Maintenance Manager

As a Maintenance Manager, your primary responsibility is to ensure the upkeep of all the plant machineries, equipment’s and other utility services of production, warehouses to have minimum disruptions in the operations. You will be also overseeing the daily activities of maintenance department; planning, organizing and directing the maintenance operations.

Here’s some of the other things you can look forward to:

• Responsible for the daily activities of Maintenance Department; planning, organizing and directing the maintenance operations
• Coordinates with Suppliers/Contractors/Consultants and Purchase Dept. for the procurement of spare parts, new machinery, facility, which are required for the existing/additional set-up
• Proposes/implement the improvements that are arising from time-to-time changes/requirement for the current setup
• Coordinate with external contractors/consultants for the project jobs
• Inspect the fire protection system of the entire facilities under Supply at regular intervals and set up preventive maintenance plans for the upkeep of the system
• As a fires Marshall conducts firefighting drill and educate personnel on the fire and safety issues.
• Manage, develop and direct programs to ensure efficient and cost-effective operation and utilization of facility
• Responsible for the performance of the department in terms of achieving the KPls and manage spending against budget
• Liaise regularly with other Departments such as Production, Logistics and Warehousing so as to arrest the bottle necks arising due to breakdowns
• Advise production personnel to maintain all company properties in lean and serviceable conditions
• Report all Maintenance activities, abnormalities, accidents, incidents to the Factory Manager and liaise with Maintenance and QHSE as required
• Responsible for the inventory of the maintenance spare parts and will include the yearly stock counts
• Responsible for the efficiency improvement in production and strive to work in that direction.
• Responsible to ensure adherence to company policies and procedures
• To ensure that a safe and healthy work environment exists by adhering to company health, safety and environment policies
  
  

This role will report to the Factory Manager and will be based in Sharjah/UAE.

Furthermore, we expect that you have

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering will be preferred
• Post graduation in Electromechanical systems is an advantage.
• 5 years of supervisory experience in maintenance in a chemical company will be a plus
• Experience with ISO standards
• Working knowledge of ERP Systems and Microsoft Office Software
• Ideal candidate will come from an international industrial or chemical environment.
• Competent in sustainable asset management, energy optimization and environmental stewardship
  
  

Application and further information

To apply for this position, please submit your application letter with a CV in English via our recruitment system by clicking the link ‘Apply for position’ at the top-right corner.

Final deadline for applications is the 13-June-2026.

More About Hempel

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of 7,500 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other.

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact.

At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents, we can achieve great things, together.

We are proud to be majority owned by the Hempel Foundation, dedicated to philanthropic activities, with our earnings contributing to a multitude of charitable initiatives every year. It means that when working at Hempel, your hard work and dedication contributes to a greater cause, making your career matter twice.

Learn more about Hempel and our commitments on hempel.com/career.

Application due

2026-06-13

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Job Functions

Engineering, Manufacturing, Production

Industry

Chemicals

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other.

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact.

At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work.  We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents, we can achieve great things, together.

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