Senior Mechanization Rollout & Performance Lead

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR); Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 520,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) invites a seasoned professional to lead estate mechanization improvements in Jakarta. You will monitor performance, drive KPI-based optimization, and guide PMC and Operations with technical coaching across estates.

The role requires 8–10 years in the oil palm field, strong hands-on knowledge of agronomy and machinery, and a proven ability to implement SOPs at large scale. Extensive travel to remote sites is expected.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Mechanical engineering expertise

Data-driven decision making

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture (relevant fields)

Tools

Dashboard software

Job description

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) invites a seasoned professional to lead estate mechanization improvements in Jakarta. You will monitor performance, drive KPI-based optimization, and guide PMC and Operations with technical coaching across estates.

The role requires 8–10 years in the oil palm field, strong hands-on knowledge of agronomy and machinery, and a proven ability to implement SOPs at large scale. Extensive travel to remote sites is expected.