Utilities Support Engineer Job Vacancy at Roche Singapore Technical Operations in Singapore

Job Title:Utilities Support Engineer.
Description;
At Roche, 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity, and on seeing each other’s differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.
Roche Singapore Technical Operations, formerly Genentech Singapore, is pleased to announce the location of a 1,000-liter microbial manufacturing facility and an 80,000-liter cell culture manufacturing facility in Singapore. These state-of-the-art facilities will produce the bulk drugs Lucentis (ranibizumab), a treatment for age-related macular degeneration, Avastin (bevacizumab), used in the treatment of various types of cancer, and Herceptin (trastuzumab), used for breast cancer.
Responsibilities:
-Be the main contact person for all the maintenance scheduling activities for all Utilities system
-Responsible for routine shift planning and work distribution.
-Coordinates with Quality document control team to ensure Utilities shift logs is always updated and readily available for shift team to use.
-Perform monthly Utilities consumption/costing trend report.
-Compile annual review report for all Utilities system, including OEE for each system.
-Provides mechanical support to manufacturing, utility and engineering services during routine and shutdown maintenance work; and product switch-over in support of plant operations.
-Operate and maintain all utilities systems i.e. water & waste water system, HVAC system, and process gaseous, electrical systems to support manufacturing operations
-Supervise and monitor contractors and service maintenance work
-Competent to approve various safety permits for work
-Carry out improvement projects on operations and cost savings
-Monitor facilities and utilities systems via BAS/PCS and attend to alarms
-Carry out any other work or task as directed by the Manager or Supervisors.
-Play a role in on-site emergency response teams and participate actively in training.
-Meet site’s EHS (Environmental Health & Safety) performance objectives through compliance via EHS rules.
-Ensure weekly safety walk down is carried out and follow up on all outstanding tasks.
Qualifications:
-A Degree/ Diploma in Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical Process, Mechanical Engineering with a strong background in operation and maintenance of production, utility, instrumentation and electrical systems.
-5-7 years’ hands-on working experience, preferably 3-5 years in chemical manufacturing, technical and/or factory operations.
-Experience in project start-up environment and safety procedures/practices is an added advantage.
-Good inter-personal and communication skills, and high computer literacy.
-Self-motivated, independent and have initiative.
-Knowledgeable in craft to support efficient plant operations.
-Willing to perform multiple and cross-functional tasks.
-Must be able to work on rotating shifts when required
-Willing to be scheduled to occasionally work off shift hours in support of operations.

• Appointment to this position will be on local Singapore salary and benefits package.

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