechanics.

Skills:

• Strong technical troubleshooting capability across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, industrial networks and automation systems
• .Hands-on leadership style with ability to coach and develop technicians.
• Strong organizational, coordination, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Problem-solving mindset with ability to prioritize under pressure and act with urgency and accountability.
• Technical leadership in automation, retrofit, reliability, and field engineering execution.
• Ability to translate technical diagnostics into practical operational actions and improvement plans.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and support integration with existing manufacturing assets.
• Focus on availability, OEE, asset life cycle, safety, food safety, cost reduction, and industrial loss reduction.