Maintenance Manager

Hydro Aluminium Metal a leading supplier of extrusion ingots, sheet ingots, foundry alloys, wire rods and high-purity aluminum with a global production network of around 5,000 employees. With primary metal production facilities in Europe, Canada, Australia, Brazil and Qatar, and recycling facilities throughout Europe and in the U.S., two-thirds of our primary aluminum production is based on renewable energy.

Want to join the recycling growth journey? Recycling is a high-growth area for the future, fitting well with the megatrend towards a circular, more sustainable and low-carbon economy. BU Recycling is one of Hydro’s strategic growth pillars with ambitious targets in use of post consumed scrap for our production of green high-quality products. Business unit Recycling within Aluminium Metal operates seven recycling plants and a scrap sorting plant, and we are aiming for no less than industry leadership in aluminium recycling.

We are looking for a Maintenance Manager to join our Recycling plant in Azuqueca. 

As a key member of the management team, the Maintenance Manager will be in charge of leading the preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance work of the plant following all safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible that all safety standards are communicated and followed in the maintenance department
• Be a visible leader who follows up in the field
• Supervise the planning of the preventive mechanical and electrical maintenance of all the plant´s machinery and equipment, as well as of the corrective maintenance actions.
• Develop maintenance philosophy, strategy and system by ensuring effective integration of LEAN / Six Sigma principles in the maintenance department
• Responsible for establishing a maintenance budget, follow and improve the maintenance cost according to the approved budget
• Represent the maintenance team in Hydro as the plant’s representative
• Initiate and lead the continuous improvement work
• Perform one to one conversations with all maintenance employees to set and follow-up clear personal goals and development activites and promoting the needed technical training.
• Ensure that the maintenance department, either by internal resources or with external companies, have the required competence to maintain critical equipment
• Reach objectives of reducing technical stops.
• As part of the management team of the plant, collaborate in the general objectives of the plant and with the rest of the departments.
• Supervise automation processes and align automation strategies with plant goals and regulatory requirements.

Required Competence

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or similar (or demonstrated experience in similar position)
• Fluency in Spanish and English
• Leadership experience from production/manufacturing. 
• Experienced user of production/maintenance systems
• Residence in Guadalajara or Madrid area

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact

Recruiter

Sandra Beneyto
HR Manager
Tel: +34 949 100 418 / +34 629 679 691