How to become a production engineering technician
Official title: Production engineering technician
Also called: Production planning technician, Assistant Production Engineer, Production Senior Technician/Production Technician/Assistant Biotechnologist, Production planning technician
Production engineering technician performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a production engineer, to plan production operations including set up of machines for production, troubleshooting and maintenance. He/she examines workings, drawings, manufacturing specifications and prototypes of proposed products and identifies fabrication, assembly and other operations required to produce the finished article and determines and prepares detailed schedules of appropriate sequences and timings of operations, taking into account production methods, materials and equipment to be used.
Main tasks
- Carrying out operational activities according to required work specification, quality and safety standards
- Reading/studying technical product documents, manufacturing specifications etc
- Performing routine maintenance on processes/equipment/plant facilities
- Identifying faults and troubleshooting production processes/machinery and equipment
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $52,560 a year. The middle half earn $40,116 to $70,716 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Manufacturing engineering technician
- Process engineering technician
- Automation technician
- Quality assurance technician
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Questions people ask
How much does a production engineering technician earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $52,560 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $40,116 to $70,716.
Will AI change the work of a production engineering technician?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026