Maintenance Director

• Stable and challenging project in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in a solid and leading group in the area
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous training.
• Good working environment and focus on continuous improvement, quality, and innovation

We are looking for a consolidated profile in people leadership within high-demand maintenance departments (heavy industry, continuous processes, metal industry....) to lead the Maintenance department and its team of +50 people in a consolidated factory of a leading industrial group, based in the outskirts of Vitoria-Gasteiz.

• Lead the Maintenance area (+50 pax)
• Leading industrial group, with a factory in Vitoria-Gasteiz

The selected person, depending on the Factory Management, will be responsible for the organization, planning, and supervision of the plant's maintenance team and its activities to guarantee the availability and optimal functioning of the production and auxiliary facilities. To this end, their main functions will be:

• Develop the maintenance management plan, identifying and proposing improvements with material and human resources to reach preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance objectives
• Daily control of maintenance objectives, establishing a work methodology and action plans when required
• Direct and coordinate the team in charge, both in the planning and organization of their work, as well as in the communication of objectives and strategic issues, performance evaluation and suggestions/complaints, promoting versatility and team cohesion, identifying training needs, and ensuring the availability of department resources
• Together with the rest of the factory managers, drive the supervision and implementation of new production lines and plant investments
• With a special focus on continuous improvement, identify areas for improvement within the department, monitor assigned continuous improvement projects or actions in the factory, and promote the development of Continuous Improvement actions in their area of influence
• Ensure that department activities are fed into and integrated within the CMMS (corrective, preventive, and predictive), ensuring traceability and work aligned with spare parts management
• Supervise the correct execution of subcontracted work, assessing the results
• Ensure strict compliance with the Quality Management System in the Maintenance area, as well as compliance with Occupational Safety systems, performing the corresponding follow-up and adapting necessary improvements
• Analyze and manage the maintenance budget and costs, establishing objectives and a relationship with purchasing and procurement to adapt to real needs and optimize, as much as possible, the management of material and spare parts stock
• In their daily performance, prepare performance and results reports, working with the various areas involved in the analysis, detection of improvements, and definition of action plans to optimize the operation and performance of the factory