Engineering & Maintenance Leader for Plant Reliability

ProPosition Management Search; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a multinational industrial company, is seeking an Engineering and Maintenance Manager to lead the Maintenance & Engineering organization at a Magenta, MI site of about 300 employees and a 20+ technical team. You will drive preventive and corrective maintenance, oversee capital projects, and ensure reliable plant performance while managing budgets and external partners.

You will champion HSE, compliance, and continuous improvement, developing capabilities and careers within a

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a comparable technical qualification.
• Proven experience in maintenance, engineering or a similar technical leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the packaging industry would be a strong advantage.
• Solid knowledge of industrial maintenance, equipment reliability, root cause analysis, FMEA, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Experience in managing maintenance projects, capital investments, budgets and external contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Maintenance & Engineering organization across a manufacturing site of approximately 300 employees, overseeing electrical, mechanical and control room activities and coordinating a multidisciplinary technical team of more than 20 professionals.
• Drive maintenance excellence and equipment reliability by developing effective preventive and corrective maintenance strategies, analyzing downtime and maintenance KPIs, identifying root causes and implementing improvement actions.
• Lead the engineering function, managing investments, capital projects and technical development initiatives, supporting the plant's medium- and long-term strategy and contributing to infrastructure upgrades, process improvements and operational excellence programs.
• Manage maintenance and engineering budgets, costs and external partners, ensuring cost efficiency, high service quality and effective technical solutions across outsourced activities and investment projects.
• Partner closely with Production and other functions to address operational challenges, maximize plant performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement, best practices and technical development.
• Build and develop a high-performing team while championing Health, Safety & Compliance, setting clear objectives, strengthening technical capabilities, supporting career development and ensuring compliance with regulations, company standards and fire protection requirements.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Manufacturing operations

Team leadership

Process optimization

Root cause analysis

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Our client, a multinational industrial company, is seeking an Engineering and Maintenance Manager to lead the Maintenance & Engineering organization at a Magenta, MI site of about 300 employees and a 20+ technical team. You will drive preventive and corrective maintenance, oversee capital projects, and ensure reliable plant performance while managing budgets and external partners.

You will champion HSE, compliance, and continuous improvement, developing capabilities and careers within a