Job Description

The Career Conversion Programme (CCP) (Train-and-Place with Commitment to Hire) for Advanced Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing Executives/Professionals is a talent development programme aimed at building the next generation of skilled manpower for Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s Biopharmaceuticals manufacturing industry in anticipation of hiring demand.

The training programme consists of 15 months of local attachment with GSK. Due to the nature of the programme, we can only consider Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents. For more information, please visit

A certificate will be given to successful trainees upon completion of the programme.

Role Description:

To manage a team of technicians/junior staff in a specific engineering discipline to ensure timely implementation of projects and plant availability at all times.

Trainee to be involved in:

Provide technical expertise and support Maintenance Team in delivering equipment maintenance to maximize equipment availability to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

Investigate and analyse incidents pertaining to rotating and static equipment failure or malfunction; to identify root causes of problems and recommend & implement solutions.

Review, analyse and recommend equipment maintenance strategies and/or asset care with both engineering and operational teams to reduce the impact of unplanned maintenance, relating to downtime, MTBF, costs and spares/consumables usage.

Lead condition based monitoring, predictive maintenance and risk based inspections on site, to ensure rotating equipment reliability and mitigate potential loss of primary containment from static equipment.

Use GSK Production System/ Lean Six Sigma principles to support reduction in maintenance waste (e.g. manhours, consumables and non-value added activities).

Use of data to generate KPI\xe2\x80\x99s and support development of continuous improvement activity.

Provide technical expertise and equipment standardisation during Front End Engineering & Design (FEED); to ensure equipment maintenance considerations are included at FEED.

Implementation and execute of the Product Contamination Cause and Elimination (PCCE) program.

Support the Engineering Team to implement GSK Engineering Standards and drive action closure for Engineering Alert etc.

Support and engagement with the central Reliability Community of Practice, other GSK sites, GSK functions and wider industry partners to seek and share best practices.

Provide site inputs to the development of Global Engineering Standards (GES), Engineering Standards (ES) and Engineering Policy (EP).

To support customer complaints and deviation investigations and ensure that all relevant engineering corrective actions are completed within the agreed timeline.

To support Engineering Technical Report and provide input to Periodic Reviews and Annual Validation Report to ensure timely completion of the report; including routine support.

We are looking for you with below attributes:

Degree in Engineering or related disciplines

Good knowledge of Reliability Centre Maintenance (RCM).

What you will learn:

Basic awareness of industrial standards

Basic commercial knowledge

Good understanding of local codes & requirements.

Effective communication & presentation skills

Effective operational excellence skills

Effective root cause analysis

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Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose \xe2\x80\x93 to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together \xe2\x80\x93 so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns \xe2\x80\x93 as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030. \xe2\x80\x8b

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it\xe2\x80\x99s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves \xe2\x80\x93 feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.\xe2\x80\x8b

Why Us?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose \xe2\x80\x93 to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together \xe2\x80\x93 so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns \xe2\x80\x93 as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030. \xe2\x80\x8b

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it\xe2\x80\x99s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves \xe2\x80\x93 feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.\xe2\x80\x8b

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