PLC & Electrical Maintenance Engineer

About the role

The PLC / Electrical Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability and availability of production equipment through the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of maintenance standards and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Create and update maintenance work instructions using e-WorkStation and PM+.
• Develop, schedule, and maintain preventive maintenance plans, including standard task times.
• Train production teams on preventive maintenance execution and perform on‑the‑job training.
• Define spare‑part inventory standards and support sourcing of critical spares.
• Lead continuous‑improvement actions to boost KPIs such as MTTR, MTBF, breakdown rate, and equipment availability.
• Participate in equipment performance analysis, QRQC, TPM/TRP meetings, and root‑cause investigations (PDCA, FTA, 5 WHYs).
• Support installation, commissioning, and safety validation of new or refurbished equipment.
• Contribute to SAP PM+ implementation, maintenance budgeting, and cost‑reduction initiatives.

Required profile

• Strong background in PLC and electrical maintenance within an industrial environment.
• Experience creating and maintaining preventive maintenance documentation.
• Ability to train and coach production personnel on maintenance tasks.
• Proactive mindset for continuous improvement and reliability engineering.

Required skills

• PLC programming and troubleshooting
• Electrical maintenance
• e‑WorkStation
• PM+
• SAP PM+
• Preventive maintenance planning
• Root‑cause analysis (PDCA, FTA, 5 WHYs)
• Kaizen, LLC, QRQC, TPM, TRP methodologies
• MTTR, MTBF, MTTR KPI tracking