Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

Illumina Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to lead maintenance on high‑volume consumables equipment in a GMP setting. You will train Technicians and Engineer I staff while mentoring the team to improve reliability and uptime.

You will perform preventive maintenance across electrical, mechanical, optical and fluidic systems, lead improvement initiatives, and ensure safety and quality are upheld. 12-hour shift flexibility may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a relevant engineering field.
• 2+ years (Bachelor) or 8+ years (Diploma) in manufacturing environment.
• Experience in GMP controlled manufacturing environment.
• PLC/SCADA knowledge and troubleshooting.
• Strong emphasis on cGMP compliance, safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on electrical, mechanical, optical and fluidics systems.
• Train and mentor Technicians and Engineer I team members.
• Lead and participate in improvement initiatives and 6S activities.
• Identify critical spare parts in SAP and manage stock levels.
• Ensure production targets and KPIs are met with safe practices.

Skills

PLC programming

Python

SQL

C#

Beckhoff PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

HMI/SCADA

Troubleshooting PLC

6S/housekeeping

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical/Mechatronics

Tools

Beckhoff PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

HMI/SCADA systems

Job description

Position Summary

As a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in sustaining smart manufacturing equipment within a high-volume consumables production environment. Your responsibilities include defining and executing preventive maintenance on optical, mechanical, electrical, and fluidics systems to enhance equipment uptime and reliability. You will also deliver training to Technicians and Engineer I team members to improve their understanding of job roles and expectations. Additionally, you will supervise and mentor these team members to ensure consistent performance and ongoing development.

Position Responsibilities:

• Complete required training (e.g. cGMP, safety and work instructions, etc.) within a stipulated time frame.

• Execute tasks strictly following cGMP, Quality, Safety and Work instruction requirements.

• Ensure employees follow safety, quality requirement, and all applicable company policies at all times.

• Ensure proper housekeeping and maintain cleanliness (6S) of the working area.

• Timely report/ elevate any concerns (work-related or personal).

• Meet daily production schedule and performance expectation.

• Able to take on additional tasks or responsibilities when required.

• Competent to perform preventive maintenance activities with broad supervision.

• Implement repair procedures to ensure correct operation of equipment and systems with broad supervision.

• Identify and update critical spare parts in SAP to ensure continuous operation and maintain appropriate safety stock levels.

• Improvement work:

• Participate and lead improvement initiatives across areas under some direction.

• Facilitate an organization's systems and processes relating to continuous improvement (e.g. 6S) and coach team members toward continuous improvement.

• Analyse work practices beyond own scope of work for innovation and improvement opportunities with some supervision

• Manage the work instructions of each Equipment maintenance process to ensure consistent performance of the equipment.

• Incident investigation and reporting:

• Lead an investigation team and able to submit a formal report under broad supervision.

• Provide guidance to team members.

• Adapt different techniques and concepts in technical writing for effective engagement with individuals and/or teams.

• Lead and mentor a group of team members to meet production KPI and corporate goals & targets:

• Assist and provide technical support to the shift to meet daily production target and shift KPIs with some guidance.

• Co-ordinate & prioritize activities based on production, equipment and supply to meet the objectives.

• Learning and Development:

• Responsible for the skill development of the shift.

• Able to provide guidance to Technician and Engineer on PLC and automation equipment troubleshooting.

• Develop On the job (OJT) training programmes for Technician.

• Demonstrates proficiency in performing repair and preventive maintenance on complex smart manufacturing equipment and in developing effective solutions for recurring equipment problems.

• Implement improvements to the existing equipment maintenance processes with some supervision.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and develop solutions together with automation experts to improve product quality, cycle time, and cost.

• Data Collection and Analysis:

• Transforms simple operational data into meaningful insights that inform decisions aimed at improving equipment efficiency and operational performance.

• Be a role model for Technicians and Junior Engineers.
  

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or Mechatronics or a related field.
• 2+ years of working experience for Bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of working experience for Diploma holders in manufacturing/production environment.
• Experience in GMP controlled manufacturing / production environment.
• Knowledge of PLCs (e.g., Beckhoff, Allen Bradley), HMI/SCADA systems, sensors, actuators, and industrial communications
• Software programming skills (Python, SQL or C#).
• Advanced understanding on Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical / Pneumatic.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, Quality, work safety instructions & practices at all times.
• Good project management skills.
• Experience in designing automatic control system.
• Experience in troubleshooting PLC (e.g. Beckhoff or Allen Bradley PLC) and HMI process control automation system.
• Experience in engineering drawings.
• Complete tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
• High level of discipline and integrity.
• Able to undertake multiple tasks.
• Able to undergo job rotation/ cross training.
• Able to work in noisy environment with appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE).
• Able to work in chemical environment with appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE).
• Must be able to identify different colors for work purposes. In Illumina, we handle components/chemicals with different colors, and it is necessary to be able to differentiate and identify the correct components/chemicals (using visual) during operation.
• Possess a positive attitude and sense of urgency.
• Meticulous, keen attention to details and organized.
• (For Shift Engineer) The candidate must be able to work 12 hours (from 0800 to 2015 for the day shift and from 2000 to 0815 for the night shift) rotating shifts (Monthly rotations from day to night and vice versa) with staggered break times in accordance with the roster.
• Be agreeable to work normal shift when required.
• Able to safely lift and handle weights up to 15 kg, with occasional requirements to manage heavier loads.

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.