Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Job description / Role

About the job

The jobholder is responsible to perform mechanical maintenance work for equipment located in the respective asset, plant, or equipment to ensure that the maintenance activity is performed safely, continuously, and reliably working according to its intended purpose at a high quality level. The role also includes maintaining personal tools and housekeeping at the mechanical workshop to serve its purpose according to defined KPIs, and coordinating and following up with contractors and other external parties, as required.

Key accountabilities

Maintenance execution

• Perform the assigned jobs as per the risk assessment and comply with ADNOC HSE procedures.
• Perform scheduled predictive, preventative, and proactive maintenance on plant equipment as per approved procedures and work instructions to ensure proper operating conditions of company assets and adherence to international standards.
• Perform troubleshooting and corrective maintenance on all types of equipment independently with minimal supervision.
• Report through proper communication channels on the assigned tasks.
• Perform time writing in SAP for all activities performed.
• Provide technical feedback in the SAP notification for the job performed.
• Observe status of equipment during routine inspection activities for abnormalities and report any defects to the relevant line.
• Assist or conduct major and minor repairs on critical equipment shutdowns and maintain data logs of jobs.
• Propose improvement ideas to enhance HSE, maintenance programs, and reliability of the equipment.
• Support commissioning and pre-commissioning activities for new projects.
• Support plant operation during emergency, shutdown, silent hours, and plant start-up.
• Support and participate in the company On Call system design for handling unplanned shutdowns and process upsets.
• Operate, repair, and perform functional testing of lifting equipment to recognized standards.
• Participate in condition monitoring checks on machinery and notify any malfunctions or defects to the immediate engineer.
• Conduct new installations, modifications, and testing of equipment through various stages as per plan and in line with technical instructions, checking adherence to all parameters before handing over equipment to operations.
• Troubleshoot, identify, and isolate faulty components on rotating and static equipment using manufacturers' manuals, drawings, and diagrams.
• Perform troubleshooting and shutdown maintenance repair and overhaul on all rotating and static equipment.

Workshop & spare parts

• Operate and maintain the mechanical workshop by providing the necessary lubrication of the equipment, checking gauges, and maintaining equipment and tools in good condition as per OEMs.
• Maintain necessary housekeeping in the workplace.
• Comply with all HSE and fire-related rules and regulations and observe all requirements stringently.
• Discuss work assignments with the supervisor, examine faulty equipment to determine scope of work, and obtain necessary tools and spare parts before starting the job.
• Identify spare parts required for maintenance work from manufacturers' drawings and spare parts lists.

Minimum requirements

• Diploma in mechanical or any equivalent technical qualifications.
• Experience in various mechanical equipment and their maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with standard plant safety procedures and maintenance of quality procedures.
• Effective communication and technical report writing skills in English.
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in installation, repair, testing, and maintenance of a wide range of equipment items of production facilities in an oil/gas or petrochemical industry.
• Thorough knowledge of HSE requirements for field maintenance jobs.
• Hands-on experience with basic office work-related software such as MS Windows, MS Office, or similar.
• Understands and uses documentation and reporting procedures for abnormal conditions.
• Working knowledge of operation and maintenance manuals and engineering documents/drawings to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and determine optimum equipment functioning.