Sr Maintenance Engineer - Troubleshooter

Johnson & Johnson Innovation; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Well-being reimbursement

Insurance plans

Recognition awards

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovation seeks a Sr. Maintenance Engineer Troubleshooter for a new site in Sassenheim, Netherlands. You will troubleshoot equipment, coordinate technicians and vendors, and support the early manufacturing phase within the broader Leiden maintenance network.

You will organize preventive maintenance, implement improvements, and ensure alignment with QA, safety, and project goals while providing leadership to the maintenance team on site.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or technical field with 3–7 years in pharma or regulated environments.
• Strong English communication skills; Dutch preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead troubleshooting on equipment and utilities to minimize downtime.
• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance with technicians, vendors, and engineers.
• Liaise with clients/stakeholders to set priorities and manage expectations.
• Mentor team members in maintenance practices and RCA techniques.
• Ensure maintenance activities adhere to procedures and document improvements.

Skills

Engineering degree

English communication

Team coordination

Root cause analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Repair & Maintenance Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Sassenheim, Netherlands

Job Description:

Imagine your next role where you can truly make an impact as a passionate independent Sr. Maintenance Engineer Troubleshooter in a just commissioned facility. Step into a role where your skills will shape the future of Innovative Medicine at our new site in Sassenheim and the success of the maintenance department.

We’re on the lookout for a Maintenance Engineer who has solid experience troubleshooting on various types of equipment, but can also coordinate and delegate well, and are able to manage clients/stakeholders. The site is going into actual manufacturing, and we need an engineer to support this, together with colleagues from the main maintenance department (80 FTE) of the large site in Leiden of which you also will be part of. However, your sole focus will be the site in Sassenheim to ensure it gets the support it needs in this first operational phase. For that you will troubleshoot yourself, but very importantly also organize J&J technicians, vendors and peer maintenance engineers to do so. Some support on organizing preventive maintenance by others will also be part of your responsibilities. You will also actively suggest and implement improvements. The new site has (biotech) manufacturing equipment installed as well as utility installations. Your knowledge and experience are very welcome.

Roles and responsibilities.

Responsible for executing, coordinating and having the oversight of the maintenance related work. This will involve:

• May independently lead troubleshooting tasks on equipment and utilities to avoid or minimize downtime.
• Coordinate/implement and keep an oversight of the orrective/preventive maintenance tasks. Prioritizes the maintenance activities based on equipment criticality and MPS schedule, by directly connecting with the customer to agree on priorities based on customer’s input.
• Liaise with client/stakeholders to inform on status of maintenance activities, determine priorities and manage expectations.
• Lead independently root cause problem solving by using appropriate RCA technics.
• Keep oversight on the quality of executed work, coach and mentor team members in the maintenance practices, techniques, processes and responsibilities daily.
• Examine technical reports and data regarding corrective/preventive maintenance to identify opportunities to improve outcomes. Lead the implementation of improvements.
• Owns, maintains and shares the technical knowledge of a wide range of assets and procedures and supports team members in closing technical knowledge gaps.
• May work independently, able to give instructions, on occasion is able to lead a team and provide constructive feedback to other team members.
• Identify and leads opportunities of improvements for the maintenance processes.
• Provides clear guidance to employees outside the Maintenance department regarding the Maintenance processes and procedures and ensures those are followed. Provides training when found necessary.
• Setting up general spare part strategies for different categories of maintenance strategies.
• Deliver Maintenance requirements for the project by being the maintenance representative within the project team and coordinating for the maintenance department the maintenance project deliverables for the project.
• Sets priorities and performs related duties with minimal supervision, by manager/supervisor.
• Ensures that the maintenance activities are executed in a timely manner and according to the procedures.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures. Monitor compliance with Maintenance processes, act in case of deviations.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor/manager

How to succeed

• You will have a degree in Engineering and technical subjects or equivalent with at least 3 - 7 years working experience in pharmaceutical or similar regulated.

You will also bring:

• Hands-on experience with various types of equipment in an industrial, factory environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers on professional level up to departmental management, in English and preferably in Dutch.
• Excellent computer proficiency e.g. MS Office, CMMS (SAP).
• Proficiency in root cause analysis (RCA) tools and methodologies.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€53,500.00 - €85,445.00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees' and companies' performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location's eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.