THE OPPORTUNITY
- To work in a culturally diverse and high-performance team who has built a lot of capabilities in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.
- Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for three consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023).
- Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.
Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Technician plans, organizes, performs engineering and maintenance activities related to the installation, modifications, troubleshooting, repairs, calibrations and maintenance of equipment / system to ensure that they are safe, efficiently, reliable and meet GMP/ regulatory / production requirements at production plant.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
• Provide support for calibration of instruments and preventative maintenance (PM's) plans, as requested.
• Responsible for written documentation of activities. • Responsible for SAP transactions and change control activities including spare part lists and Preventative Maintenance (PMs) plans.
• Actively supports, participates and embraces an inclusive team culture including significant interaction with Operations, Quality, Automation, Technology, and other groups as required.
• Provides support to complete work activities timely, efficiently and satisfactorily.
• Provides troubleshooting and diagnostic of equipment failure to determine the root cause and perform immediate corrective actions
• Standby for any emergency repair after office hours / weekends and public holidays.
• Operates and maintains production support equipment efficiently and reliably to support production activities.
• Performs and coordinates equipment shutdown, startup, swing over, and equipment servicing and inspection
• Identifies, executes and reports improvement on routine work activities
• Participates in the improvement to enhance equipment or system efficiency, reduce energy usage and other cost saving/avoidance projects.
• Performs jobs assigned by Maintenance Lead pertaining to installation, modification, fabrication, testing, servicing and repairs of equipment, with adherence to site change control procedures or minor projects
• Performs testing, commissioning, qualification (IQ, OQ) activities.
• Carries out Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) improvement initiatives (i.e., audits, training, etc.) and submit recommendation.
• Performs job assignments by Maintenance Lead pertaining to equipment or system or documentation or housekeeping.
• Executes CMMS Work Instruction from process plants (e.g. leakages, replace faulty part, troubleshooting, repair).
• Participate in SHE, Business Compliance, cGMP and all other compliance-related matters, where applicable.
• Supervise and oversee Third Party Contractors, where applicable.
• Any other duties as and when assigned by the Supervisor / Manager cGMP Standards Understands and follows proper cGMP principles and our company quality guidelines and policies related to the execution of assigned work.
PROBLEM SOLVING:
• Use tools like Real time problem solving (RTPS), Fishbone or 5 Whys to solve problem
• Assesses simple issues and suggest paths towards resolution
• Able to properly assess the situation and understand when to escalate to a higher-level Leading Self or Others, and Department
• Works with minimum direct supervision
• Trains and guides technicians in the day/shift teams
• Seeks advice in personal and professional development • Apply inclusive behavior in the work environment and day to day activity
WHAT YOU MUST HAVE
Qualification:
• NTC / ITC / Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Instrument & Control or Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent • PUB electrician's license will be an advantage
Experience:
• Preferably 3 to 5 years of working experience in electrical/instrumentation in the manufacturing, petrochemical or related industries
• Good working experience in Electrical & Instrumental discipline will be an advantage
• Knowledge of cGMP and good documentation practice is an advantage Other Personal Attributes:
• Demonstrate our company’s Inclusive Behaviors
• Initiative, drive and ability to work independently
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
This is a Career Conversion Programme (CCP for Advanced Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing Professionals (Place-and-Train) under Workforce Singapore (WSG) and candidates must meet the following criteria and are open to the following conditions:
- PMETs/Mid-Careerist with no prior work experience in Biopharma industry are welcome to apply
- Singaporeans/PRs only
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- Limitless opportunities across various areas in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.
- A state-of-the-art facility that delivers solution to its customers world-wide
- Highly engaging team that aims to innovate the future