Industry Sector: Renewable energy (biomass fuel / biomass power generation)
Business Description: The company engages in biomass fuel and biomass power generation business. In Vietnam, it is involved in production/procurement of wood pellets and new biomass power plant projects. Erex group has some companies in Vietnam. Erex International is the company established for the purpose of managing the group companies in Vietnam.
Work Location Address: Lot C9, Long Binh An Industrial Park, Binh Thuan Ward, Tuyen Quang Province (Tuyen Quang Factory)
2. Hiring Background
Target Start Date: ASAP
3. Position Information
Position Title: Chief Engineer
Number of Recruitments:1
Main Job Description:
Ensure stable and safe operation of heavy-duty mechanical equipment by personally carrying out hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting and improvements, while overseeing approximately 15 maintenance workers.
Mechanical maintenance and repair: Directly perform and lead maintenance and breakdown repairs of wood chippers, hammer mills, pellet mills and drive systems (gearboxes, large bearings, shafts, couplings, chains and pulleys). Diagnose vibration, overheating, misalignment and wear; align, test-run and accept repaired equipment; conduct root cause analysis (RCA) of recurring failures.
Plant-wide mechanical improvement: Identify and implement initiatives to improve equipment durability, productivity and service life. Design and reverse-engineer parts using AutoCAD, coordinate machining and localization of spare parts, and report measurable results.
Maintenance planning: Prepare annual, monthly and weekly preventive maintenance plans; coordinate shutdowns and overhauls with Production; monitor wear-part service life; and develop SOPs for key maintenance tasks.
Hands-on team supervision: Directly perform maintenance work, oversee and allocate tasks among approximately 15 mechanical and electrical maintenance workers, arrange shift coverage, train workers in technical skills and multi-skilling, evaluate their work, and coordinate with the electrical engineer. No additional engineering or staff-level subordinates are assigned to this position.
Spare parts and costs: Propose maintenance budgets and spare-part stock levels, track maintenance cost per tonne, and supervise external contractors and machine shops.
Safety and reporting: Ensure compliance with lockout/tagout (LOTO), work permits and wood-dust fire and explosion prevention; implement autonomous maintenance and 5S; and report regularly to the Japanese manager.
Systems / Tools: AutoCAD
Headcounts of Division: Approximately 15 maintenance workers (mechanical and electrical); no additional staff-level subordinates. The Chief Engineer directly performs technical work.
Reporting Line: Japanese Manager
4. Candidate Profile
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Manufacturing), Mechanical Technology or a related field.
10 years of hands-on experience in mechanical engineering and industrial equipment maintenance in a plant environment.
Experience leading and completing at least 1–2 mechanical improvement projects with measurable results (reduced downtime, extended equipment life or lower costs).
Direct experience leading a maintenance technician team of approximately 5–20 people (team leader, shift leader or equivalent).
Strong hands-on mechanical capabilities (diagnosis, repair, improvement and fabrication), plus maintenance management experience in preventive maintenance planning, overhauls, spare parts and budgets.
Experience in a Japanese-invested company, and experience building a maintenance system or participating in the installation and commissioning of a new plant.
Proficiency in AutoCAD.
Communicative English.
Nice to have (advantage / preferable)
Experience in wood processing, wood pellet, paper, cement, steel or a similar heavy-industry plant.
Strongly preferred: Experience with wood chippers, hammer mills, pellet mills, industrial gearboxes and large bearing/drive systems in the wood or wood pellet industry.
5. Compensation & Benefits
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary Range: VND 35–45 million
Bonus Scheme: Performance bonus, holiday bonus, and 13th-month salary
Other Benefits: Full social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance; ongoing technical and leadership training programs; career advancement opportunities; other benefits per company policy and Vietnamese Labour Law
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:00 (60-minute lunch break). On-call availability required for plant emergencies.
Work Arrangement: Based at Tuyen Quang Wood Pellet Factory. Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, and Vietnamese national holidays.
