Maintenance Leader

About the Role

What You Will Do

• Reporting into the Site Leadership Team, you will:
• Lead and promote Essity's I Care culture, creating a safe, healthy, and sustainable workplace.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and site maintenance requirements.
• Drive adherence to maintenance standards, systems, and processes including SAP PM/MM, CILs, Centrelining, and maintenance best practices.
• Own planned and reactive maintenance activities across the mill.
• Develop and lead maintenance planning and scheduling processes, including safety briefings and shutdown planning.
• Champion a "zero unplanned stops" philosophy by reducing breakdowns and improving asset reliability.
• Lead root cause analysis, breakdown elimination activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own maintenance KPIs, budgets, defect reduction programmes, and maintenance performance reporting.
• Manage maintenance systems, technical databases, and asset management processes.
• Develop and maintain long-term maintenance and investment plans, including sustainability initiatives and asset lifecycle management.
• Coach, develop, and lead maintenance teams, creating a culture of accountability, capability-building, and high performance.
• Contribute to the site's Maintenance Roadmap and support delivery of the wider site strategy.
• Who You Are
• We're looking for a collaborative and proactive leader who thrives in a manufacturing environment and is passionate about developing people, improving reliability, and driving operational excellence.
• You will ideally have:
• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience within maintenance, engineering, or reliability leadership in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading, coaching, or influencing technical teams.
• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance, asset management, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience using maintenance management systems such as SAP or equivalent CMMS platforms.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, defect elimination, and reliability improvement processes.
• Strong financial awareness and experience managing maintenance budgets.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• What We Can Offer You
• At Essity, you'll be part of a global organisation with a strong local presence, manufacturing trusted hygiene and health products while contributing to a more sustainable future. You'll join a supportive environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and professional development.
• Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
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