Maintenance Excellence Expert

Develop and continuously enhance maintenance strategies for technical assets and production systems to maximize equipment reliability, compliance, and operational availability.

Establish and optimize maintenance plans for new and existing assets, including spare parts strategies, master data management, documentation, and alignment of maintenance activities with long-term reliability objectives.

Drive maintenance excellence through data analysis, KPI monitoring, work order management, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve plant operability, reliability, and performance.

Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. planners, service providers, technicians, operators, engineers, and quality teams) to ensure maintenance activities are scheduled effectively, resources are available, and strategy-driven plans are executed on time.

Act as a reliability-focused maintenance expert by providing system training, troubleshooting support, and technical guidance while maintaining high-quality asset data and identifying opportunities to improve equipment availability across the site.

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

• Proven experience in maintenance engineering, maintenance planning, or reliability management, with the ability to develop effective maintenance strategies and translate asset requirements into sustainable maintenance plans.

• Strong hands-on knowledge of SAP PM, including maintenance planning, work order management, asset data management, and the evaluation of technical and cost-related information to support decision-making.

• Excellent communication skills in German (fluent) and English (professional level), enabling effective collaboration with technicians, contractors, and international stakeholders.

• Technical education in Engineering or a related field preferred, combined with a solid understanding of equipment maintenance, reliability improvement, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Thrives in a dynamic and fast-changing environment, bringing a proactive, solution-oriented mindset, a high degree of ownership, and the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities; experience with COMOS, GMP, and/or the pharmaceutical industry is considered a strong advantage.