Maintenance Technician

Overview

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Preventive Maintenance

• Perform preventive maintenance and routine inspections for the following equipment:
  • Potato snack production lines.
  • Motors, gearboxes, pumps, fans, pneumatic systems, conveyors, sensors, valves, heating systems, and related equipment.
• Carry out maintenance activities according to PM schedules and checklists, ensuring all maintenance records are accurately documented in maintenance logs or systems (SAP/CMMS, if applicable).

Corrective Maintenance

• Receive production breakdown notifications and respond promptly to equipment failures on the shop floor.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and control system issues; perform repairs and restore equipment operation as quickly as possible while maintaining safety standards.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Engineers and external vendors when handling complex issues involving PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, encoders, weighing systems, metal detectors, and other specialized equipment.

Operational Support & Equipment Improvement

• Support production teams with equipment setup, changeovers, and mechanical/electrical parameter adjustments for different SKUs.
• Propose equipment improvement initiatives to:
  • Reduce downtime.
  • Minimize raw material losses.
  • Reduce product waste and defects.
  • Improve equipment reliability and process stability.
• Participate in Kaizen, TPM, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement activities using methodologies such as 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram, and 8D.

Safety, Quality & Hygiene

• Strictly comply with all safety requirements, including LOTO (Lockout/Tagout), PPE, working at heights, rotating equipment safety, and electrical safety.
• Ensure maintenance activities do not compromise product safety or quality; fully comply with GMP, HACCP, and sanitation requirements for snack production equipment, particularly in frying, seasoning, and packaging areas.
• Maintain 5S standards in maintenance workshops, spare parts storage areas, mechanical workshops, and assigned equipment areas.

Spare Parts, Documentation & Reporting

• Monitor inventory and recommend timely procurement and replacement of critical spare parts, including bearings, seals, belts, fryer screens, cutting blades, sensors, contactors, encoders, VFDs, and other essential components.
• Maintain accurate maintenance and repair histories through work orders, maintenance records, and Excel tracking files.
• Report major breakdowns, recurring equipment failures, and potential safety risks to the Maintenance Manager/Supervisor in a timely manner.

Qualifications

Education

• College degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering, or equivalent disciplines.

Experience

• Experience in the food, beverage, or FMCG manufacturing industry is preferred, especially in snack, frying, or baking production plants.
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply if they have completed relevant internships, graduation projects, or practical training programs.

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and basic electrical schematics.
• Familiarity with measuring instruments such as multimeters, clamp meters, vernier calipers, dial indicators, and related tools.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the following:
  • Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), sensors, encoders, load cells, metal detectors, checkweighers, and related automation equipment.
  • Utility systems including compressed air, steam, thermal oil, and HVAC systems (preferred).

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in a continuous manufacturing environment.
• Good communication and collaboration skills with shift leaders, operators, Quality Assurance (QA), and warehouse teams.
• Willingness to work in shifts, overtime, and night/weekend duties when required by production operations.

Attitude & Personal Attributes

• Careful, honest, and highly responsible.
• Proactive mindset with a strong willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and equipment.
• Committed to putting Safety and Product Quality first in all activities.