Maintenance Manager – Lead Maintenance Team in Hamburg

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at our premium consumer‑products manufacturing site in Hamburg. Reporting to the Site Head, you will oversee a team of ten technicians and engineers, driving a proactive strategy to maximise equipment reliability, safety and performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of 10 maintenance technicians and engineers.
• Ensure high equipment availability across production and utility assets.
• Implement and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Manage spare‑parts inventory and maintenance planning processes.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis to minimise unplanned downtime.
• Promote a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) culture site‑wide.
• Oversee external contractors, service providers and equipment manufacturers.
• Lead CAPEX projects such as equipment upgrades, line expansions and new installations.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, budgets and resource allocation, collaborating with Production, Quality, Engineering and Supply Chain.

Required profile

• Technical qualification in Mechanical, Industrial or Maintenance Engineering or equivalent apprenticeship/master technician.
• Minimum 5 years of mechanical maintenance experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of improving equipment reliability and reducing downtime.
• Strong understanding of reliability engineering, preventive maintenance and asset management.
• Experience managing CAPEX projects and external service providers.

Required skills

• Mechanical maintenance
• Reliability engineering
• Preventive maintenance
• Predictive maintenance
• Asset management
• Root‑cause analysis
• CAPEX project management