Power Technician Instrument Maintenance- South Africa

EMIRATES GLOBAL ALUMINIUM (EGA); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 78,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) in Abu Dhabi seeks a maintenance technician to handle day-to-day field instrumentation maintenance for power and desalination plants. You will assess job requirements, select tools, and complete work while maintaining safety and records.

The role requires familiarity with electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic devices, and the ability to read engineering drawings and manuals. Shift work and on-call breakdown response are possible.

Qualifications

• Higher secondary or diploma required.
• Experience in power or desalination plant preferred.
• Knowledge of pressure, temperature, level and flow measuring devices, and pneumatic/hydraulic valve actuation.
• Willing to work shifts and respond to breakdowns.

Responsibilities

• Attend breakdowns and perform planned maintenance.
• Assess job requirements and select tools and equipment to complete work.
• Order spare parts from warehouse and maintain records of maintenance work.
• Ensure work is carried out safely and in line with plant operational requirements.
• Provide on-the-job training to new craftsmen.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Field instrumentation

Electrical basics

Reading drawings

Safety compliance

Pneumatic & hydraulic systems

Education

Higher secondary

Diploma

Tools

Field instrumentation tools

Calibration tools

Spare parts management

Reading diagrams/drawings

Job description

Day to day operational activities Attends to Power and Desalination plant field instrumentation breakdowns and planned maintenance work with minimum direction and supervision Technically assesses the requirement of the allocated jobs and selects the necessary tools and equipment to complete such work Using the computerized maintenance system orders the spare parts from the warehouse and maintains records of all maintenance work completed Ensures that all maintenance work is carried out in accordance with the safety procedures and plant operational requirements Reports repeated breakdowns and assist in RCFA to identify an optimum solution to resolve the problem Provides on the job training to new craftsmen in order to equip them with the necessary skills to be able to carry out maintenance repair work as planned

Minimum Qualifications:Higher secondary or diploma

Minimum Experience:Must be familiar with all maintenance tools and should have good knowledge of Plant Safety. The knowledge and experience required in the position is that gained previously experience working in a power or desalination plant and with exposure preferably to any of the maintenance and calibration of the following field instrumentation:Pressure, temperature, level, & flow measuring devicesPneumatic & Hydraulic valve actuation systemsCO2 Fire Protection systemsInfrared Gas Detection systemsWorking under time and technical pressure and knowing that any mistake/error made will substantially cost the power station either on delay, equipment damage, or personnel injury.He can be assigned and work on shift duty. He can be called out any time to attend to breakdown work for the shift operation manager.He has to keep abreast with new technologies and control concepts. Working in very hot, dirty environment, and high-level platforms.

Skills:Must be able to read and understand engineering drawings and manuals.Must have knowledge / experience in the field of electrical, electronics, computer, hydraulic, and pneumatic devices