Maintenance Manager

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.

Its sales of € 4.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

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Your role

MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement to maintain the plants' operational and financial competitiveness.
• Establishes expert knowledge and technical expertise in running and troubleshooting powder technologies, box-drying, spray-drying, and the palatability processes.
• Define and simulate process flow diagrams and write standard operating procedures.
• Trains Operations personnel in the correct application techniques for modern technologies
• Supports all related areas in the development and implementing new business and maintaining the quality for existing business
• Utilizes box/spray dry experience to expand and optimize product portfolio
• Works directly with internal and external customers in product development, troubleshooting and finding technical solutions for box/spray drying.
• Works closely with Symrise Global Spray Dry process engineering partners.
• Occasional domestic travel to other Symrise Pet Food / IsoNova Production Facilities in North America or to the facilities of equipment manufacturers or customers may be required.
• Leverage learnings, ensuring best practices are shared and implemented.
• Drive superior performance by gathering, analyzing, and sharing key operational data.
  MANAGEMENT
• Delegate any maintenance issues to be resolved on each shift and small projects to the right skills in the team, planning and managing effective works.
• Develop and manage a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule that ensures full preventative maintenance is conducted, plan in missed maintenance activities, and lead the team to deliver effectively.
• Manage systems, equipment, data storage while maintaining an elevated level of standards and accuracy.
• Oversee that all training and development is up to date for all maintenance staff members.
• Attend various meetings and communicate instructions to all maintenance staff members.
  STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT
• Identify business improvement opportunities within the organization.
• Supervise the process of disposal of obsolete machinery, plant equipment from gaining agreement to write off to physically removing it safely and with lawful disposal.
• Audit and ensure compliance of the engineering data systems.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.
• Provide technical expertise to the team.
• Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department.
  FINANCIAL AND BUDGET CONTROL
• Prepare the annual maintenance budget, forecast all capital expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects.
• Optimize equipment according to standard procedure while enhancing performance and product quality, guaranteeing the achievement of all Key
• Performance Indicators (KPIs)

■ High School Diploma required

■ Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial management, production operations management or equivalent field of study preferred

■ Minimum of five (5) years' manufacturing experience preferred

■ Fluent in English, French and/or German a plus

■ Skills and Technical sensitivity to manufacturing

■ Strong Leadership in technically demanding, multi-faceted projects in a local and international environment requiring autonomy, strength of proposal, sense of responsibility and team spirit.

■ Ability to build intra-team relationships and collaborate at all levels of the organization

■ Used to work in a fast-growing business scenario, and at ease in leading change.

■ Proficient in Micro Soft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc)

■ Excellent math abilities and working knowledge of data analysis/statistical methods

■ Strong communication and presentation skills for a variety of audiences

■ Food Safety Quality training and/or certification is a strong advantage (ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, SQF and PCQI)

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.

If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.