Technician, Mechanical

MyPetroCareer.com; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas service provider in the United Arab Emirates seeks a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Technician to conduct preventive and breakdown maintenance of plant equipment. Candidates should possess a Technical Diploma or Secondary School Certificate alongside four years of relevant experience, preferably in oil and gas. The role emphasizes safe operations, fault diagnosis, and continuous improvement activities in mechanical systems.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma or Secondary School Certificate with a vocational trade certificate in the relevant field.
• 4 years of relevant experience preferably in an oil, gas or service stations.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and breakdown mechanical maintenance activities.
• Conduct major overhauls and determine parts for continuous equipment availability.
• Inspect and test completed work for efficient performance.

Job description

Job Purpose

Perform preventive, breakdown and shutdown mechanical maintenance activities of plant equipment to support production, quality, and safety requirements.

Job Specific Accountabilities

Mechanical Maintenance

• Carry out assigned routine and preventive maintenance, including replacing worn or damaged parts and arranging for test runs as necessary to ensure safe operations.
• Carry out major overhaul of equipment, check clearances precisely and determine the usage / replacement of parts for continuous equipment availability.
• Participate in the diagnosis of faults of a more complex nature. Inspect and test completed work to ensure equipment efficient performance in accordance with requirements.
• Verify and issue comprehensive daily activity reports outlining the cause of the fault, the nature of the work and the materials, labour and time taken to complete the task to ensure that the job is performed as per requirement.
• Identify and obtain spare parts and the necessary tools to meet maintenance requirements.
• Carry out new installations, modification and testing of equipment through various stages as per plan and in line with supervisor’s instructions and check adherence to all parameters.
• Identify areas for improvement in the activities performed and assist the senior section personnel to carry out modifications and improvements to the system.
• Complete necessary records in the system to provide work order failure history reporting. Provide input for the preparation of Method statements and Initiate Near miss reports.
• Update and maintain drawings, records and other documents related to the mechanical maintenance for continuous availability.

Minimum Qualification

Technical Diploma or Secondary School Certificate with a vocational trade certificate in the relevant field.

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

4 years of relevant experience preferably in an oil, gas or service stations.