Superviseur de Maintenance H​/F

Maintenance Supervisor

At Elanco – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals' lives better makes life better – join our team today!

As a Maintenance Supervisor, you will join the Engineering/Maintenance department of the site and work closely with the Maintenance Manager, Production, Engineering, Quality, and HSE.

You will lead a team of 11 technicians working in 2x8 and 5x8 shifts on all production equipment, with a dual objective:

• Ensure the availability, reliability, and safety of the facilities
• Structure and advance the maintenance organization (work methods, standards, continuous improvement)

Your responsibilities:

• Organize the maintenance activity
• Plan and prioritize interventions (daily and weekly) while integrating production constraints, equipment criticality, and HR resources
• Ensure service continuity by ensuring smooth coordination between on-site teams (2x8 and 5x8)
• Lead team rituals (huddles) to monitor safety, define daily priorities, and resolve blocking issues
• Monitor execution and operational performance
• Track the maintenance backlog and ensure interventions are closed within expected deadlines
• Ensure quality and completeness of intervention reports (traceability, parts used, root cause, corrective actions)
• Challenge the efficiency of interventions and propose optimizations
• Manage and lead the team
• Supervise and motivate the team on a daily basis (regular follow-ups, annual reviews, objective setting) while ensuring a climate of trust and strong cooperation with production
• Lead the development of skills by participating in recruitment and integration, and managing training and qualification plans to increase technician versatility
• HSE & Quality
• Ensure the safety of interventions (HSE rules, PPE) and strict compliance with quality (GMP/BPF, traceability ALCOA) of maintenance activities
• Manage incident reporting (investigations) and actively participate in audits (HSE/Quality) as well as the deployment of action plans
• Continuous Improvement
• Structure and lead, in collaboration with the Maintenance Manager, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and reliability improvement initiatives on recurring breakdowns
• Follow up on the creation, update, and contribute to the dissemination of remedy standards (reflex sheets, operating procedures, checklists) and training materials for maintenance technicians and operators
• Interface Production/Process Team
• Work closely with Production through the Process Team to align priorities and plan interventions on critical equipment
• Contribute to the development of production autonomy on first-level maintenance (standards, checklists, training)

What you need to succeed:

• Technical education Bac +2 / Bac +3 (industrial maintenance, mechanical engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, process engineering or equivalent)
• Proven experience in industrial maintenance (ideally in a pharmaceutical, chemical, food industry or other highly regulated industry), with field experience on production equipment
• Successful first-hand experience in management or team animation
• Proficiency in CMMS tools (SAP S/4 a plus) and Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of GMP/BPF and associated quality/traceability requirements, or strong willingness to train in these frameworks
• Ability to work closely with the field, adapting your presence to the needs of the teams in 2x8 and 5x8 shifts and production priorities
• Fluency in French (read, write, speak)

What will make the difference:

• Knowledge of continuous improvement…