Executive - Field Engineer

TOTAL Deutschland GmbH; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

TotalEnergies in the TEMME region seeks a Lubricants Technical Services specialist in Dubai to engage with customers, understand their needs, and propose tailored lubrication solutions across cement, steel and mining sectors.

You will perform equipment inspections, lead field trials, carry out lube audits, and develop innovative reliability solutions while collaborating with sales, service teams and distributors to improve equipment uptime and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering, preferably Mechanical/Chemical.
• Extensive knowledge in lubricants and related testing.
• Proficient in thermography, vibration and lubricant analysis.
• Experience in equipment inspection and lubrication programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical services with regular customer site visits to tailor solutions.
• Perform inspections of equipment at key customer sites in Cement, Steel, and Mining.
• Conduct field trials to demonstrate premium and new products using a TCO approach.
• Carry out lube audits and value-added services at customer premises.
• Develop and introduce reliability solutions aligned with customer needs.

Skills

Lubricants Expertise

Thermography

Vibration Analysis

Lubricant Analysis

Grease Analysis

Equipment Inspection

MS Office

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical/Chemical)

ICML MLA I/II

Vibration CAT I

Thermography Level 1

ILE Certification (TotalEnergies)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Within the Business Development department

External to the Management

• With the functional departments of TotalEnergies Marketing Middle East, whose expertise is necessary: Sales, Legal, Customer Service, HSSEQ, etc. ...
• With all TotalEnergies direct & distributor teams

External to the Company

• Suppliers such as labs and other service agencies

Framework for the position's reflections

• Creation of new solutions to problems encountered
• Implement instructions by optimizing processes
• Strict implementation of instructions

Nature of the position's interactions

• The position requires precise communication skills
• The position requires the ability to influence and convince
• The position requires negotiation skills

CUSTOMER VISITS/ SERVICE VISIT/FIELD TRIALS/ INSPECTIONS:

• Drive Technical Services: Engage with customers to understand their needs and propose tailored technical solutions. This involves regular visits to customer sites to maintain strong relationships and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Equipment Inspection: Perform detailed inspections of equipment at key customer sites in industries such as Cement, Steel, and Mining. Provide specialized Lubrilog solutions to address specific challenges in these segments.
• Field Trials: Conduct field trials at various customer locations to demonstrate the effectiveness of premium and new products introduced in the TEMME region. The goal is to offer optimized and cost-effective solutions that enhance customer operations and profitability, following a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach.
• Lube Audits and Value-Added Services: Carry out comprehensive lube audits, borescope inspections, and other value-added services at customer premises. These services help identify potential issues and recommend improvements to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Innovate Reliability Solutions: Develop and introduce new reliability solutions that prioritize customer needs. This involves staying updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to offer innovative and effective solutions.

• Drive Technical Services: Engage with customers to understand their needs and propose tailored technical solutions. This involves regular visits to customer sites to maintain strong relationships and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Equipment Inspection: Perform detailed inspections of equipment at key customer sites in industries such as Cement, Steel, and Mining. Provide specialized Lubrilog solutions to address specific challenges in these segments.
• Field Trials: Conduct field trials at various customer locations to demonstrate the effectiveness of premium and new products introduced in the TEMME region. The goal is to offer optimized and cost-effective solutions that enhance customer operations and profitability, following a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach.
• Lube Audits and Value-Added Services: Carry out comprehensive lube audits, borescope inspections, and other value-added services at customer premises. These services help identify potential issues and recommend improvements to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Innovate Reliability Solutions: Develop and introduce new reliability solutions that prioritize customer needs. This involves staying updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to offer innovative and effective solutions.

TECHNCIAL QUERIES/TROUBLESHOOTING :

• Product Recommendations: Provide expert product recommendations to both internal and external customers. This includes selecting the right lubricants and greases for specific applications to ensure optimal performance and longevity.
• Customer Support: Respond to customer queries promptly and assist affiliates, distributors, and sales staff with technical and service-related requests. This ensures that all stakeholders have the necessary support to address any issues or concerns.

TECHNICAL TRAININGS:

• Training Plan Development: Develop and execute a comprehensive yearly training plan for customers, distributors, and internal staff. This plan should cover essential topics and skills needed to effectively use and maintain lubricants and greases.
• Meeting Training KPIs: Ensure that the department’s training Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met. This involves tracking training progress, gathering feedback, and making necessary adjustments to improve training effectiveness.

TECHNICAL SERVICES:

• Service Offering Expansion: Increase the range of service offerings to industrial segment customers in line with yearly objectives and market requirements. This includes identifying new service opportunities and developing strategies to capitalize on them.
• Revenue Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor the revenue generated from technical services and provide monthly reports on performance. The target is to achieve a revenue growth of +150K AED, demonstrating the value and impact of the services provided.

OPERATIONS

• Technical Queries/Trouble Shooting: Correspondence with customers both internal and external.
• Technical Trainings: Train Internal sales staff, Affiliates, Distributor personnel and Customers.
• Technical Services: Coordinate with Sales, Business Development and Customers.
• Customer Visits/ Service Visits/Field Trials/ Inspections: Correspond with Customers and visit customer premises /factories/offices for field trials, service requests and inspections.
• Market Intelligence: Assist the Industrial Sales & BD teams to coordinate with respective teams for gathering market intelligence.
• Increase revenue from all service offerings including LUBANAC in line with department objectives.
• Assist MSM to ensure all department objectives are met.

HSSEQ & COMPLIANCE

• Strict adherence and compliance towards Group HSSEQ Charter & MAESTRO requirement and affiliate’s HSSEQ Policy, Procedures & specific rules & regulations applicable to the area of activity at all time.
• Demonstrates exemplary conduct, rigor, vigilance and professionalism regarding HSSEQ in all their activities.
• Ensure adherence to compliance processes and guidelines specific to position’s roles and responsibilities.
• Ensure full adherence to the company’s compliance program, its policies and procedures including economic sanctions and export control in all professional activities.
• Promptly notify the compliance officer/economic sanctions referent of any instances of noncompliance or violations of economic sanctions or export control that comes to my attention.

Qualification

• Bachelor of Engineering, preferably Mechanical/Chemical Engineering.

Technical skills

• Lubricants Technical Knowledge, Thermography, Vibration Analysis, Lube Analysis, Grease analysis, Equipment Inspection
• Proficiency in MS office suite.

Specific certification

• ICML MLA I/II, Vibration CAT I, Thermography Level 1, ILE Certification (TotalEnergies)
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Analytical with the ability to attend to all the details.
• Self-motivated, creative with good skills for planning and independently carrying out job

Specific knowledge

• Comprehensive Technical knowledge on Applications of Lubricants and machinery involved.
• Experience in delivering technical training is an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in lubricants industry.

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