Drive Operational Excellence as a Service Technician

Are you looking for a next step or a kick-start to your professional career? Join us as a Service Technician and play a hands-on role in supporting Valve and Services operations. In this position, you will work with workshop equipment, mechanical maintenance, and assembly activities while helping ensure production specifications, schedules, quality standards, cost targets, and waste reduction goals are achieved. You will contribute directly to safe and efficient operations in a local manufacturing environment, solving day-to-day challenges that require practical analysis and sound judgment. This is an opportunity to develop your expertise, work independently, and support the success of critical flow control solutions.

Your responsibilities

• Operate workshop machines and equipment safely and according to established instructions for Valve and Services operations.
• Support manufacturing activities in line with production specifications, schedules, quality standards, volume targets, cost objectives, and waste reduction requirements.
• Load materials into workshop machines efficiently to maintain workflow and productivity.
• Pack, sort, organize, and move raw materials and finished products as required.
• Collect, segregate, and dispose of production waste in accordance with company waste-handling and recycling procedures.
• Clean workshop equipment and maintain work areas to meet health, safety, and housekeeping standards.
• Perform mechanical maintenance activities for rollers and other equipment.
• Carry out assembly work and workshop-related tasks to support operational requirements.
• Assist in training and supporting less experienced employees when needed.
• Complete other duties assigned by the Workshop Supervisor.

Expectations from you

• Diploma (D3) in Mechanical Engineering.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience with broad knowledge of operational procedures and workshop tools.
• Fresh graduates with a Mechanical Engineering background are also welcome to apply.
• Experience in the pulp and paper industry is considered an advantage.
• Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks with limited supervision.
• Strong understanding of work instructions, operational procedures, and safety requirements.
• Ability to meet production specifications, schedules, quality standards, and cost targets.
• Physical strength and willingness to perform hands-on workshop work.
• Strong analytical approach to resolving non-routine operational challenges.
• Willingness to work in Pekanbaru.

To succeed in this role

Success in this role requires hands-on mechanical and workshop experience, a strong commitment to safety and quality standards, and the ability to work independently while meeting operational targets. You will need practical problem-solving skills to analyze and address non-routine challenges, along with the flexibility to support maintenance, assembly, and production activities across the workshop environment.

We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles—practical behaviors that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:

• Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through
• Lead with courage – Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly
• Build on trust – Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety
• Collaborate for growth – Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value

We offer

You will join Valmet’s Flow Control business line, a global leader in flow control solutions and services. Our team supports customers across industries including oil and gas refining, pulp, paper and bioproducts, chemicals, and other process industries. Known for quality, reliability, and safety, we deliver valve and valve automation technologies that help customers operate efficiently and effectively. In this role, you will contribute to workshop operations that support these critical solutions while working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative environment.

Valmet offers an inspiring and challenging position with an excellent opportunity to contribute to our success. Our international and team-oriented environment encourages innovation and continuous development. We value employees who thrive in a dynamic setting and provide opportunities for learning, growth, and professional development.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers; we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

At Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential, never on personal characteristics such as gender, gender identity, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views.

Join the team – and lead the way with us!

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