Mechanization Rollout Optimization Senior Specialist-2

Golden Agri Resources; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 400,000,000 - 680,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Agri Resources in Jakarta seeks a senior mechanization specialist to drive estate mechanization, monitor performance, and lead improvement programs across PSM. You will oversee field visits, implement standards, and coach teams for scale-up using data dashboards.

Your responsibilities include driving operational change, sharing best practices, and collaborating with estate managers and operators to achieve reliability and efficiency. Extensive travel to remote sites is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, agriculture or related field.
• 8–10 years in the oil palm industry with mechanization or field machinery rollout.
• Hands-on understanding of palm oil estate agronomy and machinery operations.
• Experience in machine commissioning, field trials, operational stabilization, and SOP standardization for wide-scale rollout.
• Strong maintenance fundamentals, fleet utilization, and downtime management.
• Data-driven decision making using dashboards to track KPIs.
• Proven track record in operational change management and technology adoption.
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-functional communication; able to coordinate from senior management to field operators.
• Willingness to travel extensively to remote estate sites.

Responsibilities

• Monitor & evaluate mechanization performance through the Mechanization Dashboard and KPIs.
• Identify performance gaps and coordinate with PMC for root causes and corrective actions.
• Conduct periodic field visits, inspections and maturity assessments.
• Provide technical coaching and re-socialization of mechanization standards to PMC and Operations.
• Facilitate sharing of best practices across estates.
• Escalate unresolved technical and implementation issues to Head of Estate Mechanization.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanization knowledge

Field trials

Downtime management

Data dashboards

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

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.

“Our company has never levied any fees for the recruitment process nor has it required to order tickets and accommodation through a certain travel agent or certain person”

We are a leading, publicly‑listed, global seed‑to‑shelf agribusiness committed to sustainable palm oil production. Our palm oil plantations cover more than 138,000 hectares (including smallholder farmers). Our primary activities are cultivating and harvesting oil palms, processing fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) into crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel, and refining CPO into value‑added products such as cooking oil, margarine, and shortening. We own 46 mills and operate 8 downstream facilities that manage refining and kernel crushing operations, across Indonesia. Besides bulk and industrial oil, our refined products are also marketed under several brands well‑loved consumer brands such as Filma and Kunci Mas. Today, these brands have been recognised for their high quality and command significant market share in their respective segments in Indonesia. Based in Jakarta, we were founded in 1962 and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 1992. A subsidiary of Golden Agri‑Resources (GAR), we have Sinar Mas Oleochemical, SMART Research Institute (SMARTRI), and SMART Biotechnology Centre within our operations.

Why join us?

Palm oil and agriculture play a significant role in meeting the growing world population's demands for sustainable and innovative solutions to nutrition, energy and personal care products. As a leading global seed‑to‑shelf agribusiness, we want talents who are ready to overcome future challenges in this sector, and be part of sustainably feeding and fueling generations.