Global Reliability SME, Mechanical Assets (f/m)

Górażdże Cement S.A.; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 25%

Global collaboration

Professional development

Safety culture

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Global Reliability SME, Mechanical Assets in Wrocław to lead mechanical asset reliability and predictive maintenance deployments across cement plants and heavy industry worldwide.

You will define asset scopes, assess failure modes, and drive data-driven improvements, collaborating with condition monitoring specialists, plant teams, and digital platforms. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in maintenance, reliability, or engineering roles within heavy industries.
• Strong understanding of mechanical asset reliability and maintenance practices.
• Experience with preventive, condition-based, or predictive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of condition monitoring techniques, including vibration analysis.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Define and validate mechanical asset scope for predictive maintenance programs.
• Identify failure modes of critical equipment and translate into monitoring requirements and maintenance actions.
• Support onboarding of assets into predictive maintenance and asset health platforms.
• Analyze predictive maintenance alerts and translate them into actionable maintenance recommendations.
• Develop and maintain global asset reliability standards, templates, and playbooks.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Reliability engineering

Maintenance engineering

Vibration analysis

Condition monitoring

Data interpretation

English fluent

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

C3.ai Reliability

DALOG

Machine Sentry

SAP PM

Job description

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready‑mixed concrete. We are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations and now we’re seeking to recruit in Heidelberg Materials Digital Hub Wrocław Global Reliability SME, Mechanical Assets Location Poland, Wrocław.

About the Role

As a Global Reliability SME, Mechanical Assets, you will act as the central technical expert for mechanical asset reliability, supporting cement plants and heavy industry operations worldwide. You will play a key role in the deployment and continuous improvement of predictive maintenance solutions, including C3.ai Reliability, DALOG, Machine Sentry, and other asset health platforms. This position combines deep mechanical reliability expertise with data-driven decision‑making to improve equipment availability, reduce unplanned downtime, and support operational performance.

Your Responsibilities

Mechanical Reliability Expertise

Define and validate mechanical asset scope for predictive maintenance programs. Identify and assess failure modes of critical equipment such as mills, kilns, crushers, conveyors, coolers, fans, gearboxes, pumps, compressors, and other rotating equipment. Support RCM, FMEA, criticality assessments, root cause analyses, and bad actor reviews. Translate equipment failure mechanisms into monitoring requirements and maintenance actions.

Predictive Maintenance & Asset Health Management

Support onboarding of assets into predictive maintenance and asset performance management platforms. Validate asset structures, sensor mappings, equipment templates, and operating context. Collaborate with condition monitoring specialists and vibration analysts to confirm failure patterns and recommendations.

Plant Support & Continuous Improvement

Analyze predictive maintenance alerts and transform them into actionable maintenance recommendations. Support plant teams in linking reliability insights to maintenance planning and execution processes. Participate in troubleshooting activities and post‑failure learning initiatives.

Knowledge Sharing & Standardization

Develop and maintain global asset reliability standards, templates, and playbooks. Share best practices across regions and operational sites. Contribute to the continuous development of Maintenance Excellence standards and methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or engineering roles within cement, aggregates, mining, power generation, or similar heavy industries.
• Strong understanding of mechanical equipment reliability and maintenance practices.
• Experience with preventive, condition‑based, or predictive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of condition monitoring techniques, including vibration analysis, lubrication, and thermography.
• Ability to interpret operational, sensor, historian, and time‑series data.
• Fluent English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C3.ai Reliability, DALOG, Machine Sentry, or other predictive maintenance solutions.
• Reliability certifications such as CMRP or ISO 18436 Vibration Analysis.
• Experience with SAP PM or other CMMS platforms.
• Experience supporting multi‑site deployments or maintenance transformation programs.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape a global Maintenance Excellence and predictive maintenance capability.
• Exposure to advanced reliability technologies, industrial AI, and remote diagnostics solutions.
• Collaboration with international teams across operations, engineering, digital, IT/OT, and reliability functions, 25% travel time.
• Direct impact on equipment reliability, plant performance, and operational excellence.
• Continuous professional development in reliability engineering and asset performance management.
• A culture focused on safety, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Shaping the future, building successes Heidelberg Materials – your springboard into the future of the construction materials industry. As a globally leading company in the construction sector, we manufacture one of the most widely used products, paving the way not only toward more sustainable production but also toward your personal success story.

Our bold and innovative approach focuses on massive CO₂ reduction, efficient recycling technologies, and digital solutions – setting new standards for the industry.

In our globally connected and locally rooted community, your ideas have the power to shape a better tomorrow for people. With us, you’re not just shaping the industry’s future; you’re shaping your own. Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready‑mixed concrete. We are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations.

At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.