European Reliability & Maintenance Leader

Blue Phoenix Deutschland GmbH; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th month salary

8% holiday allowance

27 vacation days

Pension scheme

Mobility options

Training and development

Job summary

Blue Phoenix Deutschland GmbH in Rotterdam seeks a Senior Maintenance & Reliability Leader to drive asset reliability, optimize maintenance, and foster continuous improvement across Europe. You will lead multi-site teams, implement CMMS/RCM/TPM, manage budgets, and partner with Engineering, Operations, and HSE to ensure asset integrity and sustainability.

This role requires travel across EU sites and reports to the COO; a strong engineering degree and 10+ years leadership in heavy industry are

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent).
• 10+ years in maintenance/reliability leadership roles, preferably in heavy industry or waste/recycling sectors.
• Proven experience with RCM, TPM, and CMMS systems.
• Strong understanding of asset management and condition monitoring technologies.
• Multi-site team management experience in a matrix organisation.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel across EU sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a reliability and maintenance strategy aligned with business goals.
• Lead and mentor site-based maintenance teams across multiple facilities.
• Drive predictive and preventive maintenance adoption using CMMS and condition monitoring tools.
• Standardise maintenance procedures and KPIs across sites for consistency and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and HSE teams to ensure asset integrity and compliance.
• Manage maintenance budgets, contracts, and service providers for cost efficiency.
• Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce failures and downtime.
• Support capital investment planning with lifecycle cost analysis and reliability input.
• Ensure inventory optimisation for spare parts and critical components.
• Promote energy efficiency and sustainability in equipment operation.

Skills

RCM

TPM

CMMS

Asset management

Condition monitoring

Multi-site leadership

European travel

Fluent English

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

Blue Phoenix Deutschland GmbH in Rotterdam seeks a Senior Maintenance & Reliability Leader to drive asset reliability, optimize maintenance, and foster continuous improvement across Europe. You will lead multi-site teams, implement CMMS/RCM/TPM, manage budgets, and partner with Engineering, Operations, and HSE to ensure asset integrity and sustainability.

This role requires travel across EU sites and reports to the COO; a strong engineering degree and 10+ years leadership in heavy industry are