Regional Maintenance Manager - Nestlé Purina PetCare AOA

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Location: Bangkok
Company: Nestlé Thailand
Business Unit/Division: Technical & Production (Engineering)
Full Time
6+ years of relevant experience in Maintenance Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations of which 3 years relate to technology transferrable to pet food

A DAY IN THE LIFE …

Lead and drive Category Maintenance strategy for Petfood manufacturing across multiple factories within the AOA region.
Develop and deploy best-in-class Category Maintenance Packages (CMPs/MEPs) to improve maintenance effectiveness and asset performance.
Optimize maintenance strategies, enhance equipment reliability, and eliminate operational losses through continuous improvement initiatives.
Serve as the regional maintenance expert, providing technical support, coaching, and troubleshooting expertise to factory engineering and maintenance teams.
Lead maintenance governance and ensure compliance with Nestlé maintenance standards, safety requirements, and engineering best practices.
Drive predictive maintenance, CMMS excellence, and digital maintenance initiatives to improve maintenance efficiency and asset lifecycle management.
Partner with factories, regional engineering teams, suppliers, and technical stakeholders to deliver sustainable maintenance performance improvements.
Build maintenance capabilities by providing training, knowledge sharing, and continuous development programs across the network.
Support Manufacturing Excellence, NCE/TPM deployment, and safety initiatives to strengthen operational performance and continuous improvement culture.

ARE YOU A FIT?

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Food Engineering, or related engineering disciplines.
Minimum 6 years of professional experience of which 3 years relate to technology transferrable to pet food, including experience in maintenance management, manufacturing operations, engineering, or capital project environments.
Experience in FMCG, Food & Beverage, Petfood, or other process manufacturing industries is highly preferred.
Strong knowledge of maintenance management systems, reliability engineering, predictive maintenance, and asset performance improvement.
Proven experience in root cause analysis, problem solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Strong project management and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional and cross-regional initiatives.
Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
Demonstrated ability to coach, influence, and develop engineering and maintenance teams.
Self-starter with strong initiative, curiosity, and passion for innovation, reliability, and operational excellence.
Comfortable working in a multicultural regional environment and collaborating with stakeholders across different markets.

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Location: Bangkok
Company: Nestlé Thailand
Business Unit/Division: Technical & Production (Engineering)
Full Time
6+ years of relevant experience in Maintenance Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations of which 3 years relate to technology transferrable to pet food

A DAY IN THE LIFE …

Lead and drive Category Maintenance strategy for Petfood manufacturing across multiple factories within the AOA region.
Develop and deploy best-in-class Category Maintenance Packages (CMPs/MEPs) to improve maintenance effectiveness and asset performance.
Optimize maintenance strategies, enhance equipment reliability, and eliminate operational losses through continuous improvement initiatives.
Serve as the regional maintenance expert, providing technical support, coaching, and troubleshooting expertise to factory engineering and maintenance teams.
Lead maintenance governance and ensure compliance with Nestlé maintenance standards, safety requirements, and engineering best practices.
Drive predictive maintenance, CMMS excellence, and digital maintenance initiatives to improve maintenance efficiency and asset lifecycle management.
Partner with factories, regional engineering teams, suppliers, and technical stakeholders to deliver sustainable maintenance performance improvements.
Build maintenance capabilities by providing training, knowledge sharing, and continuous development programs across the network.
Support Manufacturing Excellence, NCE/TPM deployment, and safety initiatives to strengthen operational performance and continuous improvement culture.

ARE YOU A FIT?

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Food Engineering, or related engineering disciplines.
Minimum 6 years of professional experience of which 3 years relate to technology transferrable to pet food, including experience in maintenance management, manufacturing operations, engineering, or capital project environments.
Experience in FMCG, Food & Beverage, Petfood, or other process manufacturing industries is highly preferred.
Strong knowledge of maintenance management systems, reliability engineering, predictive maintenance, and asset performance improvement.
Proven experience in root cause analysis, problem solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Strong project management and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional and cross-regional initiatives.
Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
Demonstrated ability to coach, influence, and develop engineering and maintenance teams.
Self-starter with strong initiative, curiosity, and passion for innovation, reliability, and operational excellence.
Comfortable working in a multicultural regional environment and collaborating with stakeholders across different markets.

Bangkok, TH