Equipment & Process Engineer

PERFORMANCE LABS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PERFORMANCE LABS PTE. LTD. is setting up a new food manufacturing facility in Tuas, Singapore to produce microencapsulated flavour powders and operate in a GMP-compliant cleanroom environment.

The role focuses on installation, commissioning, process optimization, and maintenance of drying equipment and supporting systems. You will review drawings, monitor process parameters, and coordinate with vendors for repairs and calibration while contributing to continuous improvement and documentation.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Mechatronics, or related engineering field.
• 3-5 years of experience in food, pharmaceutical, or cleanroom manufacturing.
• Experience with industrial drying equipment, spray dryers, or similar continuous process equipment is preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000 and SFA requirements.
• Able to read engineering drawings, P&IDs and electrical schematics.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Able to converse in Mandarin is a nice to have.
• Willing to work on site and support commissioning activities.

Responsibilities

• Support installation, reassembly, and commissioning of drying equipment and ancillary systems.
• Work with equipment vendors and local contractors during SAT and PQ.
• Review engineering drawings, P&IDs, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals.
• Ensure equipment is installed to specification and GMP requirements.
• Monitor and optimise drying process parameters: temperature, vacuum, feed rate, and evaporation performance.
• Troubleshoot process deviations and support root cause investigations.
• Support product trials, process validation and continuous improvement.
• Maintain process parameter records and equipment performance data.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programmes.
• Manage spare parts inventory and critical spares list.
• Coordinate with vendors for specialised repairs and calibration.
• Support calibration and instrument verification.
• Ensure equipment compliance with SFA, ISO 22000, GMP and safety requirements.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Root cause analysis

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Mechatronics

Tools

P&IDs

Electrical Schematics

Calibration

Job description

About the Role

We are setting up a new food manufacturing facility in Tuas producing microencapsulated flavour powders. The facility uses advanced drying technology, CIP cleaning and cleanroom environments (ISO 7 / ISO 8), along with supporting utilities.

Key Responsibilities

Equipment Installation & Commissioning

• Support installation, reassembly, and commissioning of drying equipment and ancillary systems.
• Work with equipment vendors and local contractors during SAT and PQ.
• Review engineering drawings, P&IDs, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals.
• Ensure equipment is installed to specification and GMP requirements.

Process &Performance

• Monitor and optimise drying process parameters: temperature, vacuum, feed rate, and evaporation performance.
• Troubleshoot process deviations and support root cause investigations.
• Support product trials, process validation and continuous improvement.
• Maintain process parameter records and equipment performance data.

Maintenance& Reliability

• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programmes.
• Manage spare parts inventory and critical spares list.
• Coordinate with vendors for specialised repairs and calibration.
• Support calibration and instrument verification.

Compliance& Documentation

• Ensure equipment compliance with SFA, ISO 22000, GMP and safety requirements.
• Maintain equipment files, as-built drawings, manuals and maintenance records.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Prepare technical reports and SOPs where required.

Utilities& Facility Support

• Oversee utilities: steam, cooling water, compressed air, vacuum, drainage, and power.
• Coordinate with contractors for facility and utility upgrades.
• Support cleanroom HVAC and environmental monitoring where required.

Safety

• Promote safe work practices and permit-to-work systems.
• Ensure contractors comply with site safety rules.
• Support risk assessments and method statements.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Mechatronics, or related engineering field.
• 3-5 years of experience in food, pharmaceutical, or cleanroom manufacturing.
• Experience with industrial drying equipment, spray dryers, or similar continuous process equipment is preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000 and SFA requirements.
• Able to read engineering drawings, P&IDs and electrical schematics.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Able to converse in Mandarin is a nice to have.
• Willing to work on site and support commissioning activities.

KPIs

• Equipment uptime and reliability.
• Drying performance consistently meets specifications.
• Preventive maintenance completed on schedule.
• Breakdown response time and resolution time.
• Zero major audit findings related to equipment.
• Spare parts availability for critical items.