Engineering Manager Ii

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**Purpose**

Reporting to our Head of Operations, you will lead the Engineering and Maintenance function in a site with complex industrial process with the objective to achieve maximum plant availability in response to operational activity needs for the local unit.

**Main Responsibilities**

Strategy design and execution
- Provide input to the local Operations business plan and related objectives with regards to e.g. engineering projects, production capacity, critical maintenance activities, changes in equipment, spare parts inventory, etc.
- Define Site Engineering annual targets and objectives based on functional strategy and leads and monitors their achievement.

Function management
- Lead a number of Maintenance & Engineering teams, as well as contractors, working on different assignments within engineering and maintenance field.
- Work with Global and Regional Engineering functions to ensure proper analysis, planning and implementation of global strategies, plans or best practises.
- Establish site master plans to capture all Capex, engineering and maintenance plans and lead their execution to address internal customer requirements in the short, mid and long term.
- Provide input to global or regional Capex initiatives to anticipate impact on local activities and resources.
- Identify, propose and implement local Capex projects (when approved).
- Manage all routine engineering and maintenance activities, track progress against plan(s) and implement corrective actions in case of deviation.
- Deliver best in class engineering and maintenance service to clients through maintenance work, local projects and coordinate capital investments on site.
- Maintain compliance of all assets with applicable legal or company standards, as well as harmonization of standards within the departments.
- Implement Group Engineering initiatives, guidelines and directives and organize regular trainings to ensure adherence to these as well as other guidelines/directives/standards (e.g. EHS).
- Maintain contact to local authorities.
- Propose budgets and levels of service for engineering and maintenance activities and execute these within approved limit(s).

People management
- Oversee the execution of annual human resources processes for the local Engineering & Maintenance teams and validate related results.
- Work with local Operations and regional/global E&M management teams and HR Business Partner(s) in developing a local talent pipeline for the function.
- Guide the development and promotion of talents within and outside the function.

**Academic Background**
- University degree in Engineering or related discipline.
- Plant Engineering or Maintenance certification.

**Professional Experience**
- Overall work experience of 7+ years in manufacturing or plant operations, including exposure to factory engineering and maintenance strategy and operational maintenance of production equipment.
- 2+ years of progressive experience in people management.
- Experience working with diverse cultures.
- Experience in working in matrix organizations incl CoEs.

**Technical Skills**
- Proficiency in complex industrialization and engineering projects including building, process installation and utilities, from design stage to hand-over.
- Knowledge of project management.
- Knowledge of TPM, KPI, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and project controlling tools.
- Knowledge of stakeholder management and communications.
- Knowledge knowledge of process mapping and design.
- Knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines.
- Knowledge of financial concepts (e.g. OPEX, CAPEX) and tools (e.g. SAP).

**Benefits**:

- Medical and Dental plan for you and your dependents;
- Private Pension Plan;
- Life Insurance;
- On-site restaurant;
- Free Parking or Charter or Transportation Voucher;
- Gym Pass;
- Daycare Assistance (for women with children up to 5 years and 11 months);
- Pharmacy Assistance (medicine paid through payroll);
- Employee Assistance Program - specialized assistance and guidance in legal, psychological, financial, and so-cial matters - 100% Confidential.

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