Hazelnut Company Chile - Maintenance Manager

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to to join our team in the Hazelnut Company Chile, who will lead the comprehensive maintenance management of our industrial plant, ensuring operational continuity, equipment reliability, and the efficiency of our production processes.

Your purpose will be to plan, coordinate, and supervise maintenance activities, manage the budget and investments for the area, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and security regulations. In addition, you will play a key role in supporting facility improvement projects and the optimal operation of critical plant services.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and supervise the maintenance plan and budget (ensuring the availability of spare parts and materials necessary for the optimal operation of plant machinery), according to Group guidelines and target.

• Assign maintenance activities according to the team's specialties and skills, ensuring that they are carried out efficiently and effectively.

• Design and review maintenance strategies, procedures, and methods.

• Contract, evaluate, and technically manage external suppliers and services, ensuring technical quality, efficiency, and compliance with established agreements.

• Lead improvement projects in the facilities, aimed at optimizing plant processes related to the maintenance area.

• Establish work standards and procedures to ensure the optimal operation of equipment and facilities, applying appropriate mechanisms for each type of intervention (motors, tools, devices, industrial systems).

• Comply with quality, safety, and security regulations, promoting the monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement of production processes, and supporting the creation of technical instructions.

• Actively collaborate in any activity organized as a professional family: at local, HCo and/or Industrial level.

Requirements:

Educational background:

Mechanical engineer with experience in electronics/automation.

Professional experience:

• About 5 years in similar positions in production plants or machinery maintenance.

• Experience in multinational companies is desirable.

Interpersonal skills:

• Solid communication skills

• Strong people management skills

• Analytical and reporting skills and problem-solving abilities

• Skills to perform duties and responsibilities in alignment with the company's ethical standards and values

• Ability to work under pressure, to deal with conflicts and uncertainty

• Enthusiasm and commitment to excellence with a result-oriented approach

• Stakeholders management skills (interacting openly and comfortably, anticipating and balancing their needs)

IT skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Previous experience in SAP preferred

Languages:

• Intermediate proficiency in written and spoken English

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? Nearly 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.