Mechanical Maintenance Manager

Experteer Italy; Filago; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Covestro Filago is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance organization, drive preventive, predictive, and condition-based strategies, and sustain asset reliability at the Filago site in Italy. You will shape a safety-driven, data-enabled culture and oversee capital projects with international stakeholders.

The role requires extensive experience in process industries, strong safety and RCA skills, and fluency in Italian and English to coordinate global teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in maintenance or reliability engineering within process industries (Chemical, Petrochemical, or Plastics preferred).
• Experience participating in HAZOP and Process Hazard Analysis activities.
• Strong understanding of industrial equipment, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings; ATEX directives and Functional Safety (SIL/PL) valued.
• Digital mindset with SAP PM/TMM experience and interest in digitalization for asset management.
• Near-native Italian and fluent English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs to ensure plant reliability and asset availability.
• Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance organization with a strong safety culture.
• Develop long-term spare parts strategies and End-of-Life master plans.
• Lead capital investment projects and manage external service providers for quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Drive reliability initiatives using RCA and promote Industry 4.0 and AI-driven maintenance.
• Partner with HSE, Production, and Supply Chain to ensure safe and compliant operations.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Condition-based maintenance

Digitalization

SAP PM/TMM

Industry 4.0

AI-driven maintenance

HAZOP/Process Hazard Analysis

Tools

SAP PM/TMM

Job description

Manager / Team Leader

As Mechanical Maintenance Manager at Covestro Filago, you lead the maintenance organization to ensure plant reliability and asset availability. You drive preventive, predictive, and condition-based strategies while shaping a safety‑driven, data‑enabled culture. You will manage capital projects, external partners, and long-term asset plans, aligning with HSE and production to sustain safe, cost-effective operations. This role offers a chance to influence maintenance excellence at a global materials company.

• Define and implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs to ensure plant reliability and asset availability


• Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance organization with a strong safety culture


• Develop long-term spare parts strategies and End-of-Life master plans


• Lead capital investment projects and manage external service providers for quality and cost-effectiveness


• Drive reliability initiatives using RCA and promote Industry 4.0 and AI-driven maintenance


• Partner with HSE, Production, and Supply Chain to ensure safe and compliant operations


• 7–10 years in maintenance or reliability engineering within process industries (Chemical, Petrochemical, or Plastics preferred)


• Experience participating in HAZOP and Process Hazard Analysis activities


• Strong understanding of industrial equipment, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings; knowledge of ATEX directives and Functional Safety (SIL/PL) valued


• Digital mindset with SAP PM/TMM experience and interest in digitalization for asset management


• Proven leadership and change-management ability, coordinating international stakeholders


• Near-native Italian and fluent English (spoken and written)