Maintenance Technician

Next Gen Alternative Nicotine Manufacturing Ltd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 78,120 - 133,920; Full time

Job summary

Next Gen Alternative Nicotine Manufacturing Ltd in Abu Dhabi seeks a hands-on maintenance technician to tune jig fixtures, perform preventive checks and fix simple faults on the production line.

You will assist with product changeovers, manage wear parts, and support process improvements with engineers. Basic English and practical mechanical/electromechanical skills are required.

This on-site role emphasizes 5S, quick fault location, and effective communication with line leaders and operators.

Qualifications

• Technical school, secondary technical diploma or above, with a mechanical/electromechanical background.
• 1–2+ years of front-line maintenance or machine-tuning experience in electronics manufacturing.
• Hands-on ability with manual and power tools; soldering iron, hand drill and hex wrenches.
• Basic English communication; reads equipment labels and understands common instructions.

Responsibilities

• Install, debug and maintain production-line jigs and fixtures.
• Respond to process abnormalities and repair simple faults to reduce downtime.
• Assist line leaders during product changeovers and perform initial debugging.
• Regularly inspect and lubricate tools and fixtures to detect hidden faults.
• Manage the requisition and replacement of wear parts and report damaged fixtures.
• Work with engineers to fine-tune fixtures and add poka-yoke devices.
• Maintain a tidy repair toolbox and clean the site after repairs.
• Communicate effectively with line leaders and operators.

Skills

Hands-on ability

Mechanical aptitude

Manual tools

Education

Technical school or diploma

Tools

Soldering iron

Hand drill

Hex wrenches

Job description

Jig fixture tuning

Install debug and maintain production-line jigs and fixtures adjust tightness travel and positioning in line with real-time production conditions to keep operation smooth without damaging the product

On-site abnormality handling

Respond quickly to process abnormalities reported by line leaders and repair simple mechanical faults on the line to reduce downtime

Changeover support

During product changeover assist the line leader in adjusting workstation layout replacing limit samples and matching fixtures and perform preliminary first-article debugging

Preventive inspection

Regularly inspect and lubricate tools air screwdrivers electric drivers and auxiliary equipment in the assigned area to detect and eliminate hidden faults early

Wear-part management

Handle the requisition and replacement of line wear parts nozzles springs locating pins etc and carry out simple on-site repair of damaged fixtures or report them for scrapping

Improvement support

Based on operator feedback work with NPI or ME engineers to fine-tune existing simple fixtures or add poka-yoke mistake-proofing devices

On-site 5S

Keep the repair toolbox tidy and clean up the site after repairs ensuring no leftover parts or tools remain on the line

Background

Technical school, secondary technical diploma or above, with a mechanical/electromechanical background.

Experience

1-2+ years of front-line maintenance or machine-tuning experience in an electronics factory; e-cigarette, precision-electronics or small-appliance experience preferred.

Hands-on ability

Strong hands-on ability; skilled with manual and power tools (soldering iron, hand drill, hex wrenches, etc.) and an intuitive grasp of mechanical structures.

Language

Basic English communication (understands basic instructions such as Tighten/Loosen/Broken and reads English equipment labels).

Execution

Fast-reacting; able to locate and fix physical faults quickly in a high-paced production environment.

Communication

Communicates well with line leaders and operators and takes on-board front-line feedback.