Automation Maintenance Engineering Supervisor - Athlone, Ireland (m/f/x)*
SOLVENTUM
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Job summary
Solventum is seeking an Automation Maintenance Engineering Supervisor to lead the maintenance and reliability function for automated production systems, robotics, vision systems, and control assets in our automation area. You will drive equipment performance, safety, and continuous improvement through hands-on leadership.
The role requires developing high-performing teams, partnering with stakeholders, and delivering sustainable reliability improvements to maximize uptime and business outcomes.
Qualifications
- Experience leading a maintenance team in a manufacturing setting.
- Strong knowledge of automation, robotics, and vision systems.
- Proven ability to drive reliability and continuous improvement processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead a 4 cycle shift maintenance team.
- Drive safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Manage performance, training plans, and succession planning.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, EHS, and Supply Chain.
- Provide technical leadership for automation, controls, electrical and mechanical maintenance.
- Oversee root cause analyses and RCA/RCM initiatives.
- Coordinate major shutdowns, equipment installs, and projects.
- Maintain spare parts strategies and asset health programs.
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The Automation Maintenance Engineering Supervisor is responsible for leading the maintenance and reliability function for automated production systems, robotics, vision systems, electrical and mechanical assets in the Automation production area.
The role combines strong technical expertise with inspirational people leadership to drive equipment reliability, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and safe working practices. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for automation, robotics, controls, electrical and mechanical maintenance activities while fostering a reliability-centred culture focused on maximizing equipment performance and minimizing unplanned downtime.
This position requires a hands-on leader who can effectively manage change, develop high-performing teams, and partner with operational stakeholders to deliver sustainable reliability improvements and business outcomes.
- Lead, coach, and develop a 4 Cycle Shift team of maintenance technicians
- Create a high-performance culture focused on safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Conduct performance management, talent development, succession planning, and skills assessments with structured training plans
- Foster employee engagement through effective communication, coaching, mentoring, and recognition
- Champion site-wide change management initiatives and support business transformation projects
- Build strong cross-functional relationships with Operations, Quality, EHS, and Supply Chain teams
- Collaborate with Production Engineering on COGS and reliability projects
- Provide technical leadership for automation systems, PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, industrial networks, and control systems
- Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations of complex automation and control system failures
- Support the optimization and continuous improvement of robotic systems, automated material handling equipment, and manufacturing automation platforms.
- Oversee maintenance and performance improvements of machine vision and inspection systems
- Ensure robust control system backup, cybersecurity, change control, and documentation processes are maintained
- Support automation upgrades, retrofits, and capital investment projects
- Lead preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities
- Provide expertise in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and electromechanical systems
- Ensure maintenance work is planned and executed to maximize equipment availability
- Coordinate major shutdown activities, equipment installations and project activities
- Ensure effective spare parts management and critical strategies are implemented
- Promote maintenance best practices and standardization across the shifts
- Drive a reliability-centred maintenance strategy focused on equipment lifecycle management and performance optimization
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) initiatives
- Develop predictive maintenance programs utilizing condition monitoring and asset health assessment techniques
- Analyse maintenance and operational data to identify opportunities for reliability improvement
- Establish and monitor key reliability metrics including MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and asset availability
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce downtime, increase productivity, and improve equipment performance
- Drive a culture of proactive maintenance and defect elimination
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