Reliability Mechanical Lead Technician

Kwtsteel; Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kwtsteel is seeking a Field Reliability Technician to execute Condition Based Maintenance across its plants in Kuwait. You will carry out monitoring activities, collect data, and diagnose issues based on CBM analysis, supporting RCA investigations and shutdown reliability assessments.

This role requires a mechanical engineering background and hands-on experience with vibration, thermography and ultrasound technologies.

Qualifications

• Require technical diploma or degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Experience in steel or heavy industry preferred; minimum years depend on level.

Responsibilities

• Carry-out Condition Based Maintenance – Carry-out condition-based monitoring activities (coordination and data collection), such as vibration analysis, thermography, and ultrasound analysis to detect early failures, in all plants.
• Provide diagnoses based on analysis of CBM data collection, for common patterns (not complex issues).
• Document failure modes on site
• Collect physical evidence (photos, measurements, parts condition)
• Support RCA investigations
• Validate abnormal trends before escalation
• Confirm condition monitoring alerts
• Support shutdown reliability assessments
• Ensure measurement points are correctly recorded in SAP-PM
• Maintain historical reliability logs
• Support Weibull data collection
• Prepare condition-based monitoring activities reports
• Support Reliability Engineers in preparing weekly, monthly and annual reports
• Support Reliability Engineers in conducting annual audit in all plants, using the Reliability assessment grid.
• Support Reliability Engineers in conducting work quality audits during shutdowns.
• Support Reliability Engineers in the budget preparation with technical information and analyses.

Skills

Condition monitoring

Vibration analysis

Thermography

Ultrasound inspection

Oil analysis

Troubleshooting

Data collection

Safety compliance

Team coordination

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

SAP-PM

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Carry-out Condition Based Maintenance – Carry-out condition-based monitoring activities (coordination and data collection), such as vibration analysis, thermography, and ultrasound analysis to detect early failures, in all plants.
• Provide diagnoses based on analysis of CBM data collection, for common patterns (not complex issues).
• Document failure modes on site
• Collect physical evidence (photos, measurements, parts condition)
• Support RCA investigations
• Validate abnormal trends before escalation
• Confirm condition monitoring alerts
• Support shutdown reliability assessments
• Ensure measurement points are correctly recorded in SAP-PM
• Maintain historical reliability logs
• Support Weibull data collection
• Prepare condition-based monitoring activities reports
• Support Reliability Engineers in preparing weekly, monthly and annual reports
• Support Reliability Engineers in conducting annual audit in all plants, using the Reliability assessment grid.
• Support Reliability Engineers in conducting work quality audits during shutdowns.
• Support Reliability Engineers in the budget preparation with technical information and analyses.

Required Qualifications:

• Vocational/Technical Certificate, Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Technology, or related discipline.

Preferred Experience:

• Vocational/Technical Certificate: Minimum 7 years of mechanical maintenance experience in steel industry or heavy industry operations.
• Diploma: Minimum 5 years of mechanical maintenance experience in steel industry or heavy industry operations.
• Bachelor's Degree: Minimum 3 years of mechanical maintenance experience in steel industry or heavy industry operations.

Relevant Experience may include:

• Experience performing condition monitoring, equipment inspection, and equipment condition assessment activities in steel plants or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Prior experience guiding technicians in steel plants, rolling mills, or similar continuous process industries.
• Prior experience supporting reliability improvement activities, equipment diagnostics, and maintenance teams in continuous process industries.

Job-Specific Skills:

• Ability to support condition monitoring and reliability assessment activities.
• Ability to support inspection, condition assessment, and troubleshooting of mechanical equipment.
• Ability to perform and interpret condition monitoring activities including vibration monitoring, thermography, ultrasound inspection, oil analysis, and other diagnostic techniques.
• Ability to identify equipment abnormalities, wear conditions, performance deviations, and failure indicators, and support corrective actions.
• Ability to coordinate and guide technicians during reliability inspections, condition monitoring activities, and field data collection.
• Ability to verify inspection quality, measurement accuracy, and compliance with reliability and maintenance standards.
• Effective communication and coordination with Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Supervisors, Technicians, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to support maintenance teams during breakdowns, shutdowns, equipment assessments, and reliability improvement activities.
• Strong adherence to Safety Standards, SOPs, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and emergency procedures.