Associate Manager, Maintenance, PE

Job Title: Associate Manager, Maintenance, PE

City, Country: Qingyuan, Guangdong, China

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance activities for our PE production operations in Qingyuan. In this role, you will help build a safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing environment by driving equipment performance, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will play an important role in the start-up and stabilization of a growing production site while developing team capability and strengthening maintenance excellence. If you enjoy solving technical challenges, working across functions, and making a lasting operational impact, we would love to hear from you.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance planning and execution for production and utility equipment, aligning priorities with operational and safety requirements.
• Establish and improve preventive maintenance programs, inspection standards, spare parts strategies, and equipment reliability initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance for troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, automation, and control system issues.
• Support site commissioning, start-up, ramp-up, and operational readiness activities to ensure equipment reliability and performance.
• Develop maintenance technicians, coordinate external contractors, and ensure safe work practices across all maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, EHS, quality, warehouse, and planning teams to resolve recurring issues and drive continuous improvement.

We offer

• Growth that keeps up with you, with opportunities to strengthen both your technical and leadership capabilities.
• A collaborative and supportive culture where teamwork, learning, and shared success are valued.
• The opportunity to influence site performance and contribute to building a strong operational foundation.
• Diverse career development opportunities across health, nutrition, and beauty industries.
• A science-led environment where innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement are encouraged.
• A workplace where your ideas, expertise, and contributions help shape business success.

You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, or a related discipline.
• Significant maintenance or engineering experience within a process manufacturing environment, including team leadership or maintenance coordination responsibilities.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, troubleshooting, spare parts management, and maintenance systems.
• Understanding of EHS requirements, quality standards, permit-to-work processes, lockout/tagout practices, and contractor management.
• Experience leading technical teams and collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders across operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and basic English communication and technical reading capability.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations –we go beyond them. Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions –every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Our application process

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work –and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds —no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help –just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.