Maintenance Section Head

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Section Head to lead the maintenance function in a food manufacturing plant. The role involves overseeing engineers, supervisors and technicians to ensure equipment reliability, safety and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage the maintenance department, including engineers, supervisors, and technicians.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment availability.
• Monitor and improve maintenance KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, downtime, and maintenance costs.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurring equipment failures.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities to minimize production interruptions.
• Manage spare parts inventory, supplier relationships, and maintenance procurement activities.
• Support installation, commissioning, and startup of new production lines and plant equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, GMP, HACCP, and company maintenance standards.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment reliability and operational efficiency.
• Prepare maintenance reports, budgets, and departmental performance reviews.

Required profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in maintenance management within food manufacturing, FMCG, dairy, bakery, or industrial production facilities.
• Proven experience leading maintenance teams and supervising engineers and technicians.
• Strong knowledge of production equipment, conveyors, packaging machinery, utilities, and automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience with preventive maintenance planning, troubleshooting, RCA, and reliability improvement programs.
• Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• SAP PM
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Lean Manufacturing
• Reliability‑Centered Maintenance (RCM)
• Preventive maintenance planning
• Troubleshooting
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)