Senior Maintenance Engineer

About the role

Bonna Premium Porcelain is seeking a Senior Maintenance Engineer to lead mechanical and electrical maintenance at its new production plant in Alexandria. You will be responsible for ensuring reliable, safe and efficient operation of all manufacturing equipment while driving continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, lead and supervise preventive and corrective maintenance of mechanical and electrical assets such as kilns, presses, glazing and firing lines, compressors, pumps and conveyors.
• Manage and develop a maintenance team of technicians and junior engineers.
• Minimize unplanned downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic failures.
• Develop and maintain maintenance plans, schedules and spare‑parts inventory.
• Control the maintenance budget and monitor key performance indicators.
• Ensure compliance with occupational health, safety and environmental standards.
• Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives such as TPM and root‑cause analysis.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality and Engineering departments and liaise with external contractors and suppliers.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in ceramics, porcelain or process manufacturing.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a maintenance team.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Willingness to be based full‑time at the Alexandria facility.

Required skills

• Mechanical maintenance
• Electrical maintenance
• PLC systems
• Electrical panels
• Industrial automation
• Hydraulic systems
• Pneumatic systems