Job description
Join our team and start a new adventure in an international and dynamic environment, where you will be able to fulfill your career expectations in a fast-growing organization. In this Senior Manager position, you will lead large-scale maintenance operations within a complex industrial setting, driving operational excellence and supporting the continuous improvement of our teams and processes.
Your Missions:
* Lead maintenance operations, overseeing more than 300 team members, including direct management of 11 reports.
* Coach, motivate, and support the team to ensure high performance and engagement.
* Ensure contractual maintenance tasks on high-speed trains are executed profitably and within deadlines, using dashboards and KPIs to monitor progress.
* Participate in negotiating new maintenance contracts with external operators in compliance with European RRS regulations, ensuring profitability for the client.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to address operational needs and anticipate workload deviations.
* Supervise the management and availability of industrial infrastructure during modernization investments.
* Maintain effective communication with social partners and key stakeholders in industrial maintenance.
* Implement innovation and continuous improvement projects to enhance quality, reliability, availability, safety, productivity, and flexibility.
* Prioritize workplace safety by establishing a comprehensive approach in collaboration with workshop teams and relevant departments.
* Manage budgets for personnel, investments, and resources.
Your Profile:
* Experience of 8 to 10 years in managing technical workshops or industrial sites, ideally in a client service environment.
* Degree in civil or industrial engineering, or equivalent experience.
* Extensive industrial experience in personnel management and social partner relations.
* Experience in performance management using dashboards, ensuring profitability and action planning.
* Commercial mindset with strong negotiation skills; fluent in Dutch, French and English.
* Strong decision-making abilities and stress resilience.
* Analytical and synthesis skills.
* Strong organizational skills.
* Knowledge of QSE management systems is a plus.
* Familiarity with ISO standards is a plus.
* Experience with continuous improvement methodologies is a plus.
* Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma is a plus.
* Experience with ERP and SAP is a plus.
* Understanding of trains and railway technologies is a plus.
* Knowledge of rolling stock operating conditions is a plus.
What we offer:
* An international community bringing together 110+ different nationalities
* An environment where trust has a central place: 70% of our key leaders started their careers at the first level of responsibilities
* A robust training system with our internal Academy and 250+ available modules
* A vibrant workplace that frequently gathers for internal events (afterworks, team buildings, etc.)
* At Amaris Consulting, sustainability is part of everything we do. You’ll have the opportunity to turn your ideas into action and make a tangible impact. Every day, our teams bring our ESG commitments to life, from reducing our footprint to driving positive change within our communities. Through our WeCare Together program, you’ll be empowered to design and lead projects that create real social or environmental impact, with the company’s full support.
Amaris Consulting is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to promoting diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. For this purpose, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability, or other characteristics.
Who are we?
Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1,000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines: Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success.
At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like:
Brief Call: Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you!
Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you. Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities!
Case study: Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc.
As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company. That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly at times. However, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience.
We look forward to meeting you!