Equipment Maintenance Mechanic

Job description / Role

The Equipment Mechanic maintains the equipment such as tampers, dynamic stabilizer, ballast distribution system, ballast regulators, sand removal machine, mobile flash butt welding machine, civil construction machinery, light/heavy road vehicle etc. in accordance with the manufacturer’s manuals and specifications.

Responsibilities
• Prioritize safety for themselves, their team members and the business customers at all times
• Learn and comply with relevant department procedures and safe systems of work
• Proactively ensure information regarding plant faults are communicated to line manager
• Plan and executes preventive maintenance and breakdown repairs on all vehicles and related equipment
• Works on site and in the workshop / depot
• Works under instruction of the Equipment Foreman
• Minimizes equipment downtime and delays to production
• Assesses equipment reoccurring faults and provide feedback and recommendations to the foreman
• Prepared and willing to support the business activities outside of normal working hours for break down response purposes.

Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree
• Formal mechanical/electrical technical qualifications.

Professional Capabilities
• Recognized capability to maintain the above mentioned on-track and off-track vehicles and equipment.
• Knowledge of diesel engine diagnostic processes.
• 12/24v electric circuit diagnostics.
• Trouble shooting capabilities applied to hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Knowledge of PLC boards and electrical drawings.
• Full driving license for cars and heavy goods vehicles.

About the Company

Etihad Rail was established in June 2009 under Federal Law no. 2, with a mandate to manage the development, construction and operation of the UAEs national freight and passenger railway network.

The railway network will be built in phases to link the principal centres of population and industry of the UAE, as well as to form a vital part of the planned GCC railway network linking the six countries of the GCC: The Kingdom of Bahrain, The State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UAE.

Built to international standards, Etihad Rail's state-of-the-art network will act as a catalyst for economic growth and sustained social development. Once complete, the railway will redefine logistics and transport in the region; thus providing a modern, safe, efficient and sustainable network which will connect the UAE and its regions to its neighbouring GCC countries.