Foreman

SCHINDLER LIFTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SCHINDLER LIFTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. is seeking a proactive professional to support the Maintenance Repair team in elevator and escalator repairs. You will plan and coordinate repair activities, lead complex interventions, supervise subcontractors, and ensure adherence to quality and safety standards.

You will also manage and develop repair technicians, drive productivity, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across operations and reporting functions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Maintenance Repair team in the execution of elevator and escalator repair works.
• Plan, organize, coordinate, and monitor repair activities to ensure successful work completion.
• Lead and/or perform complex repairs, component replacements, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities on lifts and escalators.
• Supervise subcontractors and ensure all work is completed according to required quality, technical, and safety standards.
• Provide technical support, guidance, and expertise to repair technicians and other stakeholders.
• Conduct technical assessments and competency evaluations of repair technicians.
• Manage, coach, motivate, and develop repair technicians to achieve operational objectives.
• Coordinate workgroup activities to enhance productivity, efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Plan manpower requirements, workloads, and training need to ensure optimal resource utilization and cost control.
• Promote a positive working environment focused on employee engagement and performance excellence.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections to ensure compliance with quality, technical, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Carry out safety walks and inspections to identify unsafe acts and unsafe working conditions.
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes of deviations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure elevators and escalators are tested in accordance with statutory regulations, industry standards, and company procedures.
• Cooperate with external regulatory authorities and notified bodies during inspections and certification activities.
• Ensure compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct, safety policies, and all applicable regulations.
• Prepare and maintain service reports, test reports, defect lists, delivery orders, and other required documentation.
• Generate reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Track project milestones and implement corrective actions when required to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain accurate records of repair activities and technical findings.
• Analyze operational challenges and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and service quality.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within repair operations.
• Support training, knowledge sharing, and technical development programs.
• Provide technical support, training, assessments, and other ad hoc assignments as required by management.

Job description

Repair Operations & Technical Support

• Support the Maintenance Repair team in the execution of elevator and escalator repair works.
• Plan, organize, coordinate, and monitor repair activities to ensure successful work completion.
• Lead and/or perform complex repairs, component replacements, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities on lifts and escalators.
• Supervise subcontractors and ensure all work is completed according to required quality, technical, and safety standards.
• Provide technical support, guidance, and expertise to repair technicians and other stakeholders.
• Conduct technical assessments and competency evaluations of repair technicians.

Leadership & Team Management

• Manage, coach, motivate, and develop repair technicians to achieve operational objectives.
• Coordinate workgroup activities to enhance productivity, efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Plan manpower requirements, workloads, and training need to ensure optimal resource utilization and cost control.
• Promote a positive working environment focused on employee engagement and performance excellence.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Conduct regular audits and inspections to ensure compliance with quality, technical, environmental, and safety requirements.
• Carry out safety walks and inspections to identify unsafe acts and unsafe working conditions.
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes of deviations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure elevators and escalators are tested in accordance with statutory regulations, industry standards, and company procedures.
• Cooperate with external regulatory authorities and notified bodies during inspections and certification activities.
• Ensure compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct, safety policies, and all applicable regulations.

Administration & Reporting

• Prepare and maintain service reports, test reports, defect lists, delivery orders, and other required documentation.
• Generate reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Track project milestones and implement corrective actions when required to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain accurate records of repair activities and technical findings.

Continuous Improvement

• Analyze operational challenges and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and service quality.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within repair operations.
• Support training, knowledge sharing, and technical development programs.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provide technical support, training, assessments, and other ad hoc assignments as required by management.

ContinuousImprovement

• Analyzeoperational challenges and identify opportunities to improve efficiency,reliability, and service quality.
• Drivecontinuous improvement initiatives within repair operations.
• Supporttraining, knowledge sharing, and technical development programs.

AdditionalResponsibilities

• Providetechnical support, training, assessments, and other ad hoc assignments asrequired by management.