Senior Instrument Engineer: Refinery Reliability & KAIZEN

My Recruit Direct; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

My Recruit Direct is seeking an experienced Senior Instrument Engineer for a major refinery/heavy industry environment in Nusajaya, Johor Bahru. You will drive instrumentation reliability, oversee commissioning, testing, and maintenance optimization, and deliver technical training across global sites.

The role emphasizes project cost control, FAT/SAT execution, and continuous improvement through KAIZEN, with collaboration across multinational teams and a dedicated technical academy.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of instrumentation experience in refinery/heavy industry.
• Experience in multinational environments is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies and reliability methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine asset maintenance plans to improve plant uptime.
• Lead design, commissioning, FAT/SAT activities and testing.
• Oversee BOQ estimations, tendering, scheduling and cost control.
• Identify and implement KAIZEN opportunities to reduce operating costs.
• Collaborate with overseas teams and provide technical training at the academy.

Skills

Instrumentation

Reliability

Maintenance planning

RCFA/FRACAS

FAT/SAT

BOQ estimation

Cost control

Kaizen

Technical training

English fluency

Education

Control & Instrumentation Engineering

Job description

My Recruit Direct is seeking an experienced Senior Instrument Engineer for a major refinery/heavy industry environment in Nusajaya, Johor Bahru. You will drive instrumentation reliability, oversee commissioning, testing, and maintenance optimization, and deliver technical training across global sites.

The role emphasizes project cost control, FAT/SAT execution, and continuous improvement through KAIZEN, with collaboration across multinational teams and a dedicated technical academy.