Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Role Overview

The Engineering & Maintenance Department Manager is responsible for leading all maintenance and engineering activities within the factory, with a primary focus on ensuring maximum equipment availability, reliability, safety, and cost-effective operation of all plant assets.

This role owns the maintenance strategy, preventive and predictive maintenance systems, asset lifecycle management, utilities, and facility infrastructure, while also overseeing engineering projects and technical improvements. The position plays a critical role in minimizing downtime, optimizing maintenance costs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting production continuity.

Key Responsibilities

1. Maintenance Leadership & Asset Reliability

• Lead, manage, and develop a multidisciplinary maintenance team (mechanical, electrical, automation, utilities).
• Own and continuously improve the plant maintenance strategy (Preventive, Predictive, and Corrective Maintenance).
• Ensure maximum equipment uptime, reliability, and availability across all production and utility systems.
• Establish and track maintenance KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, breakdown rate, maintenance cost %, spare parts turnover).
• Oversee root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring failures and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Manage critical spare parts, maintenance planning, and shutdown/overhaul activities.
• Ensure safe execution of maintenance work through LOTO, work permits, and risk assessments.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs.

2. Compliance, Safety & Facilities

• Ensure all plant equipment, utilities, and facilities comply with General Directorate of Civil Protection requirements.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and statutory regulations related to maintenance and engineering.
• Lead safety audits, maintenance inspections, and regulatory readiness activities.
• Promote and enforce a zero-accident culture across maintenance and engineering teams.
• Ensure proper maintenance of firefighting systems, utilities, HVAC, power systems, and infrastructure.

Engineering & Technical Oversight

• Oversee engineering modifications, upgrades, and technical changes related to equipment and facilities.
• Review and approve maintenance-related engineering designs, layouts, and technical documentation.
• Provide expert troubleshooting support for complex equipment failures and system issues.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (ISO, CE, electrical and mechanical codes).
• Lead commissioning, installation, and handover of new equipment into the maintenance system.