Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista\xe2\x80\x99s list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).
• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.
• Our Company is committed to provide patients and customers with a reliable supply of high-quality, safe, and effective medicines and vaccines. Our global supply strategy relies on manufacturing capabilities and expertise to achieve this mission. Singapore is one of the key strategic manufacturing sites for our Company and patients. The local site operates multi-product facilities that manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients, oral solid dosage, inhalation, and sterile drug products.
• Looking for a change? The following presents an opportunity to work in the Packaging team.

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

Senior Maintenance Engineer

In this role, you will:

• Provide technical expertise for all the packaging equipment related activities in the manufacturing process and support Maintenance Technicians.
• Execute maintenance, improvement, Packaging maintenance activities, ensure preventative maintenance is completed according to schedule requirements, and support equipment change control implementations.
• Utilize technical skills to lead equipment and Utilities system deviation/atypical investigations, safety incidents and ensure effective root cause analysis is conducted
• Provide solutions to recurring failures by performing RCA and identifying corrective action.
• Implement technical solutions to improve equipment uptime and asset utilization through use of Continuous Improvement mindset (Lean methodologies).
• Responsible for improving the reliability of packaging equipment and maintenance processes by applying the principles of Reliability Centered Maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

Corrective Maintenance

• Ensure resolution and timely follow-up of identified production equipment and facility related equipment issues, unplanned events, and new opportunities identified by Maintenance team.
• Provide technical expertise and support the Maintenance Technicians for equipment breakdown, troubleshooting and recovery to ensure the timely and effective resolution of issues.
• Ensure equipment breakdowns are resolved in a timely manner and update the Preventive Maintenance Plan.
• Apply effective root cause analysis and troubleshooting Techniques to support the resolution of equipment-related incident and deviation/atypical investigation.

Preventive Maintenance

• Ensure all planned internal and external Preventive Maintenance (PM) activities are executed and completed
• Update equipment critical spare part list and set minimum re-order levels
• Review existing maintenance RAs promptly and to develop new one when necessary

Compliance \xe2\x80\x93 Safety

• Participate in and support the implementation of actions for Incident Investigations and Audits
• Ensure required risk assessments, including HAZOPS, are carried out in a timely manner, recommendations provided, and implemented as agreed
• Ensure permit requirements met IPT maintenance activities
• Proactively review and challenge current activities to reduce safety risk for employees and quality risks for company\xe2\x80\x99s products

Compliance \xe2\x80\x93 Quality & Change control

• Prepare SOPs and Job Aids to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and ensure PM related documents are generated and maintained according to required standards and frequency.
• Ensure all deviations/atypical and customer complaints are fully investigated with any equipment related actions effectively implemented within the agreed time frame to continually improve processes, prevent waste, and eliminate rework.
• Ensure all out-of-tolerance equipment findings are appropriately documented and investigated in a timely manner.
• Support implementation of Equipment change by participating in impact assessments and executing field equipment modifications, including management of project schedules, resource plans, vendor coordination, and material purchases.
• Prepare and complete IQ, OQ documentation and ensure that documentation meets required regulatory standards.

Equipment reliability

• Utilize Lean Six Sigma Tools, such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, SMED, and 5S, to support execution of continuous improvement and OE projects intended to increase agility, flow and throughput, and also to reduce cycle time and inventory
• Support development of a continuous improvement framework within the maintenance group and works with the Maintenance Lead to identify opportunities.
• Lead plant improvement processes to enhance availability, reliability, cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the plant.
• Collect and analyze data and follow up with recommendation to improve equipment\xe2\x80\x99s reliability and reduce equipment failures. Work with COE\xe2\x80\x99s to execute a Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) plan and to share best practices and lessons learned, with objective of improving asset utilization
• Participate in equipment/system-based Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations and update equipment reliability plans

Self

• Demonstrate leadership behaviors in alignment with our leadership standards such as a Focus on Customer & Patients, Make Rapid Disciplined Decisions, Act with Courage and Candor, Build Talent, Demonstrate Ethics & Integrity, Drive Result and Foster Collaboration.
• Ensure both Operational Knowledge and technical Skill to the level required to discharge job responsibilities to consistently high standard
• Demonstrate the inclusion Behaviors in interactions with others

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Degree in Mechanical / Mechatronics / Electrical or Instrumentation & Control Engineering
• 3-5 years of maintenance work experience in chemical, semiconductor, aviation, oil & gas or petrochemical industry
• Knowledge and experience working within a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Familiarity with SAP is a plus.
• Knowledge of parts inventory management, mechanical and electrical equipment design reliability principles
• Project management skill, including problem-solving, developing and implementing technical solutions
• Experience in HVAC and water system operation and maintenance principle

Professional Competencies:

• Resilient and resourceful
• Continuous learning mindset
• Foster teamwork and cross collaboration.
• Strong work ethics
• Result driven mindset
• \xe2\x80\x98Can-do\xe2\x80\x99 attitude

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that\xe2\x80\x99s devoted to delivering a high-quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Who we are \xe2\x80\xa6

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world\'s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for \xe2\x80\xa6

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us\xe2\x80\x94and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another\xe2\x80\x99s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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

Relocation: No relocation

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Number of Openings: 1

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