Maintenance Engineer Intern

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. is offering a Maintenance Associate (Internship) role to support the maintenance team in completing planned work activities promptly, efficiently, and satisfactorily, with training provided by maintenance engineers.

This internship provides exposure to contractor/vendor management, spare parts inventory, quality system improvements, and cGMP supplier qualification in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science or Equivalents.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have a positive, proactive, can-do attitude
• Keen to learn
• good team player
• Strong problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Contractor & Vendor management (Qualification, monitoring and documentation)
• Support maintenance inventory management (Spare parts of equipment /instrument)
• Support quality system improvement program (QSIP) roll out initiatives such as SOP, instructions, PM task list, etc.
• Support cGMP supplier qualification process
• Preventive maintenance (PM) optimization for safety critical plans

Skills

Adaptability

Good interpersonal skills

Team player

Problem-solving

Data Analysis

CAD Proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

Job Description

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Critical responsibilities but not limited to:

• Maintenance associate (Internship) will be assisting maintenance team to complete planned work activities timely, efficiently, and satisfactorily. Trainings will be provided by maintenance engineers.
• Key responsibilities:
• Contractor & Vendor management (Qualification, monitoring and documentation)
• Support maintenance inventory management (Spare parts of equipment /instrument)
• Support quality system improvement program (QSIP) roll out initiatives such as SOP, instructions, PM task list, etc.
• Support cGMP supplier qualification process
• Preventive maintenance (PM) optimization for safety critical plans

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science or Equivalents

Experience:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have a positive, proactive, can-do attitude
• Keen to learn
• good team player
• Strong problem-solving skills

LLEARNING OUTCOME

• Exposure to the inventory management process in pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.
• Provide insights to the quality systems that supports the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry.
• Exposure to cGMP environment of pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience the real time and process of engaging vendors and contractors for manufacturing environment.
• Understand the types of PMs available and the rigor associated with PM execution.

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Biopharmaceutical Operations, CAD Proficiency, Data Analysis, Engineering Principle, Engineering Standards, Estimation and Planning, Experimentation, Process Optimization, Professional Engineering, Project Management, Software Proficiency, Teamwork, Technical Communication, Technical Problem-Solving

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status: Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

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Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

11/30/2026

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Requisition ID:R402180