Engineering Scheduler

Thornton Tomasetti; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking an Engineering Scheduler in Singapore to orchestrate maintenance planning aligned with production needs. You’ll create annual and weekly schedules, manage downtime budgets, and ensure resources are allocated efficiently across the plant.

You’ll collaborate across operations, maintain GMP compliance, and generate performance reports using Cognos. The role requires 3–5 years in maintenance planning with MAXIMO experience and a degree in engineering.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of practical maintenance experience in a Pharmaceutical, Food, or Petrochemical Plant, or equivalent.
• Knowledge in Project Management skills.
• Experience with MAXIMO is a plus.
• Able to make fast decisions, react efficiently to situations, and work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or a Diploma with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Set up yearly maintenance and projects plan (including downtime budget).
• Align yearly plan with production.
• Develop weekly schedule from Ready backlog and available hours.
• Discuss and align maintenance planning with operations weekly.
• Freeze weekly maintenance plan and communicate to stakeholders.
• Review adherence to weekly maintenance plans and reschedule as needed.
• Ensure Maximo-based work orders are accurately reflected.
• Act as the Maximo Super User for scheduling workflows and data accuracy.
• Generate scheduling performance reports in Cognos.
• Keep equipment maintained with minimal impact to production uptime.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to optimize maintenance windows.
• Track and report weekly/monthly maintenance planning metrics.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by Head of Department.
• Comply with GMP, hygiene, and sanitation standards.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Project management

Communication

Independent worker

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Diploma with 3–5 years of relevant experience

Tools

MAXIMO

Cognos

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. Abbott Manufacturing Singapore (AMS) plays a critical role in supporting Abbott’s global operations through world-class manufacturing, engineering excellence, and operational reliability. Our teams are committed to delivering high-quality products while maintaining the highest standards of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

As the Engineering Scheduler, you will be responsible for effective scheduling of all maintenance activities in alignment with production requirements. You will ensure weekly schedules maximize resource utilization, minimize production interruption, and support safe and timely execution.

What You’ll Do

• Set up yearly maintenance and projects plan (including downtime budget).
• Align yearly plan together with production.
• Use the planned (Ready) backlog from Planner and available hours provided by Shift Supervisors to develop the weekly schedule and make schedule adjustments when necessary.
• Discuss and align maintenance planning with operations at a minimum of once a week.
• Freeze weekly maintenance plan and communicate to stakeholders.
• Review adherence to weekly maintenance plans with stakeholders and reschedule non-adherences accordingly.
• Ensure work order resource allocation in MAXIMO system is accurately reflected.
• Act as the Maximo Super User for scheduling workflows and data accuracy.
• Generate scheduling performance reports using Cognos Super User capabilities.
• Keep equipment maintained with minimal impact to production uptime.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to optimize maintenance execution windows and steward progress with stakeholders.
• Track and report weekly/monthly maintenance planning performance metrics.
• Perform other business-related duties as requested by the Head of Department.
• Comply with all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), hygiene rules, and sanitation standards.
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of practical maintenance experience in a Pharmaceutical, Food, or Petrochemical Plant, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Knowledge in Project Management skills.
• Experience in maintenance planning and execution will be a plus.
• Experience with MAXIMO system.
• Able to make fast decisions, react efficiently to situations, and work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, or a Diploma with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant experience.

Location This position is based in Tuas, Singapore.

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The base pay for this position is N/A In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Engineering

DIVISION: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION: Singapore > Singapore : SN01

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Yes

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES

• Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
• Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

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