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Your role: One of our major global distribution centers in Europe is extending its capacity and a complete new chemical down-filling operation will start to produce by beginning of 2023.We are looking for our future Head of Site Maintenance & Technical for this fast-growing site, based in Schnelldorf, GERMANY. In that context of activity growth and development, you are leading the site maintenance and technical department in order to enable operational business objectives (distribution growth and new downfilling capabilities) and ensure legal requirements compliance (technical EHS aspects). You work closely with the project teams to ensure that all new assets are conform to user requirements expectations. You build up your future organization and prepare appropriate processes to maintain and improve the reliability of technical processes and facilities capabilities for the site. As leader, you ensure that our company values and competencies are lived daily and foster people engagement and development in your area. As Head of Site Maintenance & Technical, you ensure that distribution and downfilling equipment is always working on standard and defined conditions of safety, quality and performance. You develop and drive an executable maintenance plan to ensure appropriate maintenance of booked assets in line with the budget defined. You are working closely with your peers of the leadership team to translate their business needs into technical solutions. You propose and drive, once approved, the implementation of technical projects to guarantee capacity capabilities, business continuity and/or others technical improvements. You drive the facility master plan to ensure extension and/or better usage of space. You own capital expenditures budget and control project expenses in alignment with site management and controlling. In collaboration, with the EHS department you drive sustainability improvement by optimizing energy consumptions and implement new legal requirements linked to technical aspects. You and your team are actively participating to the continuous improvement on the site bringing your technical expertise and/or by supporting projects to continuously improve business objectives.

Who you are:

• Advanced degree in Engineering: mechanical or electrical or industrial engineer
• Relevant experience in maintenance and technical management
• Strong knowledge of engineering disciplines
• Strategic mindset for driving the technical strategy
• Autonomy, self-driven and collaborative
• Experience in technical project management
• Fluent in German and English
• Knowledge of chemical legal requirements is preferred

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