Manager - Planned Maintenance

Job purpose:

Looking hands-on and experienced Planned Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance execution team and ensure world-class reliability, safety, and performance across all production assets.
You’ll play a key role in driving technical excellence, developing people capability, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement through TPM, 5S, and structured maintenance practices.

In this role you will:

• Ensure all maintenance activities and legal tasks are executed safely and on time.
• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance jobs with quality and efficiency.
• Manage the work preparation room, tagging, and emergency material readiness.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of technicians; manage performance, skills, and certifications.
• Coordinate effective handovers between maintenance, operations, and planning teams.
• Optimize preventive maintenance routines (CILT, PM tasks, overhauls).
• Implement 5S, Visual Management, and structured fault-finding across teams.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCFA) and support autonomous maintenance initiatives.
• Ensure accurate CMMS data entry and closure for all maintenance activities.
• Track and use maintenance KPIs (MTTR, job productivity) to improve performance.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years in maintenance planning and execution.
• At least 5 years in a leadership role with strong people management experience.
• Strong knowledge of 5S, TPM, and autonomous maintenance.
• Proficient in CMMS and maintenance workflow management.
• Experienced in organizing CILT, PM tasks, and managing work preparation rooms.
• Safety-driven, results-oriented, and collaborative.
• Strong communicator with analytical and organizational excellence.