Requirements: English
Company: Puratos
Region: Flemish Brabant , Flanders
Are you a leader with a passion for maintenance and operational excellence?
Join a challenging and dynamic environment!
Do you thrive in optimizing processes, guiding a team, and driving continuous improvement? If you''re ready to take on a new challenge, lead a dedicated maintenance team, and contribute to our journey towards operational excellence, then the role of Asset Care Manager / Senior Maintenance Manager is for you.
In this position, you will inspire your team, optimize asset care processes, and ensure the highest standards in maintenance, safety, and efficiency.
Please note that this role is only open to candidates seeking an employee status.
Key Responsibilities:
People Management:
- Recruit, select, and retain top talent for your maintenance team.
- Coach and develop team members, ensuring continuous training and a positive work environment.
- Inspire your team to maximize potential, foster collaboration, and maintain motivation.
Maintenance Leadership:
- Oversee all asset care activities, ensuring equipment uptime, reliability, and smooth production.
- Optimize maintenance processes to reduce costs and minimize downtime while maintaining high-quality standards.
- Develop and implement a preventive maintenance strategy to enhance equipment lifespan.
- Manage the maintenance budget, including outsourced activities like facilities management, to align with financial goals.
- Ensure compliance with food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, BRC, FDA, Halal, Kosher) across the site.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with production, engineering, quality, safety, and HR teams to align maintenance activities with overall production goals.
- Support the automation architecture of the site, collaborating with the Automation Manager to ensure new systems meet maintenance needs.
Operational Excellence & Energy Efficiency:
- Drive operational excellence by focusing on energy efficiency and optimizing utilities management for 19 buildings.
- Lead energy reduction initiatives and contribute to sustainability goals.
- Lead a team of 6 direct reports focused on improving the reliability and performance of critical assets.
Who are we looking for?
As an Senior Maintenance Manager, you:
- Hold a Technical Masters degree or have a Bachelors degree with relevant experience.
- Bring at least 7 years of experience in maintenance within a production environment, with a minimum of 3 years in a managerial role.
- Have hands-on experience in asset management, preventive maintenance, and process optimization.
- Are fluent in Dutch and English; French is a plus.
- Have experience managing budgets and are familiar with SAP.
- Possess strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working effectively with production, engineering, and reliability teams.
- Are passionate about maintenance and excited by the challenges of leading a complex, high-performing maintenance operation.
Why should you join Puratos?
Puratos is a global, Belgian family business with over 10,000 employees. Since 1919, weve been developing innovative ingredients for bakery, patisserie, and chocolate.
Our mission is to help our customers succeed while prioritizing health, well-being, and sustainability.
As a Top Employer in Belgium, we offer a dynamic, inclusive workplace where innovation, team spirit, and continuous improvement thrive. Enjoy a competitive salary and attractive benefits.
- Meal vouchers (8/day)
- Group, dental, and hospitalization insurance fully paid by Puratos
- 13th-month pay
- Company car
- Minimum 5 training days per year
- Responsibilities and the opportunity to take ownership of your work
Ready for an authentic and impactful challenge with a company that values people, innovation, and sustainability?
We''re looking for a passionate leader to drive a high-performing team and make a real impact!
To apply or learn more, contact Flowtec Recruitment our exclusive partner for this recruitment :
Sabrina Trobrillant
Email: sabrina@flowtec.com