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Preventive Maintenance Manager

A leading global manufacturing company is looking for a Preventive Maintenance Manager. This role is responsible for leading the overall performance of the preventive maintenance team and plant maintenance strategies to achieve continuous and reliable operations in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, plan, organize, and lead plant maintenance strategies covering corrective, preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance programs to maximize equipment availability.
  • Direct day-to-day operations and activities of mechanical planners, electrical instrumentation & automation (EIA) planners, condition monitoring engineers, reliability engineers, and lubrication teams.
  • Lead reliability analyses including Risk-Based Maintenance, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Equipment Criticality Analysis (ABC rating), and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
  • Oversee condition monitoring and lubrication programs using advanced predictive tools like vibration analysis, oil analysis, and wear measurement systems.
  • Formulate and manage annual preventive maintenance budgets, short- and long-term master schedules, replacement strategies, and optimal critical spare parts inventory levels in SAP.
  • Coordinate closely with corrective maintenance teams (Mechanical and EIA) to ensure effective execution of planned work orders and maintenance shutdowns.
  • Manage third-party contractors and oversee implementation of plant improvement and CAPEX projects.
  • Enforce strict compliance with occupational health and safety standards, environmental regulations, corporate guidelines, and IT security directives across all maintenance activities.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and career development for direct reports while performing Line HR functions and managing team performance against defined KPIs.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics & Communications Engineering; professional engineering license is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience in preventive maintenance within a heavy industrial or manufacturing plant setting, with at least 3 years in a supervisory/leadership capacity.
  • Expertise in proactive maintenance methodologies, including condition monitoring, lubrication principles, FMEA, and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
  • Strong technical background in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation systems, and hydraulics/pneumatics troubleshooting.
  • Hands-on experience in planning and scheduling using SAP-PM and maintenance management software.
  • Demonstrated expertise in high-level industrial safety management, risk assessment, and contractor oversight.
  • Strong leadership, people management, analytical, and maintenance budgeting skills.

Work Setup: Onsite

Schedule: Day Shift

Location: Lugait, Misamis Oriental

By applying, you give consent to collect, store, and/or process personal and/or sensitive information for recruitment and employment, may it be internal to Cobden & Carter International and/or to its clients.

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