Senior Plant & Equipment Maintenance Lead

Confidential Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced workshop supervisor to manage maintenance for heavy plant, equipment and commercial vehicles. You will lead a small workshop team, plan intervals, diagnose faults and oversee repairs to keep assets in safe, reliable condition.

Requirements include a trade certificate or diploma in mechanical engineering or plant maintenance, 6+ years of hands‑on experience, strong safety knowledge, and English for records; a UAE driving license is

Qualifications

• Trade certificate or diploma in mechanical engineering, plant maintenance or heavy equipment maintenance.
• Minimum six years maintaining heavy plant, equipment or commercial vehicles, with at least two in leading a small workshop team.
• Hydraulic systems: fault diagnosis, hose and cylinder repair, pump and valve replacement.
• Diesel engines and drivetrains: diagnosis, service and overhaul.
• Welded and fabricated repair to plant structures, attachments and wear parts.
• Planned maintenance run to interval, with a service and defect record kept against each asset.
• Safety training appropriate to a workshop, and practiced competence in isolation and lock-out, safe lifting and jacking, and hot work.
• A valid United Arab Emirates driving license.
• Spoken and written English sufficient for service records and a mixed-nationality team.

Responsibilities

• The maintenance schedule: plans service intervals for every plant item and vehicle against running hours, mileage and manufacturer requirements.
• Breakdown response and repair: ranks defects by safety and urgency, diagnoses fault, and returns machines to tested working condition.
• Directs the trades in the workshop: assigns daily tasks, reviews performance, and trains the team on new workshop equipment.
• Decides what the workshop holds to hand and raises replenishment requests for parts and consumables.
• Presents plant for periodic inspections and rectifies issues raised, ensuring certificates remain valid.
• Keeps records of service history, defect history and certifications for each asset.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety training

Fault diagnosis

English communication

Education

Trade certificate or diploma in mechanical engineering or plant maintenance

Job description

Tanqeeb in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced workshop supervisor to manage maintenance for heavy plant, equipment and commercial vehicles. You will lead a small workshop team, plan intervals, diagnose faults and oversee repairs to keep assets in safe, reliable condition.

Requirements include a trade certificate or diploma in mechanical engineering or plant maintenance, 6+ years of hands‑on experience, strong safety knowledge, and English for records; a UAE driving license is