Head of Maintenance Area - MEC

Overview

Lead maintenance engineering to ensure production machinery reliability, availability, and operational performance while meeting EHS and budget requirements.

What you'll do

• Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and planned maintenance to maximize reliability and production performance.
• Manage inspections, lubrication programs, machine tolerance verification, and major repairs with maintenance documentation.
• Coordinate maintenance response to equipment failures for timely diagnostics, repairs, and restoration aligned to production priorities.
• Conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to reduce recurring failures and downtime.
• Execute site maintenance strategy, including TPM initiatives, SAP-PM optimization, and condition-monitoring technology implementation.
• Develop and manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, and procurement, including vendor and outsourced maintenance contracts.
• Ensure EHS compliance and promote a proactive safety culture across the maintenance organization.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of maintenance experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Experience leading equipment improvement, refurbishment, modernization, installation, and capital project initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with international teams, suppliers, and stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and matrix organization.
• Visa sponsorship for Continental employees only.

Nice to have

• Previous leadership experience managing and developing maintenance technicians and engineers.

Details

• Work involves a non-climate-controlled environment exposed to temperature swings, forklift and pedestrian traffic, and noise.