Maintenance, Utilities & Sustainability Manager EMEA

As part of an exclusive mandate for one of our key clients, a leading international group, we are recruiting a Maintenance, Utilities & Sustainability Manager (Global / EMEA).
This strategic role will enable you to drive industrial performance, sustainability, and utilities governance at both regional and global level.

Your main responsibilities

Governance & Global Support

• Lead maturity assessments for maintenance and utilities (including sustainability) and provide recommendations.

• Define and deploy a regional roadmap aligned with global strategy and site requirements.

• Contribute to the preparation and follow-up of the annual maintenance and utilities budget.

• Share best practices in maintenance, energy and water efficiency, and provide training to site teams.

• Monitor operational performance (OEE) and ensure deployment of standards (EHS, Quality, Sustainability).

• Conduct internal and external benchmarks to identify and share best practices.

Sustainability

• Participate in regional meetings dedicated to sustainable operations.

• Support corporate sustainability goals and contribute to the CO₂ roadmap in collaboration with global teams.

• Provide support in the validation and monitoring of annual KPI targets.

Support to projects & local initiatives

• Support project managers on systems, tools and processes impacting utilities and maintenance (new installations, upgrades, digitalisation).

• Contribute to the development of the site master plan and participate in audits (Safety, Quality, Sustainability, Utilities).

• Support long-term planning for asset replacement in utilities and maintenance.

• Participate in complex problem-solving workshops (efficiency, quality, bottlenecks, crisis management).

Your profile

• Engineering degree or equivalent.

• 10+ years’ proven experience in operations, maintenance, utilities systems and Lean/TPM environments.

• Solid expertise in the food, chemical or related process industries.

• Strong background in change management across multicultural and multidisciplinary environments.

• Energy certifications (CEM/CEA) and/or Project Management certification (PMP) are assets.

• Strong knowledge of world-class manufacturing concepts (LEAN, TPM, WCM) and industrial processes.

• Green Belt Lean Six Sigma is an advantage.

• Languages: fluent in English and French, Spanish is a plus.

• Mobility: up to 40% travel per year.

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