Senior / Lead Production Engineer | Chemical MNC | Jurong Island

Jobscope:

• Oversee plant-wide production engineering activities to ensure safe, reliable and efficient plant operations.
• Monitor production performance, analyze operational data and identify opportunities to improve productivity, yield, quality and cost efficiency.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations for production and process-related issues, and implement effective corrective actions.
• Drive process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant performance, reliability and energy efficiency.
• Support process safety activities, including HAZOP, MOC, PSSR and incident investigations, ensuring compliance with site safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Review and improve operating procedures, production processes and operating standards.
• Provide technical support for plant shutdown, turnaround, startup and commissioning activities.
• Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality and HSE teams on plant improvement projects and operational matters.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to Production Engineers and operations personnel.
• Support production planning, budgeting and other operational improvement initiatives as required.



Requirements:

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in chemical manufacturing, preferably in polymer, rubber or petrochemical industries.
• Experience in production engineering, process troubleshooting, process optimization and plant improvement projects.
• Good knowledge of process safety, HAZOP, MOC, PSSR and relevant HSE practices.
• Experience in plant shutdown, turnaround and startup activities.
• Familiarity with Singapore safety regulations and industrial safety requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership and communication skills.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, 5S or other continuous improvement methodologies will be an advantage.
• Experience with MHI Safety Case requirements and SCEM certification will be an added advantage.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd | EA Licence: 11C3793 | EA Personnel: Fiona Koh | Registration No: R1109239

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