Senior Technical Manager

At Beiersdorf we want to help people feel good about their skin and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA Eucerin La Prairie Hansaplast and Labello. We act according to our purpose WE CARE BEYOND SKIN and take responsibility for our consumers our employees the environment and society.

Behind every brand every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE COURAGE SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

Role Description

• Lead and develop the Site Technical Organization: Overseeing Engineering Maintenance Utilities IT & Automation and Facilities. Build a high-performing technical team and fostering a strong culture of safety quality continuous improvement and sustainability.
• Own technical performance and asset reliability: Improving OAE reducing downtime and failures ensuring safety & GMP/quality compliance and providing robust technical support for production utilities and new product launches.
• Ensure engineering governance project execution and technical readiness: Define technical standards oversee equipment lifecycle and change control execute capital installations and Vertical Start-Ups support innovation and industrialization manage key suppliers and align with global technical communities and corporate programs (e.g. ManEx IIM).
• Deliver value through financial stewardship: Prioritize investments that eliminate losses and reduce costs control depreciation and CAPEX/OPEX execution translate reliability gains into capacity and savings.

Key Responsabilities

Asset Reliability & Technical Performance

• Define and execute reliability strategy (preventive predictive condition-based maintenance).
• Improve OAE MTBF MTTR and eliminate chronic losses.
• Lead root cause analysis for major breakdowns and quality deviations.
• Drive spare parts strategy and critical asset management.
• Establish maintenance standards and reliability KPIs.

Engineering & Technical Governance

• Own equipment standards technical specifications and design guidelines.
• Approver of technical changes and modifications (change control).
• Ensure compliance with corporate engineering standards and GMP.
• Manage equipment lifecycle strategy (upgrade retrofit obsolescence).
• Provide technical risk assessments for operations and projects.
• Deliver promised execution through Vertical Start-Up management with startup team integration.
• Ensure discipline for Manta project full scope implementation.

Subject Matter Expertise & Process Optimization

• Lead SMEs (process utilities automation packaging mixing/filling technologies).
• Support process optimization yield improvement and cost reduction.
• Drive loss elimination and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure knowledge capture and technical standardization.
• Support troubleshooting of complex process and quality issues.
• Ensure flawless connection with the global technical community.

Compliance GMP & Regulatory Readiness

• Ensure compliance with GMP FDA ISO hygiene design and validation requirements.
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ and validation of new or modified equipment.
• Ensure proper documentation calibration and traceability systems.
• Partner with Quality to maintain audit readiness.
• Maintain hygienic design and contamination control standards.

Capital Projects & Technical Readiness

• Provide technical requirements and standards for new equipment.
• Participate in FAT SAT commissioning and vertical start-up.
• Ensure maintainability and reliability are embedded in design.
• Define spare parts maintenance plans and training before start-up.
• Support risk assessments and technical acceptance.
• Ensure a healthy depreciation profile avoiding increases from non-productivity capital.
• Keep depreciation flat/decreasing for non-value investments.
• Demonstrate OAE improvements as capacity gains or cost savings reflected in future ICP.

Utilities & Infrastructure Reliability

• Ensure reliability of water systems purified water loops HVAC compressed air steam and power.
• Maintain environmental controls and temperature/humidity compliance.
• Manage energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives.

Safety & Risk Management

• Ensure equipment safety compliance and safeguarding.
• Lead technical risk assessments and mitigation actions.
• Guarantee safe maintenance practices and contractor safety.

Team Leadership & Capability Development

• Develop engineers reliability specialists and SMEs.
• Build technical competency frameworks and training plans.
• Foster a culture of problem-solving and data-driven decisions.
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration with Operations & Quality.

Digitalization & Smart Maintenance

• Predictive maintenance tools.
• Use data analytics for failure prediction and performance improvement.
• Support automation and Industry 4.0 initiatives

KPI Framework

Operational

• OEE/OEA improvement
• UPDT reduction
• MTBF MTTR improvement

Financial

• Maintenance cost reduction
• Loss elimination savings vs. target
• Depreciation neutral for non-productivity CAPEX
• Capital adherence
• Opex adherence
• ROIC

Compliance & Quality

• 0 LTI / TIR
• 0 critical audit findings
• 100% GMP & validation compliance

People & Organization

• Engagement > company benchmark
• Critical skills coverage 100%.

Key Interfaces

• Internal:All departments within the Itatiba site.

• External:Local suppliers /International suppliers /Latam region /Corporate Headquarters (HH)

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Production Engineering Mechanical Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering or similar.

Experience (in the field)

• 8 years of experience in Process Engineering and/or Manufacturing.
• 3 years of experience in Project Management

Special Requirements

• Solid technical expertise in Engineering and Project Management.
• Strong knowledge of industrial processes and serial filling & packing systems as well as compounding technologies such as mixers/homogenization systems CIP Valve matrix etc.
• Solid knowledge on Utilities DI and Waste water treatment systems.
• Ability to lead improvement groups and cross-functional teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong Stakeholder management