Lead Engineer

Careers @ Focal Search; Singapore; On-site; SGD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Careers @ Focal Search seeks a hands-on Workshop Supervisor to coordinate materials, jobs, and resources in a busy workshop. You will guide chargehands and technicians, ensure tools are maintained and calibrated, and uphold safety and cleanliness standards across the facility.

You will monitor progress, resolve routine technical issues, and produce reports to verify quality and regulatory compliance. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical repairs, diesel engines, and assembly works.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical paperwork.
• Effective problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Commitment to Quality, Safety, and Continuous Improvement
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Understanding risk management and regulatory compliance

Responsibilities

• Work with the Workshop GM, Planners, and Quality teams to manage materials, job orders, and resource allocation.
• Ensure that workshop tools and equipment are used, maintained, and calibrated in accordance with established processes.
• Promote and enforce safety norms, cleanliness standards, and personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance in the workshop.
• Lead and coach chargehands and technicians to improve their technical abilities and performance.
• Supervise and organize daily activities to ensure that production runs on time and meets quality requirements.
• To achieve job priorities and deadlines, assign tasks and resources appropriately to chargehands and technicians.
• Monitor and inspect job progress to verify it complies with technical specifications, quality standards, and safety regulations.
• Provide technical information and help to overcome routine issues that arise during the repair, overhaul, and assembly operations.
• Verify work completion and generate any required reports, documentation, and records

Skills

Mechanical repairs

Diesel engines

Interpreting drawings

Troubleshooting

Quality & safety

Communication

Risk management

Job description

• Work with the Workshop GM, Planners, and Quality teams to manage materials, job orders, and resource allocation.
• Ensure that workshop tools and equipment are used, maintained, and calibrated in accordance with established processes.
• Promote and enforce safety norms, cleanliness standards, and personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance in the workshop.
• Lead and coach chargehands and technicians to improve their technical abilities and performance.
• Supervise and organize daily activities to ensure that production runs on time and meets quality requirements.
• To achieve job priorities and deadlines, assign tasks and resources appropriately to chargehands and technicians.
• Monitor and inspect job progress to verify it complies with technical specifications, quality standards, and safety regulations.
• Provide technical information and help to overcome routine issues that arise during the repair, overhaul, and assembly operations.
• Verify work completion and generate any required reports, documentation, and records.

Requirements for the role:

• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical repairs, diesel engines, and assembly works.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical paperwork.
• Effective problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  
• Commitment to Quality, Safety, and Continuous Improvement
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Understanding risk management and regulatory compliance