Maintenance Management Engineer 2-Stroke Engines

Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. With the world’s widest portfolio and service network, we – Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers. The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together.

Business Unit Parts and Field Service is a global organisation with harmonised ways of working and tools to deliver the best possible services for our customers. In our global team we value, respect, and embrace different opinions and diversity. Safety, environment, and wellbeing are our foundation, and we never compromise them.

We are looking for a Maintenance Management Engineer - 2-Stroke Engines, with the main responsibilities in creating and managing maintenance plans for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and overhauls, preparing and monitoring the maintenance budget, selecting the appropriate Wärtsilä network for maintenance execution, and controlling the scope, cost, and quality of maintenance jobs.

The preferred location for this position are in Frauenfeld, Switzerland or Trieste Italy.

Your role and responsibilities 

As a Maintenance Management Engineer for 2-Stroke Engines, you will focus on these responsibilities:

• Create, update and share with the involved people the Annual maintenance plan for each contract in the assigned area.
• Update technical upgrades and changes in job plans that concern: spare parts, manpower, time, frequency and maintenance schedules on the maintenance management system.
• Keep the asset meters, fluid management information and all maintenance information updated in maintenance system according to the established frequency.
• Provide feedback toward contract manager when information for maintenance system is not received from customer side.
• Plan the resources and competences for execution of work orders if contracted.
• Communication with Contract Managers and customers, external providers, maintenance coordinators and logistic coordinators.
• Plan the maintenance for the assigned customer / contract; Identify and keep involved stakeholders for each project informed.
• Prepare maintenance budget input for the annual contract budgeting.
• Ensure that technical insights during the contract lifetime are implemented and communicated to contract manager and customer.
• Pro-actively look for performance improvement which leads to more efficient maintenance.
• Provide maintenance overview reporting with the interval according to the contract
• Evaluate the most suitable Wärtsilä network company to execute the upcoming maintenance job and discuss and agree with the network job scope and required labour and skills as well as special contractual requirements.

Requirements for the position

• Good knowledge and understanding of 2-stroke engine functionality.
• Experience in maintenance management, particularly with 2-stroke engines.
• Maritime experience is an advantage.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good self-organization of activities (internal and external).
• Structured and planned way of working.
• Focused and can-do attitude.
• Good cooperation, teamwork, and communication skills.

Why you and us? 

You are valued – as your true self. At Wärtsilä YOU matter. We value diversity and are committed in supporting inclusive work community. 

Your growth is supported. We believe in continuous learning & teamwork. Wärtsilian community has your back when it comes to development opportunities – so you can develop beyond your potential. 

You get to make a difference. Innovation and sustainability are important for us. Every day, we - Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality. 

Contact & next steps 

Does this sound like the job for you? If yes, submit your application before the deadline through our Careers portal. Applications submitted via email or through recruitment agencies will not be considered.

Our recruiting tool recognizes the time zone where the job ad has been published and closes the application period according to the same time zone. We will be conducting interviews with qualified candidates throughout the process and aim to keep you informed along the way.

Are you still wondering if you should apply and would like to get something clarified? Please reach out to Manager Maintenance Management, Frank Rehberg via email at frank.rehberg@wartsila.com, with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Last application date: 07/02/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com. 

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