Senior Maintenance Engineer – Production Equipment Reliability

About the role

Excelitas Technologies is seeking a Senior Maintenance Engineer to lead maintenance excellence at its Singapore facility, ensuring high equipment uptime and reliability for optical lens production.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to maintain and improve equipment uptime and reliability.
• Develop strategic maintenance plans and lead initiatives to meet factory reliability targets.
• Apply TPM tools and methodologies, overseeing the Planned Maintenance pillar.
• Manage major capital investment projects within budget and schedule.
• Own maintenance KPIs such as equipment availability, reliability, and downtime.
• Maintain inventory of critical spare parts, tools, and consumables.
• Control repair and maintenance costs and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Identify and drive improvement initiatives using Lean, TPM, and RCA.

Required profile

• Diploma or degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of equipment and maintenance engineering experience, preferably in an automated manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership, coaching, and team development abilities.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and data‑driven mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Required skills

• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Lean methodology
• Six Sigma (advantageous)
• Automation systems knowledge