Americas Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Position overview

We are looking for a strategic and results-driven Americas Engineering and Maintenance Manager to lead and elevate our regional engineering and maintenance function. In this role, you will act as a key driver of asset optimization, capital investment strategy, and operational excellence across multiple sites.

You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the effective allocation of capital, enhance maintenance practices, and lead transformation initiatives that improve reliability, safety, and overall performance. This is a highly visible leadership position for someone who enjoys influencing through collaboration, driving continuous improvement, and delivering sustainable results across a diverse regional footprint.

If you are passionate about optimizing assets, leading transformation, and making a tangible impact in a dynamic industrial environment, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Americas capital spend reporting, forecasting, and prioritization to address budgetary challenges proactively.


• Collaborate with site teams to develop and implement a 5-year asset management plan, including major repairs and replacements.


• Drive regional best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and maintenance standards, including mechanical integrity and outage planning.


• Develop high-level capital estimates and partner with Finance, Manufacturing, and Business teams to build robust business cases for strategic projects.


• Identify and implement cost-effective engineering solutions to optimize capital expenditures without compromising safety, quality, or performance.


• Support and evaluate engineering solutions for new equipment, processes, and modifications to existing operations.


• Lead the transfer and implementation of new process technologies and best practices across manufacturing sites.


• Influence, coach, and develop site engineering and maintenance leaders through a strong indirect leadership model.


• Actively engage with key stakeholders on strategic capital projects, ensuring alignment and effective execution.


• Communicate critical project updates and provide technical support to manufacturing teams as needed.

Required skills and experience

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the chemical industry, preferably in project engineering, maintenance, or technical support roles.


• Strong leadership, initiative, and interpersonal skills.


• Solid technical knowledge of industrial equipment and processes.


• Excellent planning, scheduling, and organizational capabilities.


• Structured and analytical mindset with fact-based decision-making skills.


• Strong cost estimation and financial acumen.


• Proven ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization, internally and externally.


• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.


• Strong communication skills.


• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process Engineering, or a related technical field.


• Master’s Degree in Engineering or MBA is preferred.

We offer

We are proud to offer an international working experience with a tight-knit network of employees, making it easy to connect and learn from people all across our different functions. On top of that we are a truly innovative company with a strong team spirit, openness to new ideas, and great opportunities to grow and develop your career.