E&I Engineer (Pharma Plant)

Randstad Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Singapore seeks an on-site electrical maintenance leader to operate, maintain, and optimise plant electrical infrastructure, automation controls, and utility systems in a pharmaceutical/chemical manufacturing setting.

You will manage internal engineering teams and external service providers, plan preventive and predictive maintenance for transformers, switchgear, motors, and automated production systems (DCS, PLC, BMS), and oversee calibration programs to meet cGMP and FDA requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant maintenance experience in chemical process or pharmaceutical industry.
• Familiarity with GMP compliance is mandatory.
• Experience in process engineering or specialised manufacturing clusters.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and optimise plant electrical infrastructure, automation controls, and utility systems to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient continuous operations.
• Manage internal engineering teams and external service providers to safely operate and maintain facility utilities and waste systems.
• Troubleshoot, plan, and implement preventive and predictive maintenance for major electrical equipment (transformers, switch-gears, motors) and automated production systems (DCS, PLC, BMS).
• Establish, organise, and execute calibration and validation programs for plant instrumentation to maintain cGMP and FDA regulatory requirements.
• Manage annual operation and maintenance budget and collaborate with project teams on plant modifications and system upgrades.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Vendor management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation

Tools

DCS

PLC

BMS

Job description

about the company

Our client is a leading pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing facility operating under strict cGMP and FDA quality, safety, and environmental standards.

about the job

This role leads on-site technical teams and contractors to operate, maintain, and optimise critical plant electrical infrastructure, automation controls, and utility systems to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient continuous operations.

Manage internal engineering teams and external service providers to safely and efficiently operate and maintain facility utility and waste systems in accordance with agreed service level agreements.

Troubleshoot, plan, and implement preventive and predictive maintenance for major electrical equipment (transformers, switch-gears, motors) and automated production systems (DCS, PLC, BMS) to minimize downtime.

Establish, organise, and execute calibration and validation programs for plant instrumentation to maintain strict compliance with cGMP principles and FDA regulatory requirements.

Manage the annual operation and maintenance budget, track cost-saving performance indicators, and collaborate with multidisciplinary project groups on plant modifications and system upgrades.

skills and experience required

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, or a related technical discipline, combined with a minimum of 3 years of relevant maintenance experience within the chemical process or pharmaceutical industry.
• Familiarity with GMP compliance is mandatory
• Experiences in process engineering or specialised manufacturing clusters.