Maintenance Manager Pharma Engineering (m/f/d)

Country: Germany

City: Aachen

Department: Global Operations & Production

Job ID: 45499

Management | Permanent | Full-time | On-Site

Our people in Manufacturing & Global Operations share two priorities: getting things done and making things better. If you’re a dynamic person with a positive mindset, you’ll fit in well here. It’s an international team with a powerful spirit of collaboration. Together, we make sure our products meet the highest standards of quality by constantly searching for ways to improve at every stage of our value chain – from the raw materials we buy through to the logistics network that brings our medicines to patients. Join our team and help us make an even bigger contribution to Grünenthal’s future.

What the Job Looks Like

Each day you'll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Leading and developing a team, fostering a high-performance culture focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement
• Acting as the senior technical partner to Production Leadership, jointly driving plant performance, operational excellence, and strategic improvement initiatives
• Defining and executing the site maintenance and asset reliability strategy to maximize equipment availability and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Ensuring GMP-compliant maintenance, calibration, qualification, and repair activities across pharmaceutical manufacturing assets and critical utility systems
• Driving the long-term development and modernization of production equipment, facilities, and maintenance processes
• Leading root cause investigations of critical equipment failures and implementing sustainable corrective and preventive actions
• Managing maintenance planning, shutdown activities, external service providers, and engineering resources to support delivery of production targets
• Driving TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Reliability Engineering, and Operational Excellence initiatives throughout the maintenance organization
• Defining, monitoring, and improving maintenance KPIs, including equipment reliability, downtime, maintenance costs, and planning effectiveness
• Supporting audits and inspections by ensuring technical systems remain compliant with GMP, safety, and regulatory requirements

What You'll Bring to the Table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, engineering, maintenance or technical operations
• Significant leadership experience managing engineering, maintenance, or technical operations teams in a complex manufacturing environment
• Strong expertise in pharmaceutical production equipment, packaging technologies, and critical utility systems
• Deep understanding of GMP requirements, qualification and validation processes, maintenance excellence, and asset lifecycle management
• Good knowledge of maintenance management systems, such as SAP PM, is considered a plus
• Experience leading technical investment projects, equipment upgrades, and manufacturing improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change across functions
• Strong financial understanding, including maintenance budget management and investment prioritization
• Fluent German and English language skills

What are some of the local benefits

• 30 holidays, plus 6-8 bridging days and possibility to convert salary into up to 5 additional holidays
• Bilingual daycare centre “Karlinis“ and holiday activities for employees’ children
• Supplementary company health insurance
• (E-) Bike leasing and e-charging stations

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About Grünenthal

Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science-based, privately-owned pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state-of-the-art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are focussing all of our activities and efforts on working towards our vision of a world free of pain.

Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 28 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in more than 100 countries. In 2024, Grünenthal employed around 4,300 people and achieved sales of € 1.8 billion.

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Your HR contact:

Leonie Schalla

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Meet our teams

Website: www.grunenthal.com

LinkedIn: Grunenthal Group

Instagram: @grunenthal