Maintenance Leader (Automated Assembly & Packaging)

About the role

Becton, Dickinson and Company is looking for an experienced Maintenance Leader to run maintenance on its automated assembly and packaging manufacturing equipment at the Tuas plant. The role drives equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and continuous improvement, leads a team of technicians and helps maximise uptime while meeting quality, safety and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead maintenance of automated assembly and packaging equipment for high reliability, availability and performance.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programmes to minimise downtime.
• Drive equipment improvement and automation enhancement initiatives.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures.
• Oversee machine repair, overhaul and restoration to recover production quickly.
• Manage maintenance projects and equipment modifications within scope, timeline and budget.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Validation and other teams.
• Monitor key performance indicators such as uptime, OEE, MTBF and MTTR.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, GMP and regulatory requirements.
• Lead, coach and develop maintenance technicians, and manage spare parts, planning and resource allocation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in a high-volume production environment and 7 years in maintenance, equipment engineering or technical operations, preferably on automated assembly and packaging equipment.
• Proven experience leading maintenance teams in manufacturing.
• Preferred: experience in medical devices, pharma, electronics or precision manufacturing, and supervisory leadership experience.

Required skills

• Preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability engineering and root cause analysis.
• Troubleshooting automated equipment: PLCs, sensors, servo systems, robotics, pneumatics and mechanical systems.
• Equipment improvement projects and continuous improvement.
• Preferred: Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma or CI, CMMS, and familiarity with validation and compliance in regulated manufacturing.