Assistant Production Engineer

KANTO KAGAKU SINGAPORE PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

KANTO KAGAKU SINGAPORE PTE LTD in Singapore seeks a production-focused engineer with a chemical engineering background to join our operations. You will create and improve SOPs, perform daily production activities, and maintain logs while ensuring safety and quality.

The role involves hands-on production tasks including mixing, filling, sampling, and cleaning, along with supporting preventive maintenance, training operators, and supervising contractors to sustain efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Chemical engineering degree preferred.
• Experience of 1 year.
• MS, problem solving skills; SPC and SAP knowledge a plus.
• Willing to learn and perform ad-hoc duties.

Responsibilities

• Create and improve SOPs.
• Operate daily production per SOPs and perform production tasks.
• Maintain daily operation logs and perform cleaning.
• Handle mixing, filling, and chemical sampling activities.
• Check log sheets and ensure proper filing.
• Support preventive maintenance and supervise plant facilities.
• Triage production issues and implement corrective actions.
• Manage stock of PPEs, tools, and absorbent pads.
• Provide training and guidance for new operators.
• Ensure safety, environment, and product quality considerations at all stages.
• Analyze processes to optimize production and conduct debottleneck studies.
• Maintain housekeeping in production areas.
• Oversee maintenance procedures and contractor supervision.
• Part of spare parts management for plant facilities.
• Carry out adhoc duties as assigned.

Skills

Problem solving

Education

Chemical engineering degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Access

MS Office

Job description

Job Specification:

Qualification: Chemical engineering degree preferred.

Experience: 1 year

Skills: MS, problem solving skills, SPC, SAP, Microsoft access knowledge will be a plus.

Other requirement: Willing to learn and do ad-hoc works.

Job Description:

i) Create and improve SOP

ii) Perform daily operation in accordance to standard operation procedures

iii) Production operation

a. Makes daily operation log

b. Perform container internal and external cleaning

c. Mixing activities

d. Filling activities

e. Perform chemical sampling

f. Perform checks and signs on log sheets and ensure proper filing

iv) Check and maintain scheduled preventive maintenance works.

v) Troubleshoot all production process problems that happened.

vi) Manage stock of safety PPEs, tools, absorbent pads.

vii) Provide guide and training for new operators.

viii) Ensuring that potential safety issues related to the environment, the process and the product are considered at all stages

ix) Optimising production by analysing processes and compiling de-bottleneck studies

x) Monitor and maintain good practices / housekeeping in the production areas.

xi) Responsible for upkeep operation for production support facilities and service sections.

xii) Implementation and operation of appropriate maintenance and service procedures

xiii) Supervision and monitoring of the performance of plant facilities equipment.

xiv) Carrying out preventive maintenance, routine inspection and servicing of plant facility machinery, mechanical and electrical and electrical installations in accordance to manufacturing guidelines.

xv) Attending and resolving technical issues.

xvi) Liaise and supervise relevant contractors.

xvii) Plant facility spare parts management.

xviii) Other adhoc duties as and when assigned.