Maintenance Operations & Excellence Lead (M/F/D)

Bayer; Bardi; In loco; EUR 58.000 - 71.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Bayer is seeking a Maintenance Operations & Excellence Lead for Garbagnate Milanese, Lombardy, Italy. The role focuses on leading a diverse maintenance team, driving world-class standards, and aligning with the Pharma Product Supply EMEX cluster to deliver value through proactive maintenance and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has a engineering degree and 5+ years in maintenance, with proven leadership, lean experience, and fluency in English and Italian.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 5 years in maintenance.
• Proven experience leading diverse teams in complex manufacturing.
• Lean management implementation experience.
• Fluent in English and Italian.

Mansioni

• Lead and develop a diversified maintenance team to ensure asset availability.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across the site on improvement initiatives.
• Coach and develop the team with focus on technical and soft skills.
• Define and communicate the vision for maintenance toward world-class standards.
• Drive progress with PM methodology to minimize losses and downtime.
• Maximize equipment availability via preventive maintenance, root-cause analysis, and timely repairs.
• Design and evolve a robust maintenance framework with clear service standards and KPIs.
• Coordinate with the global EMEX cluster and local teams on maintenance initiatives.
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environment, and Energy responsibilities and lead by example.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Lean management

Change management

Communication skills

Digital mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Bilingual English/Italian

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Maintenance Operations & Excellence Lead (m/f/d) Bayer•Garbagnate Milanese, Lombardy, Italy

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and develop a diversified Maintenance Team, ensuring the availability of all technical capabilities required to deliver value to products and customers while fostering a strong culture of ownership and accountability.
• Act as a catalyst for cross‑functional collaboration across the site, bringing people together on key improvement initiatives, challenging the status quo pragmatically, and enabling balanced, risk‑aware innovation.
• Empower, coach, and develop the Maintenance Team by prioritizing growth in both technical and soft skills and ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders to design and implement value‑adding solutions.
• Define and communicate a clear and compelling vision for the evolution of maintenance towards world‑class manufacturing standards, ensuring alignment with site strategy and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive continuous technical improvement in line with the Product Supply System (PSS) Progressive Maintenance (PM) methodology, targeting zero losses, optimized costs, and the reduction of unplanned downtime KPI to zero over defined timeframes.
• Maximize equipment availability and technical performance across manufacturing departments by ensuring effective preventive maintenance planning, driving thorough root cause analysis, enabling prompt repairs and upgrades, and maintaining full inspection readiness.
• Design, implement, and continuously evolve a robust maintenance framework that includes clear service standards, performance indicators to highlight gaps, and structured problem‑solving and root cause approaches.
• Serve as a key interface with the global EMEX cluster within Pharma Product Supply, as well as with local EMEX teams and site stakeholders, for maintenance‑related initiatives and continuous technical improvement.
• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety, Environment, and Energy responsibilities, directly supervising the team and acting as a role model in these areas.

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 5 years of experience in the maintenance business or technical undergraduate degree and at least 7 of experience in the maintenance business
• Proven experience in leading teams with diverse technical capabilities in complex manufacturing environments.
• Strong leadership profile characterized by Vision, Architecture, Coaching, and Catalyzing (VACC), supported by effective communication and change management skills.
• Solid and practical experience in implementing lean management methodologies within technical or maintenance organizations.
• Proactive, structured, and creative problem‑solving mindset with a strong drive for continuous improvement.
• Digital mindset and intrinsic motivation to improve processes, performance, and people capabilities.
• Strong hands‑on experience in manufacturing and packaging technologies, including mechanics, electrical systems, automation, and pneumatics, with experience in pharmaceutical, chemical, food and beverage, or cosmetics industries considered a strong plus.
• Required on-site presence in Garbagnate Milanese, with residence/domicile nearby
• Fluent in English and Italian mother tongue

To attract and retain our talent at Bayer, we are committed to paying compensation based on gender-neutral criteria and in any case on objective, fair and performance-based criteria. The initial annual gross compensation for this role is not below è 64.900 EUR. Any upward adjustments may be made in the presence of objective circumstances, such as experience, specific qualifications, and/or specific areas of responsibility, and in any case based on gender-neutral criteria.

Location: Garbagnate Milanese

Type of contract: Permanent

Application Period:03/09/2026-16/09/2026

Reference Code:883582

Division:Pharmaceuticals

Location:Italy : Lombardia : Garbagnate Milanese

Functional Area:Engineering & Technology

Position Grade:VS 1.3

Employment Type:Regular

Work Time:Full-time

Contact Us Address E-Mail Via delle Groane 126 , 20024 Garbagnate Milanese (MI) [e-mail]