Maintenance Manager

At Etex, we seek to make a meaningful impact in the lives of our customers and our communities. Are you looking for a company where you can learn, grow & lead? Join us as Maintenance Manager and drive operational excellence!

• Lead, coach, and manage the maintenance team, including internal and external staff, ensuring effective performance, development, accountability, and collaboration across departments.
• Drive continuous improvement within the maintenance department, shaping both the short‑ and long‑term vision and ensuring alignment with safety, quality, productivity, and budget expectations.
• Initiate, manage, and oversee curative and preventive maintenance for all production installations and site infrastructure to ensure planned production capacity and operational reliability.
• Develop, coordinate, and follow up on improvement and automation projects, incorporating stakeholder feedback, monitoring progress, and ensuring successful implementation.
• Manage and optimize maintenance planning, including daily review of maintenance activities, setting priorities, adjusting schedules, and establishing long‑term maintenance strategies.
• Ensure strong HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) performance, proactively minimizing safety risks associated with maintenance activities.
• Manage the departmental budget and the plant’s energy budget, including preparation, monitoring of CAPEX/OPEX, analysis, cost‑reduction initiatives, and financial reporting.
• Supervise and oversee site investments not handled by engineering, ensuring correct execution, alignment with site needs, and adherence to standards.

• A Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Several years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong project management and leadership skills.
• High‑analytical thinking with strong attention to detail.
• Fluent Dutch and English is a must.

• We are named the world’s #1 most trustworthy company in the construction sector by Newsweek and Statista in 2023! And one of the top companies to grow your career in Belgium in 2023 according to Linked In!
• Our culture we connect & care about those around us. We nurture teamwork, communities, partnerships and new ways of working, placing the highest importance on the safety and working environment of our people.
• Our ‘Road to Sustainability 2030’ is our plan to help build a better, sustainable future. We work towards this vision by caring about our social and environmental impacts and developing innovative solutions.
• We have a strong conviction that diversity of thinking helps us to deliver a strong and sustainable performance. It is also essential for us that everyone feels part of the team. In this spirit, we are committed to equal opportunities and zero tolerance towards discrimination.
• Flexibility:
  For us, hybrid and flexible working is all about trust, and we want you to be able to do your best work.