Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager Nijmegen | GMP | Global Biologics Operations Fulltime, onsite Lead a skilled team. Bring structure to a growing GMP site. Build a stronger maintenance organisation. We are looking for a Maintenance Manager with a technical background and proven experience leading people in a technical environment. This is a high impact role for a leader where you can make a visible contribution by helping a skilled team work in a more consistent and proactive way. You understand maintenance, know how to develop people and you are passionate about improving structure, team performance and reliability in a changing environment. You'll step into a team with strong technical knowledge and committed people. The opportunity, and the challenge, is to bring greater consistency, focus and follow-through to the way maintenance is planned and delivered, while helping the team grow with the needs of the site. The opportunity The maintenance organisation has grown organically over the past few years. As a result, there is strong technical capability in the team, and with change management in mind a clear, prioritisation and alignment is needed. As Maintenance Manager, you will help shape the next phase of the function. You will bring structure to planning and execution, strengthen ownership and support the development of a team with different strengths, experience levels and working styles. This is a role for someone who can combine people leadership, operational control and maintenance credibility - someone who can take the lead, build trust and help move the team forward. The role You will lead the maintenance team and relevant external contractors responsible for utilities, facilities systems, site infrastructure, plant and equipment. In this role, you will be accountable for maintenance strategy, planning, execution and compliance across your area of responsibility. You will work closely with Engineering, Facilities, SHE, Operations and Quality to ensure maintenance is delivered safely, reliably, on time and in line with GMP and site requirements. You will also act as the site's key maintenance voice in maintenance-related topics such as preventive and corrective maintenance, reliability improvement, technical documentation, deviations, CAPAs, audits and inspections. What you do You will: • Lead, coach and develop the maintenance team (5fte) and relevant contractors and service partners. • Create more structure and discipline in maintenance planning, prioritisation, execution and follow-up. • Strengthen the balance between planned and reactive maintenance. • Drive reliability and asset performance by addressing recurring issues and supporting sustainable solutions. • Develop and implement maintenance strategies for assigned assets across the site. • Ensure compliance with GMP, SHE, regulatory and site standards. • Support and challenge the team in a way that builds accountability, confidence and performance. • Manage contractor and supplier performance across safety, quality and service delivery. • Partner effectively with key stakeholders across Engineering, Facilities, SHE, QA and Operations. • Represent the maintenance function with confidence and clarity in projects, investigations, audits, inspections, deviations and CAPAs. What will make you successful This role needs a leader who knows how to read the situation and adapt. You know how to delegate, when to step in and how to support experienced people. You are comfortable leading experienced professionals with different working styles. You create clarity, address issues when needed and help people adapt to new ways of working, while giving them the trust and space to do their job. You are a team player. You build trust, communicate clearly and bring energy