Maintenance & Facilities Manager

Role Overview

The position is responsible for overseeing technical support activities across a manufacturing operation, covering equipment maintenance, facilities, utilities, automation and operational technology.

The incumbent will lead initiatives to improve equipment reliability, infrastructure performance, manufacturing efficiency and technical capability while ensuring that engineering projects and improvement activities are delivered safely, effectively and within agreed business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Operations Leadership

• Lead the site's technical support activities covering maintenance, facilities, utilities and manufacturing automation.
• Establish priorities, technical standards and performance expectations for the function.
• Build a capable technical team through coaching, skills development, succession planning and clear ownership.
• Ensure technical resources are deployed effectively according to operational priorities and business requirements.
• Promote a proactive culture focused on reliability, safety, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Equipment Maintenance & Reliability

• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance practices for production equipment and supporting systems.
• Drive initiatives to improve machine availability, equipment reliability and overall maintenance effectiveness.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and technical losses using structured root-cause analysis.
• Establish appropriate maintenance procedures, technical standards and performance indicators.
• Identify opportunities to reduce unplanned downtime and improve equipment lifecycle performance.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to address equipment-related operational constraints.

Automation & Manufacturing Digitalization

• Identify and implement suitable automation opportunities based on productivity, quality, safety and operational requirements.
• Support the adoption and improvement of digital manufacturing and shopfloor management systems.
• Evaluate technologies that can improve process visibility, equipment performance and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate automation and digitalization initiatives from technical assessment through implementation and stabilization.
• Encourage practical adoption of new technologies rather than automation for its own sake.

Facilities, Utilities & Energy Management

• Oversee facilities, utilities and supporting infrastructure required for reliable manufacturing operations.
• Ensure critical infrastructure is properly maintained and capable of supporting current and future operational requirements.
• Monitor utility and energy performance and identify opportunities to improve consumption efficiency.
• Support initiatives aimed at reducing operating costs and improving the lifecycle performance of technical assets.
• Identify and manage facility or infrastructure risks that could affect safety, production or business continuity.

Technical Projects & Improvement

• Manage technical and infrastructure projects from initial concept and feasibility assessment through execution and operational handover.
• Establish clear project scope, responsibilities, budgets, timelines, risks and expected outcomes.
• Monitor project execution and address technical or implementation issues proactively.
• Ensure newly implemented equipment, systems or processes achieve stable operational performance.
• Drive continuous improvement projects relating to equipment, facilities, automation, energy and manufacturing efficiency.
• Evaluate new technical concepts and introduce practical solutions that improve operational performance.

Performance & Technical Governance

• Establish meaningful KPIs for maintenance, equipment reliability, facilities and technical projects.
• Monitor technical performance and use operational data to identify improvement priorities.
• Maintain appropriate technical documentation, maintenance standards and project records.
• Promote knowledge sharing and standardization of technical practices across relevant teams and locations.
• Provide management with clear visibility of major technical risks, improvement opportunities and project performance.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Approximately 8–10 years or more of relevant experience in maintenance, facilities, automation, engineering or technical operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of equipment maintenance, machine reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance and technical troubleshooting.
• Experience with manufacturing automation, shopfloor digitalization, equipment monitoring or manufacturing technology systems.
• Proven ability to manage technical or engineering projects from planning and feasibility through implementation, commissioning and stabilization.
• Good understanding of facilities, utilities, energy management and manufacturing infrastructure.
• Experience establishing and monitoring technical KPIs relating to areas such as equipment availability, downtime, maintenance performance and project delivery.
• Strong structured problem-solving and continuous improvement capabilities.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to develop technical teams and strengthen functional capability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and other operational functions.