The role is responsible for ensuring optimal equipment performance, leading maintenance teams, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, safety, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure effective preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime, reliability, and overall performance.
- Plan and coordinate maintenance schedules while implementing proactive, data-driven systems to minimize operational disruptions.
- Lead and develop the maintenance team, managing workloads and enhancing technical skills, safety awareness, and accountability.
- Manage spare parts, tools, and consumables by maintaining accurate inventory and ensuring availability of critical items while controlling costs.
- Oversee contractors and service providers, ensuring compliance with company, safety, and quality standards and driving performance improvements.
- Promote a strong safety culture by enforcing health, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance and addressing risks proactively.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and reporting to support audits, performance tracking, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure a clean, organized, and 5S-compliant workshop while supporting overall operational goals and additional assigned duties.
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or related field)
- Proven experience in maintenance management within a manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices
- Experience with maintenance systems and ERP tools (e.g., SAP)
- Demonstrated leadership and team management skills
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