Manager Utilities Maintenance

Biopharma Careers; Breda; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

13th month salary

Holiday allowance

On-site gym

Vitality programs

Company restaurant

Job summary

Amgen Breda is seeking a Manager Utilities Maintenance to lead the 8‑strong Utilities Maintenance team, ensuring safe, reliable operation of HVAC, refrigeration, boilers, purified water, and related systems at the Breda site. You will balance daily maintenance with long‑term asset strategy and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and external vendors.

You will drive performance, coach staff, and ensure compliance in a GMP‑regulated manufacturing setting, while supporting site

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance, utilities, or facilities teams within an industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of utility systems such as HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, boilers, chilled water, purified water, clean steam, and building automation systems.
• People‑focused leadership style with the ability to coach, develop, and inspire technical teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good command of English.
• Experience in GMP or regulated manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the operational Utilities Maintenance team.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and coordinate maintenance activities, contractor support, and on‑call coverage.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Reliability Engineering, and external vendors to deliver reliable utility systems.
• Drive continuous improvement, maintenance performance, and asset lifecycle planning to support site growth.
• Support utility‑related projects, infrastructure upgrades, and investment initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Communication

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

HBO-level education or equivalent

Job description

Career Category

Maintenance

Job Description

At Amgen, our mission is simple: to serve patients. Every day, our teams ensure that critical manufacturing processes run safely, reliably, and compliantly, enabling the delivery of life-changing medicines to millions of patients worldwide.

At Amgen Breda, medicines are labeled, assembled, stored, and shipped to countries around the world. Every day, more than 1,000 colleagues from over 40 nationalities contribute to supply chain operations, manufacturing, marketing and sales of our medicines, and clinical research into new therapies. Join us as:

Manager Utilities Maintenance

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What you will do

As the Utilities Maintenance Manager, you lead the team (8 FTE) responsible for maintaining the critical utility systems that keep our manufacturing and warehousing operations running safely and reliably.

You’ll lead a team of Maintenance Engineers and (Lead) Maintenance Technicians, providing direction, coaching, and support while ensuring the safe and efficient execution of maintenance activities. Together, you’ll support critical utility systems such as HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, chilled water, boilers, purified water, clean steam, and building automation systems.

Our Breda site continues to grow through investments in facilities, automation, and manufacturing capacity. In this role, you will help shape the future of our utility infrastructure by balancing day-to-day operational excellence with long‑term maintenance planning and asset lifecycle management.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, coach, and develop the operational Utilities Maintenance team.
• Ensure the safe, compliant, and efficient execution of preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and coordinate maintenance activities, contractor support, and on‑call coverage.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Reliability Engineering, and external vendors to deliver reliable utility systems.
• Drive continuous improvement, maintenance performance, and asset lifecycle planning to support future site growth.
• Support utility‑related projects, infrastructure upgrades, and investment initiatives.

What we expect from you

• HBO-level education or equivalent technical experience.
• Experience leading maintenance, utilities, or facilities teams within an industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of utility systems such as HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, boilers, chilled water, purified water, clean steam, or similar infrastructure.
• A people‑focused leadership style with the ability to coach, develop, and inspire technical teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good command of English.
• Experience in a GMP or other regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.

What you can expect from us

• Work in a modern, exceptionally well‑maintained facility with state‑of‑the‑art equipment and technology.
• Be part of a growing site that continues to invest in facilities, automation, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Shape the future of our utilities organization through team development, operational excellence, and long‑term asset planning.
• A highly competitive compensation package, including bonus, 13th month, holiday allowance, and additional benefits.
• Lots of learning and growth opportunities within a global biotechnology leader, together with access to an on-site gym, vitality programs, and a healthy company restaurant.

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