Manager Group Maintenance (m/f/d)

Manager Group Maintenance (m/f/d), Darmstadt

Location: Darmstadt

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Description:

Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition? We are! It's our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.

Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle, and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10,000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.

We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and support the global maintenance strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals across all locations.
• Conduct plant assessments, support improvement plans, and advise on maintainability and spare parts standardization.
• Assist engineering heads and maintenance leaders in applying DAMP standards, with on-site support.
• Guide the development of core competencies and training for plant maintenance leaders.
• Support the creation of SAP procedures and KPIs for SAP utilization.
• Develop best-in-class maintenance strategies for critical assets and facilitate global replication.
• Prepare maintenance setups for new plants and assist in their launch.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance maintenance processes, reduce costs, and increase asset reliability.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, procurement, and finance to align and communicate maintenance strategies.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, safety, and company policies, promoting a culture of safety and excellence.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Maintenance Management, or related field (Master's preferred).
• Several years of professional experience in maintenance management within an industrial environment.
• Certifications in operational excellence, project management, and reliability engineering are advantageous.
• Strong understanding of failure characteristics, equipment degradation, and reliability concepts.
• Proven experience in implementing maintenance strategies, including preventive maintenance.
• Excellent understanding of maintenance strategies, asset lifecycle management, and reliability engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision-making experience.
• Independent, initiative-driven, and effective collaboration in international teams.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Willingness to travel.

Benefits:

• Culture: Friendly, informal atmosphere, family-owned company, flat hierarchies, short communication channels, helpful colleagues.
• Impact: You are an integral part of our business success and contribute to the future of nutrition.
• Empowerment: Opportunities to unleash your potential and take on responsibilities.
• Digitalization: Access to state-of-the-art technologies through excellent partnerships.
• Additional benefits: Christmas parties, events, financial benefits, online shop discounts, IT leasing, mobile contracts, shopping, and travel discounts.

Equal opportunities for all

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or social background, in accordance with applicable laws.