Mechanization Rollout Optimization Senior Specialist

PT SMART Tbk; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 550,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PT SMART Tbk is seeking a seasoned estate mechanization leader to drive monitoring, performance improvement, and standardization across palm oil estates. You will supervise KPI dashboards, identify gaps, and coordinate corrective actions with PMC and operations to raise reliability and efficiency.

Key responsibilities include field inspections, SOP standardization, and coaching teams on best practices. Extensive travel to remote estate sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Agricultural or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in the oil palm industry with mechanization leadership.
• Hands-on understanding of palm oil estate agronomy, field machinery operations.
• Experience in commissioning, field trials, SOP standardization, and rollout.
• Strong data-driven decision making using dashboards to track KPIs.
• Proven change management and technology adoption across estates.

Responsibilities

• Monitor mechanization performance via the Mechanization Dashboard and KPIs.
• Identify performance gaps and deviations from standards.
• Coordinate root-cause analysis with PMC and ensure corrective actions.
• Conduct periodic field visits, inspections, and maturity assessments.
• Coach and socialize mechanization standards to PMC and Operations.
• Facilitate sharing of best practices across estates.
• Escalate unresolved technical issues to Head of Estate Mechanization.

Skills

Mechanization leadership

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Agricultural

Job description

To drive the effective implementation and continuous improvement of estate mechanization by monitoring performance, identifying and resolving performance gaps, ensuring compliance with mechanization standards, and providing technical guidance to PMC and Operations. The role contributes to improving mechanization effectiveness, reliability, and operational performance across PSM through technical assessment, corrective actions, and the sharing of best practices.

Job Description

• Monitor & evaluation mechanization performance through the Mechanization Dashboard, including output, utilization, availability, downtime, breakdown, improvement program and other KPIs.
• Identify performance gaps and deviation from approved standards and targets.
• Coordinate with PMC to identify root causes and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Conduct periodic field technical visits, inspections and maturity assessments.
• Provide technical coaching and re-socialization of mechanization standards to PMC and Operations.
• Facilitate sharing of best practices and successful solutions across PSMs.
• Escalate unresolved technical and implementation issues to Head of Estate Mechanization.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree (S1) in Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural or other fields relevant.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in the oil palm industry, with proven involvement in leading or executing agricultural mechanization, field machinery rollout, or operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong hands‑on understanding of palm oil estate agronomy, field conditions (topography, soil types), and machinery operations (harvesting, evacuation, manuring, maintenance).
• Proven experience in machine commissioning, field trials/piloting, operational stabilization, and standardizing SOPs for wide‑scale rollout.
• Solid capability in equipment maintenance fundamentals, fleet utilization, and downtime management.
• Proficiency in data‑driven decision making using operational dashboards to track and analyze mechanization KPIs (Machine Utilization, Cost/ha, Availability, Labour Productivity, and ROI).
• Proven track record in driving operational change management and technology adoption across estates, with the ability to build field capabilities, train local teams, and align PSM/PMC coordinators.
• Exceptional interpersonal and cross‑functional communication skills to coordinate effectively from top operational management to estate managers and field‑level operators.
• High ownership, results‑and‑impact‑driven, with strong continuous improvement and problem‑solving mindsets.
• Willingness to travel extensively to remote estate sites and plantation operational areas.

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