Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment

The Manufacturing Equipment Engineer is responsible for ensuring equipment performance reliability and continuous improvement across the manufacturing floor. This role owns the full lifecycle of equipment health from preventive maintenance (PM) oversight and troubleshooting to improvement projects cost and spare parts management vendor coordination and safety compliance. The Manufacturing Equipment Engineer leads and develops technician capability through structured training technical guidance and performance coaching while ensuring all improvement activities are thoroughly documented and sustained. The scope of responsibility and degree of independence increases progressively from Engineer through to Principal Engineer level.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Equipment Performance & PM Oversight  Monitor and drive equipment performance metrics. Plan review and continuously improve Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs to maximize uptime and ensure PM quality and completion rate targets are met.
• Improvement & Troubleshooting  Lead equipment improvement projects using structured methodologies to resolve chronic failures and improve reliability. Provide technical directions to technicians on complex troubleshooting and implement sustainable corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Technician Leadership & Training  Lead guide and develop technicians through structured on-the-job training technical coaching and competency assessments fostering a high-performance maintenance culture.
• Documentation  Develop review and maintain comprehensive equipment documentation including PM procedures work instructions engineering change records and improvement reports to reflect current best practices and sustain improvements achieved.
• Spare Parts & Vendor Management  Manage spare parts inventory strategy including critical spare identification stock level optimization and cost control. Coordinate with equipment vendors and suppliers for technical support spare parts procurement equipment upgrades and service contracts.
• Safety & Equipment Qualification  Drive safety compliance and risk assessments for all equipment-related activities. Support new equipment installation qualification and start-up to ensure tools meet performance and quality specifications before production release.
• Collaboration & Reporting  Collaborate with process quality and production teams to investigate equipment-related yield loss or quality escapes and implement corrective actions. Prepare and present periodic equipment performance reports and improvement updates to management with data-driven insights and defined action plans.

Qualifications :

REQUIRED:

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Mechanical Mechatronics Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical field.
• Solid understanding of mechanical electrical electronic systems and manufacturing equipment principles.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and project management skills.

PREFERRED:

• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of PLC programming and automation systems combined with exposure to digitalization and Industry 4.0 practices such as IoT-based equipment monitoring data analytics or dashboard development is an advantage.

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time