Area Manager Facilities Management & Material Handling Maintenance (all genders)

Description

Area Manager Facilities and Material Handling Maintenance (m/f/d)

You will be responsible for maintaining technical building equipment and the material handling equipment in the Hannover European Road Network site in Germany with a local Team of Technicians.

This is a pivotal position to strengthen our internal expertise in maintaining automated sortation equipment.

Your objectives:

• You will build, develop and lead a team of technicians to ensure facility and material handling maintenance.

• You support operational continuity by providing effective services or solutions for maintenance and repair for operational facility and material handling equipment.

• You will ensure service providers comply with contractual agreements and health and safety requirements.

• You lead defined local initiatives to improve maintenance solution concepts and projects (synergies, methods, planning, etc.).

• You advise and support all management levels as well as less experienced colleagues.

• You will be responsible for the planning, scheduling and control of annual building services maintenance.

• You coordinate the processing and follow-up of fault & downtime reports with the goal to improve machine reliability and availability.

• You are responsible for the development of maintenance concepts and their execution at the site.

• You will be responsible for processing and presenting maintenance KPI's, like availability, costs and sustainability on a monthly basis.

• You assist your main customer, the regional and local Operations, by elaborating and implementing technical solutions to support their efficiency.

Your profile:

• Ideally a successfully completed degree in the field of facility management, mechanical or electrical engineering or alternatively with a business or technical specialization.

• Ideally several years of experience in leading technical / maintenance teams

• Pronounced technical expertise

• Profound knowledge of German and English language

• Basic knowledge of heating, ventilation, plumbing and electrical engineering

• Good communication skills and able adjust them according to the audience.

• Excellent planning and organizational skills

• Experience in evaluating performance requirements and setting priorities

• Well-developed understanding of contractual processes

• Experience in defining and specifying performance expectations to manage supplier performance

• Good knowledge of the operation of mechanical and electrical systems as well as plant equipment and building services equipment

• Independent organization of various repair, refurbishment and/or build out requests and projects

• Experience in coordinating various parties remotely, such as suppliers or internal staff

• Solution-oriented thinking when dealing with operational and technical problems

​We offer:

• Attractive compensation package (13 salary payments per year)

• An employer-funded company pension plan

• Employee discounts at a variety of different companies

• Extensive learning resources to further develop your skills and knowledge

• Tuition Assistance Program (*applicable for FedEx positions with a permanent contract)

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family in difficult life situations

• Work in a company with an established position in the market

• Possibility to work in a highly professional, stimulating and challenging work environment of multinational Company with great and long term career perspective

• The opportunity to participate in a new project within the organization  and demonstrate own initiatives

• Interesting career in a successful multinational organization

If you want to shape your international career with us and would like to work in a successful team on a global level, we should get to know each other. An exciting area of responsibility awaits you!

FedEx was built on a philosophy that puts people first, one we take seriously. We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce in which we provide growth opportunities for all

Our Company

FedEx is one of the world's largest express transportation companies and has consistently been selected as one of the top 10 World’s Most Admired Companies by "Fortune" magazine. Every day FedEx delivers for its customers with transportation and business solutions, serving more than 220 countries and territories around the globe. We can serve this global network due to our outstanding team of FedEx team members, who are tasked with making every FedEx experience outstanding.

Our Philosophy

The People-Service-Profit philosophy (P-S-P) describes the principles that govern every FedEx decision, policy or activity. FedEx takes care of our people; they, in turn, deliver the impeccable service demanded by our customers, who reward us with the profitability necessary to secure our future. The essential element in making the People-Service-Profit philosophy such a positive force for the company is where we close the circle, and return these profits back into the business, and invest back in our people. Our success in the industry is attributed to our people. Through our P-S-P philosophy, we have a work environment that encourages team members to be innovative in delivering the highest possible quality of service to our customers. We care for their well-being, and value their contributions to the company.

Our Culture

Our culture is important for many reasons, and we intentionally bring it to life through our behaviors, actions and activities in every part of the world. The FedEx culture and values have been a cornerstone of our success and growth since we began in the early 1970’s. While other companies can copy our systems, infrastructure and processes, our culture makes us unique and is often a differentiating factor as we compete and grow in today’s global marketplace.