Expert, Electrical Maintenance

APP Group; Riau; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 260,000,000; Full time

Job summary

APP Group in Indonesia seeks a skilled Electrical Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability, availability, and safe operation of electrical equipment across the pulp production area. You will lead maintenance programs and troubleshoot complex issues.

You will develop preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance plans, review drawings, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Collaboration with Production, Engineering, and Maintenance teams is essential, and you will mentor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in electrical maintenance in pulp & paper or continuous-process industries.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motors and drives, transformers, switchgear, protection systems.
• Experience in troubleshooting, RCA, preventive/predictive maintenance, and reliability improvement.
• Familiarity with CMMS/SAP and electrical safety practices.
• Strong analytical and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve reliability of electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, VFDs.
• Develop and optimise preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programmes.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical failures and lead RCA for recurring or critical issues.
• Analyse equipment performance, failure trends, and downtime for reliability improvements.
• Provide technical recommendations for repair, replacement, modification, and upgrading.
• Support shutdowns, major maintenance, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Review electrical drawings, specifications, maintenance procedures, and critical spare-part requirements.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety, LOTO, HSE and company standards.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Reliability, Mechanical, and Instrumentation teams.
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to engineers, supervisors, and technicians.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS/SAP

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Responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and safe operation of electrical equipment across the Pulp production area through effective maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous reliability improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the reliability of electrical equipment, including motors, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, VFDs, protection systems, and power distribution systems.
• Develop and optimise preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programmes.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical failures and lead root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring or critical issues.
• Analyse equipment performance, failure trends, and downtime to identify reliability improvements.
• Provide technical recommendations for equipment repair, replacement, modification, and upgrading.
• Support shutdowns, major maintenance, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Review electrical drawings, technical specifications, maintenance procedures, and critical spare-part requirements.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety, LOTO, HSE, and company standards.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Reliability, Mechanical, and Instrumentation teams.
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to engineers, supervisors, and technicians.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Solid experience in electrical maintenance, preferably in pulp & paper or continuous-process industries.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motors, drives, transformers, switchgear, and protection systems.
• Experienced in troubleshooting, RCA, preventive/predictive maintenance, and reliability improvement.
• Familiarity with CMMS/SAP and industrial electrical safety practices is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.