Maintenance Engineering Supervisor

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Job Purpose

This role will lead maintenance engineering initiatives focused on reducing breakdowns, improving equipment performance, strengthening maintenance foundations, and developing future-ready engineering capabilities. The successful candidate will work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Digital teams to maximize plant reliability and operational performance.

Main Responsibilities

Reliability & Maintenance Excellence

• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Lead equipment reliability improvement programs to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and breakdown elimination initiatives.
• Improve maintenance KPIs including MTBF, MTTR, PM Compliance, and Equipment Availability.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify and eliminate chronic equipment losses impacting OEE.
• Lead maintenance improvement projects delivering productivity and cost savings.
• Support TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and Operational Excellence programs.
• Utilize maintenance data and analytics to drive fact-based decision making.

Asset & Lifecycle Management

• Manage maintenance plans and critical asset strategies.
• Optimize spare parts management and inventory.
• Support equipment lifecycle management and replacement planning.
• Ensure maintenance documentation, standards, and records are maintained effectively.

Project & Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and coaching to maintenance engineers and technicians.
• Identify and implement technical solutions to eliminate losses, reduce waste, and improve OEE.
• Drive productivity improvement, cost-saving, and asset optimization initiatives.
• Support CAPEX projects, commissioning, equipment upgrades, and start-up activities.
• Participate in FAT, SAT, equipment qualification, and project handovers.
• Collaborate with suppliers and contractors to ensure technical excellence.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure maintenance activities comply with Safety, Quality, and Engineering standards.
• Lead technical investigations and corrective actions following equipment incidents.
• Support statutory inspections and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture within the engineering team.

Digital Maintenance

• Drive adoption of digital maintenance tools, condition monitoring, and predictive analytics.
• Utilize CMMS, SAP PM, Power BI, IIOT, and factory data systems to enhance maintenance performance.
• Support factory digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications & Skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Maintenance, Reliability, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Experience in FMCG, Food, Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical, or Process Manufacturing is preferred.
• Hands-on experience in maintenance planning, reliability engineering, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Good communication skills in both Thai and English.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and global stakeholders.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, utilities, and automation systems.
• Experience with TPM, RCM, PM, PdM, and reliability methodologies.
• Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, and problem-solving tools.
• Familiarity with CMMS/SAP PM and maintenance KPIs.
• Experience with Power BI, maintenance analytics, or digital maintenance tools is an advantage.

Leadership Skills

• Strong people leadership and coaching capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Results-oriented with a strong continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive change.

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