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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Engineering and Maintenance Manager
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Engineering and Maintenance Manager
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About this position
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth. Dare to make an impact?
What you'll do
1. Maintenance Leadership & Asset Reliability:
Lead the plant’s maintenance function, ensuring the highest standards of equipment reliability and uptime.
Develop, implement, and oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Manage maintenance schedules and ensure resources are in place for planned and unplanned repairs.
Utilize data-driven approaches (e.g., CMMS) for monitoring equipment performance and optimizing maintenance strategies.
Ensure compliance with all relevant maintenance practices, including safety regulations and equipment standards.
2. Engineering & Technical Support:
Provide engineering leadership to improve plant infrastructure, processes, and systems.
Oversee plant modifications, upgrades, and new installations to support production requirements.
Lead technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis for equipment failures.
Ensure engineering projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet technical specifications.
3. Capital Investment & Project Management:
Lead and manage site capital investment projects, including planning, budgeting, and execution.
Collaborate with regional and global engineering teams to align on capital investment strategies.
Evaluate project feasibility, prioritize based on business needs, and ensure projects contribute to long-term operational goals.
Ensure compliance with project management standards, ensuring quality, safety, and environmental protection.
4. Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support:
Work closely with production, quality, safety, and other departments to ensure that engineering and maintenance support plant operational needs.
Ensure engineering and maintenance activities align with production schedules and quality standards.
Serve as a key interface with regional and global functions, ensuring local operations align with global strategic objectives and best practices.
5. People Management & Development:
Lead, coach, and mentor a team of maintenance technicians, engineers, and support staff.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous development.
Manage team performance, set objectives, and support career development through training and succession planning.
Ensure a safe and inclusive working environment for all staff.
6. Safety, Health & Environmental Stewardship:
Ensure all maintenance and engineering activities comply with safety, health, and environmental regulations.
Actively support and promote plant safety initiatives, driving a culture of safety first in all engineering and maintenance operations.
Collaborate with the Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) team to ensure risk assessments and safety management systems are in place and adhered to.
Drive energy efficiency and environmental sustainability initiatives in collaboration with SHE teams.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field. Advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- In-depth knowledge of maintenance practices, including preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and CMMS systems.
- Experience in managing capital projects, budgeting, and project execution.
- Familiarity with digitalization and Industry 4.0 technologies in maintenance and manufacturing.
- Strong understanding of safety, health, and environmental regulations.
- Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM) is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and with global/regional teams.
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.
JOB ID: 24069926
Job Locations: Netherlands, Groningen, Scheemda
Contact information for application-related questions: recruitment.benelux@henkel.com
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FAQ
I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
Here you will get further information on our training programs.
Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.