Maintenance Technician (I&C)

Summary

Maintains and repairs industrial instrumentation, PLCs, and SCADA systems in a manufacturing plant to minimize downtime and ensure safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Execute troubleshooting, corrective and preventive maintenance work for related equipment in a timely, cost effective and safe manner and to minimize production down time. E.g. Instrumentation, transmitters / switches / detectors, control panels, PLCs and SCADA
  • Access and troubleshoot of PLC program logics
  • Identify and prioritize work according to the equipment criticality and availability
  • Support engineer(s) to setup maintenance plan (preventive and predictive) and vendor service agreement
  • Identify, estimate and plan the resources (manpower, material and time) required for forthcoming / planned maintenance tasks
  • Work with engineer to carry out improvement and monitor performance of equipment for optimization of equipment functionality
  • Liaise and coordinate with vendors/contractors for equipment maintenance and repairs
  • Support and attend to daily ad hoc request with regards to maintenance and improvement works
  • Keep track of equipment spares and work with maintenance planner to replenish the spares upon depletion
  • Support to develop Preventive Maintenance SOP/Procedures and tasks to maintain plant assets.
  • Attend to off-office hour call back by user to repair equipment breakdown
  • Plan, organize and supervise work performed by in-house contractor and external contractor engaged for maintenance work.
  • Learn safety policies and guide external contractors on site requirements
  • As authorized permit to work applicant
  • Good record keeping in all involved tasks relevant data in SAP
  • Adherence and support EHS initiatives and compliance
  • Maintain and support all site activities according to accreditation standards in the scope of the QMS ISO 9001 & Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Academic Background

  • NITEC/ITC/Diploma in Instrumentation, Control and/or Automotive background

Professional Experience

  • 3 to 6 years of experience in maintenance work
  • Preferably with experience in FMCG, chemicals or petrochemicals industry

Technical Skills

  • Familiar with basic SAP Plant Maintenance function (module)
  • With some experience with the Programme Logic Control (PLC) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system
  • Good knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines.
  • Good coordination skills with contractors/vendors
  • Able to interpret electrical single line diagram, instrument hook up drawing, SCADA network drawing, instrument datasheet etc
  • Able to organized and have good interpersonal skills
  • Well verse in Microsoft office (e.g. Words and Excel)