Staff Engineer - Maintenance (Heavy Industry)

Randstad; Perak; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in the mining and metal sector is seeking a highly experienced Staff Engineer – Maintenance to join the Maintenance Execution team in Malaysia, Perak. This role entails providing comprehensive technical support for maintenance, leading improvement initiatives, and participating in strategic planning. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience in heavy industry maintenance along with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Familiarity with reliability tools such as RCM and FMECA is essential. Candidates interested in this position should apply online.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in maintenance and engineering, preferably in port equipment or heavy industries.
• Strong knowledge of Reliability tools.

Responsibilities

• Support preventive and corrective maintenance for operational equipment.
• Track performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Support analysis of frequent critical equipment failures.
• Coach and develop Maintenance execution personnel.

Skills

Technical Maintenance Support

Performance and Continuous Improvement

Reliability and Risk Management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO)

Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

Life Data Analysis

Reliability Growth Models

Job description

Staff Engineer - Maintenance (Heavy Industry)

A global leader in the mining and metal sector is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Staff Engineer to join the Maintenance Execution team.

Job Details

About the company:

A global leader in the mining and metal sector is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Staff Engineer to join the Maintenance Execution team.

About the job:

This role requires a Staff Engineer to act as a technical expert and leader, reporting to the Maintenance Execution Manager. You will be responsible for supporting preventive and corrective maintenance functions for mechanical and electrical/automation equipment, ensuring equipment availability is aligned with production needs. This role involves providing in-depth technical analysis, driving continuous improvement initiatives (like Kaizen), and actively participating in strategic planning and budget cycles to optimize maintenance performance and minimize operational risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Maintenance Support: Responsible for supporting preventive and corrective maintenance for operational equipment, ensuring high availability and reliability. Provide technical analysis, based on best practices and international standards, to the maintenance team. Support technical teams during critical breakdowns and shutdowns.
• Performance and Continuous Improvement: Track performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and assist supervisors with improvement activities. Drive overall team cost optimization and waste elimination. Initiate and assist with Kaizen and other improvement initiatives to enhance team efficiency and performance.
• Reliability and Risk Management: Support the analysis (Root Cause Analysis - RCAs) of frequent critical equipment failures to identify root causes and propose actions to avoid recurrence. Provide information to the Reliability team to improve the Asset Management (AM) strategy.
• Leadership and Strategy: Coach and develop Maintenance execution personnel. Interface with internal stakeholders in creating and implementing the Maintenance Master Plan and Strategic Guidelines. Actively participate in the budgetary cycle and strategic planning.

Requirements

• Experience: 8-10 years of experience in maintenance and engineering, preferably of port equipment or within heavy industries.
• Minimum Education: A professional Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Specific Knowledge: Strong knowledge of Reliability tools such as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Preventive Maintenance Optimization (PMO), Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Life Data Analysis, and Reliability Growth Models.

Skills

No additional skills required.

Qualification

No additional qualifications required.

Education

Bachelor Degree.

If you are interested in this position, kindly apply via the link provided. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Michelle Chan.