Industrial Manufacturing Environment | On-site

Our Client is a world-leading manufacturer in the Oil and Gas Industry.

For their exponentially growing operations, they are looking for an 'Automation Maintenance Manager'.

The Role:

Lead and oversee all automation maintenance activities within a large-scale industrial plant.

This role is responsible for ensuring high equipment reliability, safe operations, and cost-effective maintenance performance, combining strong technical expertise with people leadership and project ownership.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate all activities within the Automation Maintenance function.

• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental standards.

• Drive reliability and availability of all automation systems through effective maintenance strategies.

• Lead troubleshooting, diagnostics, and root-cause analysis to minimize downtime.

• Manage automation improvement, modification, and investment projects.

• Allocate maintenance resources efficiently to achieve optimal operational performance.

• Supervise contractors and external service providers, ensuring quality, safety, and cost control.

• Coordinate major maintenance activities, shutdowns, and plant projects.

• Support annual maintenance planning and budgeting in collaboration with preventive maintenance teams.

• Lead, coach, and evaluate automation maintenance personnel, promoting a strong safety and performance culture.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation Engineering or a related discipline.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in industrial automation maintenance roles.

• Proven experience leading technical teams and managing contractors in a plant environment.

• Strong knowledge of automation equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.

• Familiarity with ERP / CMMS systems (SAP is an advantage).

• Good command of written and spoken English.

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• High sense of accountability, integrity, and operational discipline.