Description

Your Role

We are looking for a Maintenance & Utilities Lead for a major industrial investment project at Els Monjos Plant.

The role will represent the maintenance perspective throughout design, execution and start-up, ensuring that new equipment and facilities meet plant maintenance requirements and can be safely, efficiently and reliably maintained throughout their lifecycle. The position will also take ownership of the Utilities work package within the project scope.

What you will do

• Ensure the maintainability of the project design, considering safe access, inspection, servicing, replacement and lifecycle requirements for new equipment and installations. 

• Provide maintenance input during design reviews to ensure compliance with plant maintenance requirements, technical standards and operational needs. 

• Develop the equipment and functional location hierarchy for the new installations, ensuring an accurate asset-breakdown structure. 

• Define the spare-parts strategy and recommended stock levels based on equipment criticality, risk analysis, lead times and operational impact. 

• Coordinate the required activities to identify, source, codify and make critical spare parts available before start-up. 

• Define the maintenance plans for all new equipment and installations, including preventive, condition-based and autonomous maintenance requirements where applicable. 

• Develop the required maintenance standards and documentation, including work instructions, autonomous maintenance routines and preventive maintenance tasks. 

• Integrate new assets, plans, task lists, spare parts and technical documentation into the plant’s existing maintenance processes and systems. 

• Ensure that the asset master data required for maintenance execution and reporting is complete, accurate and available in SAP PM. 

• Supervise the technical quality of project-related maintenance interventions and monitor the condition and readiness of equipment and installations. 

• Participate actively in project planning, execution, installation, testing, commissioning and start-up activities. 

• Support technical acceptance and handover to the plant Maintenance and Operations teams, ensuring closure of outstanding maintenance-readiness actions. 

• Lead the Utilities work package within the project scope, coordinating requirements, design inputs, execution interfaces, commissioning and handover. 

• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Construction and contractors to ensure reliable and maintainable solutions. 

What we are looking for

EXPERIENCE

• Hands-on experience in industrial plant maintenance management or maintenance engineering. 
• Experience contributing to industrial projects, equipment installation, commissioning, start-up or technical handover. 
• Practical knowledge of preventive, predictive and autonomous maintenance approaches. 
• Experience developing maintenance plans, equipment hierarchies, technical instructions and asset master data. 
• Experience in spare-parts management, including criticality and risk-based stock assessment. 
• Experience using SAP PM in an industrial maintenance environment.

EDUCATION & KNOWLEDGE

• Technical qualifications in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Electromechanical or a related discipline, or a university degree in Engineering. 
• Solid understanding of industrial equipment, maintenance practices and asset lifecycle management. 
• Knowledge of continuous improvement and operational excellence methodologies such as TPM, Lean Manufacturing, RCM.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, equipment documentation, P&IDs, manuals and maintenance specifications. 
• Working knowledge of maintenance KPIs, equipment criticality and failure-prevention principles.

LANGUAGES

• Professional proficiency in Spanish and English to coordinate effectively with local and international stakeholders. 

What we offer

• Flexible compensation
• Free canteen
• Amazon product discount
• Pension plan
• Affinity University platform: Professional development opportunities for employees at different stages of their careers, acknowledging diverse career paths.
• Celebrations & Fun

If you don’t meet all the requirements, don’t worry. We value diverse backgrounds and encourage you to apply anyway. Your application will be thoughtfully reviewed!

We cultivate an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity. We firmly believe that embracing a variety of perspectives is integral to both our company’s success and the strength of our team. That’s why we are committed to providing equal opportunities for all.

Our Company

Affinity Petcare is more than an international petfood company. For more than 60 years, we have been dedicated to nourishing healthy bonds between dogs, cats, and people to make the world a better place.

We are very proud of our innovative brands which include: Ultima, Advance, Brekkies, Nature’s Variety, Nature’s Menu, Natural Trainer, Libra, and more. Currently, we have over 1,200 professionals working for this purpose from Barcelona, Paris, Milan, and London, as well as  4 production sites through which we supply the 70+ countries where our brands have a presence.

So, what are you waiting for? Join our team to leave your footprint!

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