Instrument Maintenance Technician I

ASTER CHEMICALS AND ENERGY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemicals and energy company in Singapore is seeking a skilled maintenance technician to oversee hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting in the Production Unit. The ideal candidate possesses a minimum of 10 years of experience in instrumentation, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to ensure compliance with safety and engineering standards. This role offers a dynamic work environment focused on both team collaboration and individual responsibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of work experience in instrument construction/maintenance.
• Knowledge of basic control systems and functional logic.
• Experience with calibration of industrial instrumentation.
• Understanding of control system principles (PLC, DCS).

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments.
• Ensure compliance with engineering practices and statutory obligations.
• Review and communicate daily/weekly schedules.
• Monitor maintenance effectiveness and take corrective actions.
• Lead daily maintenance schedule execution and planning.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

NITEC Level 2 certification in Instrumentation or Electronics or Electrical

Diploma/Degree in Instrumentation or Electronics or Electrical

Tools

SAP (GSAP) Maintenance Module

Job description

This position is to carry out hands‑on maintenance and coordinates maintenance work related to instrumentation in Production Unit (PU). The role assures that activities on the weekly schedule, emergencies or assigned non routine maintenance work are executed with quality and efficiency and in compliance to the site Health, Safety and Environment requirements.

What’s the role?

• Provide day‑to‑day hands‑on maintenance/troubleshooting of instrument related matters in PU.
• Ensure compliance of engineering practices and assets with statutory obligations, Engineering Codes of Practices and DEP standards.
• Review and communicate daily/weekly schedule assignments with workforce. Plan/execute/obtain resources, materials, services, and equipment for E and SB priority work repairs.
• Ensure compliance with HSSE standards, monitor and feedback on the maintenance effectiveness process, and take corrective action if required, GSAP administration of time sheets, service, purchase and material orders. Lead in the timely daily maintenance schedule execution, E/SB work order planning, E/SB reviews and daily updates.
• Liaise with/consults Operations, Technology, other Engineering and Procurement departments as part of the execution of jobs.
• Initiate and plan to upgrade instrument systems before obsolescence and deteriorations beyond repair.
• Perform end‑of‑day schedule progress (percent complete, MCMP, TECO and approve actual hours).
• Ensure completion of QA/QC and condition reports. Field presence and supervisor of maintenance contractor (craft productivity and quality of work) for effective and efficient execution.
• Manage the activities in the hard schedule, adopting small adjustments or deviations where necessary; feedback jobs that roll‑over into next week(s) to the scheduler; identify risks for not achieving schedule and taking mitigating action, keeping maintenance supervisor/team lead informed; feedback to maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Timely request to operations for maintenance permitting. Analyze and trouble‑shoot instrumentation problems.
• Update and maintain spare parts inventory.
• Seek improvement in techniques, procedures and technology to improve reliability at minimum costs and within budget.
• Report and recommend improvement on recurring problems/breakdowns.
• Involve in scheduled safety walkabout.
• Assess the risk of all day‑to‑day jobs that is carried out; develop formal JOHAN with all relevant parties for jobs with medium and high risk.
• Full compliance with LSR & Safety Rules at all times to achieve Goal Zero.

What we need from you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Min. NITEC Level 2 certification in Instrumentation or Electronics or Electrical, or Diploma/Degree in Instrumentation or Electronics or Electrical.
• 10 or more years of related work experience in instrument construction / maintenance in oil & gas, chemical / petrochemical or related industries.
• Knowledge in basic control system and/or functional logic is an advantage.
• Proven ability to diagnose and troubleshoot instrument and control system malfunctions.
• Experience with calibration of industrial instrumentation.
• Understanding of control system principles (PLC, DCS) and communication protocols (OPC, Fieldbus, Modbus, HART, VNet).
• Ability to understand PID and have knowledge of instrumentation and control element.
• Good understanding of server system administration, including troubleshooting and maintenance procedures.
• SAP (GSAP) knowledge in Maintenance Module will be a plus.
• Strong experience in field work interfacing and stakeholder’s engagement.
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Self‑motivated with a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration and managing contractors and vendors.

Thank you for your interest; however, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.