Electro Mechanical Technician

Acwa Operations; Dubai; On-site; AED 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Acwa Operations seeks an experienced Electromechanical Technician to perform maintenance, overhaul and installation on electrical motors. You will follow SOPs and safety standards while ensuring reliability and cost-effectiveness across workshop and site environments.

You will update logs, interpret drawings, and support continuous improvement initiatives, coordinating with the motor technical authority and works manager.

Qualifications

• Mechanical diploma or apprenticeship in electrical field (motor related work).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience maintaining, dismantling, and installing electrical motors in workshop and site.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical documents and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, dismantle, and install electrical motors, ensuring safety and quality.
• Update maintenance records and daily progress reports with readings and issues.
• Adhere to SOPs, HSSE requirements, and company policies.
• Assist with inventory control and equipment readiness for maintenance.
• Collaborate with works manager and technical authority; coordinate with subcontractors as needed.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Commercial mindset

Relationship building

Project management

Communication skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Technical know-how

Megger

Surge tester

Legal/quality/HSSE knowledge

Power plant maintenance knowledge

Education

Mechanical diploma or apprenticeship (electrical field)

Tools

Megger

Surge tester

Job description

JOB DETAILS:

Position Title: Electromechanical Technician

Reporting: Motor technical authority

Functional: Motor technical authority

Function: Dismantling and overhauling of all types of Motors AC/DC

Job Family: Mechanical (Motor division)

JOB PURPOSE:

To carry out maintenance, overhauling and installation activities on the Electrical motor machinery in accordance with standard operating procedures and industry best practices, HSE guidelines and quality standards to attain cost-effectiveness, functionality and reliability.

Key Accountabilities

Inventory:

• Check the necessary stock levels of consumables to enable the work manager’s effective inventory control and timely re-ordering.

Documentation:

• Update the maintenance logbook and record details of work carried out including daily progress report, filling out measurement protocols, defaults, problems, various findings and conditions of electrical motor and all accessories fitted with the motor and record all readings.
• Sign the daily meeting- and Toolbox talk attendance sheets

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programmes and projects in line with the organization’s standards.

Policies, Processes, Systems & Procedures

• Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner.

Health, Safety, Security & Environment

• Adhere to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental procedures, instructions and controls so that the safety of employees and environmental compliance can be guaranteed.

Related Assignments.

• Perform any other duties which the works manager may require to be carried out.

COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal: Needs to work closely with works manager / and motor technical authority.

External: May need to work closely with subcontracted labour, helpers, or OEM representatives

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Mechanical diploma or apprenticeship in electrical field (motor related work)

Minimum Experience:

• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience maintaining, dismantling, and installing electrical motors in workshop and site and industrial service equipment including various motors, fans, and submersible pump motors.
• Should know how to check the bearing sizes, and the clearances with inside and outside micrometres.
• Should have complete knowledge of overhauling of motors.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical documents and drawings.

Skills:

• Strategic and commercial mindset to contribute towards the success of a new business unit.
• Ability to originate and build relationships at senior level.
• Project Management principles and tools.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills.
• Ability to complement the decision-making processes based on technical know-how.
• Coach and develop team members on key technical areas/ disciplines.
• Thorough understanding of latest technology and innovation.
• Should know how to use Megger /and surge tester.
• Knowledge of applicable legal / quality / HSSE requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of power plant maintenance, its equipment, practices, procedures

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Honest and timely.
• can-do attitude, yet to understand one’s own limitations.
• Safety first, always
• Integrity