The posting
Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.
We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.
Our Headquarters are in Barcelona, Spain and our Technology Centers are located in the United States and Europe. Worldwide sales exceeded €2.2 billion in 2024, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.
Job Summary The Maintenance Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable and compliant operation of industrial maintenance and hard facility services in a regulated manufacturing environment. The role oversees corrective and preventive maintenance, calibration activities, utilities, infrastructure, technical documentation, contractor performance and budget control. It requires strong technical knowledge, leadership capability, cross-functional collaboration and a continuous focus on safety, compliance, service quality and business continuity.
Key Accountabilities:
- Industrial Maintenance: Including corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance and calibration management, ensuring equipment reliability, compliance and operational continuity.
- Hard Facility Services: Including utilities, infrastructure and building-related technical services, through a fully outsourced model, ensuring effective contractor performance and alignment with site needs.
- Budget Control: Define, monitor and control the maintenance expenditures and investments, optimizing financial, technical and human resources according to business priorities.
- Technical Documentation Management: Manage technical and legal documentation, technical drawings and electrical schematics related to facilities, utilities and equipment, ensuring accuracy, availability, version control and readiness for audits, inspections and maintenance activities.
Networking / Key Relationships:
- Operations and Manufacturing: Alignment of maintenance priorities and production continuity.
- Engineering, Automation and Projects: Coordination of installations, upgrades and infrastructure improvements.
- Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance: Support for documentation, deviations, audits and GMP/ISO requirements.
- EHS, Security and Facility Management: Oversight of safety, permits and infrastructure risks.
- R&D, Laboratories and Technical Services: Support for laboratory, cleanroom and equipment requirements.
- Suppliers, Service Providers and Subcontractors: Planning, supervision and performance monitoring.
- People Function and Leadership: Coordination of workforce planning, team development and performance management.
Minimum Knowledge & Experience Required:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance, Facilities Management or a related technical field. Additional training in facilities, utilities, project management, safety or regulated environments is valued.
- Experience: At least 5 years in maintenance, hard facilities, utilities or engineering management, preferably in regulated manufacturing, diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or laboratory environments.
- People Management: Experience leading technical teams, setting priorities and developing team capabilities.
- Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance, HVAC, cleanrooms, purified water, electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, instrumentation and laboratory facility systems.
- Project and Contractor Management: Experience managing renovations, installations, commissioning support, subcontracted work, budgets and technical documentation.
- Systems and Tools: Proficiency in Microsoft Office and maintenance management systems; SAP knowledge required or strongly preferred.
- Languages: Fluency in Spanish or Catalan, with advanced English for technical documentation and communication.
- Compliance: Knowledge of safety requirements, audit readiness and GMP/ISO 13485-oriented practices.
Skills & Capabilities:
- Sound decision-making under pressure, balancing safety, compliance, cost and business continuity.
- Structured and disciplined approach to planning, execution and follow-up.
- Ability to lead technical teams, develop capabilities and foster accountability and collaboration.
- Clear and effective communication with users, managers, suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong prioritization and time management in demanding environments.
- Analytical approach to root cause analysis, risk assessment and sustainable improvement.
- Service-oriented mindset focused on internal customer needs.
- Effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
- Strong commitment to safety, compliance, documentation discipline and Werfen values.
Travel Requirements:
- Occasional travel may be required, typically less than 5% of working time.
