About Us:

As a integral life science company, taking care of human, animal and plant life has been our priority for 50 years. Today, we are a world leader in the production of heparin – the primary anticoagulant used to save approximately 100 million lives every year. We have also set the benchmark for the manufacture of APIs and functional ingredients for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, veterinary, animal nutrition and agricultural sectors. We work to innovate in human, animal, and plant health.

We believe that partnership is the key to success and we support our partners across the healthcare, plant and animal health markets worldwide.

About the Role:

Responsible for the operational management of the maintenance workshop and the resources allocated to it, in order to ensure the availability, reliability and safety of the facilities and production equipment.

Coordinate and supervise the implementation of preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with applicable Safety, Quality, Environmental and GMP standards.

Lead the technical maintenance team, promoting continuous process improvement, the optimisation of resources and the development of the technical skills necessary to ensure the operational continuity of the plants.

Ensure that maintenance activities are carried out on time, within budget and to the required standard, thereby contributing to the achievement of the company’s production and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and coordinate the maintenance team, ensuring appropriate planning of resources, priorities and workload.
- Guarantee the availability, reliability and safety of production equipment and facilities.
- Plan, supervise and optimise the execution of preventive, corrective, predictive and legally required maintenance activities.
- Analysing breakdowns, incidents and plant shutdowns,



identifying root causes and driving corrective actions to prevent their recurrence.
- Monitor key maintenance KPIs, including equipment availability, compliance with the preventative maintenance plan, MTTR, MTBF, downtime and maintenance costs, defining improvement measures where necessary.
- Manage the spare parts warehouse and ensure the availability of critical materials required to guarantee the plant’s operational continuity.
- Define and optimise stock levels of critical spare parts based on the criticality of the equipment and operational requirements.
- Coordinate and supervise the activities of contractors and maintenance suppliers.
- Participate in improvement projects, facility modifications and the commissioning of new equipment.
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Quality, Environmental and GMP standards in all activities under your responsibility.
- Prepare and present activity reports, performance indicators and action plans aimed at improving the efficiency, reliability and availability of assets.
- Promote continuous improvement by identifying and implementing initiatives aimed at reducing breakdowns, minimising downtime and optimising maintenance costs.

About You:

- At least 10 years’ experience in industrial maintenance.
- Proven experience in managing technical maintenance teams.
- Experience in the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology or food industries would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies and reliability improvement.




- Experience in using CMMS systems (SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM or similar).
- Knowledge of GMP/GxP regulations, FSCC22000 and regulated environments.
- A university degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline, or a Higher Vocational Training (CFGS/FP) qualification with proven experience in industrial maintenance management.

Desirable

- Training in maintenance management.
- Training in root cause analysis (RCA).
- Training in Occupational Health and Safety.
- Knowledge of GMP, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 and FSCC 22000 standards.
- Knowledge of industrial plant: rotating equipment, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, boilers, CIP systems, industrial refrigeration, compressed air and auxiliary services.
- Basic knowledge of industrial automation and control systems.

What’s Next:

If this sounds like a role that you would be interested in, then we would love to hear from you. Apply with a copy of your CV at the link below.

We value the support recruitment agencies provide, however we are unable to accept speculative CV’s from agencies we are not already engaged with.

Closing Date: 9th December 2026

*Please note, closing dates are subject to change and, at time of high volume of applications, this may be brought forward.

Other important information:

Equality and diversity at Bioiberica:

We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive working environment in which all employees are respected and supported regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or social background. We expressly welcome applications from people with a wide range of perspectives and experiences. Our goal is to ensure equal opportunities and actively combat discrimination – both in the application process and in everyday working life.

📌 Maintenance & Workshop Lead (Palafolls)
🏢 Bioibérica
📍 Palafolls