Mission and Key Tasks

Create a world-class technical department to ensure high availability combined with compliance to SHEQ

• Lead and manage maintenance efforts and processes to meet Business needs of the plant (Savings, results).
• Define Maintenance System Capability, goals and targets
• Have a longer-term view on maintenance, reliability performance, maintenance process improvements
• Balance the financial resources to maximum availability with compliance to SHEQ regulations

Long Description

Providing leadership and direction to all your teams and their supervisors
Strive for 0 accident
Guiding and supporting all direct reports in all kind of questions and tasks, including the development of action plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of people and new technologies
Supervising and controlling all kind of technical projects (new installations, conversions, start-ups, facilities etc.) and providing active support in order to ensure machine availability in time and budget
Active communication to the plant management and the management team
Providing all required technical support in order to achieve output- and waste targets as well as quality KPI's of the production lines
supporting the organization of the preventive and curative maintenance in order to ensure the availability of the production lines
Preparing annual training plans for the technical staff in close cooperation with the supervisors of the technical teams
Supervising and supporting the availability of critical spare parts and taking the appropriate actions necessary
Controlling and managing the availability of technical documentation of all kind of technical equipment installed or in stock.
Providing all required support for executing trials (Quality, R&D, Sales)
Active communication to all kind of foreign equipment suppliers (converting and packaging machinery)
Analyzing new technologies, resource requirements and market demands and support the implementation of new technology and staff actively
Planning and directing the selection, installation, testing and operation of new technical equipment (machinery and facility)
Lead the department yearly budget process and continuously monitor performance versus budget

Background and Experience

• Master in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• At least 5 years of experience as a technical manager or maintenance manager in a leading position of a mid -size company, preferably in international business relations
• Strong practical background and experience, technical apprenticeship prior to study recommended
• Knowledge of maintenance strategy and having the ability to bring this to a big group of people and bring it on practice.
• Strong leadership qualities
• Dynamic, decisive and goal oriented personality
• Analytical thinking — able to translate vision into action
• Common sense
• Ability to lead, to manage and to motivate a diverse team of people
• Ability to work and to lead under stress
• Strong communication skills in Dutch and English
• Proficient computer skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, CAD- and SAP -Experience)
• Readiness for making business trips