Maintenance Manager

Leslie Corporation; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Leslie Corporation in Cebu City, Philippines invites a highly driven Maintenance Manager to lead plant reliability, automation advancement, and engineering excellence in a high-volume snack manufacturing environment.

You will oversee preventive, predictive, and RC M programs for processing and high-speed packaging equipment including robotics, while driving RCA culture and ensuring spare parts availability.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in high-volume snack or FMCG manufacturing.
• Strong technical knowledge of machines, equipment, and maintenance practices.
• Budget ownership and CapEx management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to safety and GMP standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive, predictive, and RC M programs to maximize uptime.
• Oversee maintenance of processing and high-speed packaging equipment, including robotics.
• Ensure spare parts availability and minimize downtimes.
• Drive RCA culture and data-driven maintenance decisions.
• Manage CMMS usage, KPI dashboards, and downtime analysis.
• Lead commissioning of new production lines and manage CapEx budgets.

Skills

Leadership experience

Budgeting & cost control

Safety compliance

Strong communication

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SCADA

CMMS

MES integration

RCM knowledge

Job description

We are seeking a highly driven Maintenance Manager to lead plant reliability, automation advancement, and engineering excellence within a high-volume snack manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibility:

Reliability and Maintenance Leadership

• 1. Lead preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs;
• 2. Oversee maintenance of processing and high-speed packaging equipment, including robotics for case packing;
• 3. Ensure high equipment uptime and reduction of unplanned downtime;
• 4. Develop a structured root cause analysis (RCA) culture;
• 5. Ensure spareparts availability (inventory turnover, stock out rate, and emergency order frequency for local and OEM parts).

Automation and Digitalization

• 1. Maintain and continuously improve SCADA systems and support future MES integration;
• 2. Lead automation upgrades and modernization initiatives;
• 3. Proactively suggest, justify, and execute automation and optimization projects;
• 4. Manage instrumentation and automation technicians and build internal technical capability.

CMMS & Data-Driven Maintenance

• 1. Drive full utilization of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS);
• 2. Use maintenance data for asset criticality ranking, spareparts strategy, and downtime analysis;
• 3. Establish a KPI dashboard for reliability and maintenance performance.

Engineering & Capital Projects

• 1. Lead commissioning of new production lines;
• 2. Own maintenance and engineering budget;
• 3. Evaluate and manage CapEx investment using cost-benefit analysis;
• 4. Partner with suppliers and contractors for installation and startup.

Food Safety & Compliance

• 1. Support plant compliance with GMP standards;
• 2. Contribute to and support FSSC 22000 certification efforts;
• 3. Ensure sanity equipment design principles are upheld during installation, modification, and maintenance;
• 4. Maintain audit-ready documentation and calibration systems.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or any related)
• Proven leadership experience in high-volume snack or FMCG manufacturing
• Strong technical knowledge and expertise in machines, equipment, systems, and maintenance practices
• Budget ownership and CapEx management experience
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Safety commitment awareness to protocols and guidelines