Reliability Mechanical Lead Technician

Kwtsteel; Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kwtsteel in Kuwait's Ahmadi region seeks a maintenance specialist to lead condition-based maintenance activities across plants. You will coordinate data collection, perform vibration analysis, thermography and ultrasound inspections, and document failure modes on site.

Experience in heavy industry maintenance is preferred, with a technical or bachelor's degree in mechanical fields. You will support reliability engineers, update SAP-PM measurement points, prepare weekly and monthly reports, and

Qualifications

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

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

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Data collection

Education

Mechanical Engineering / Maintenance qualification

Tools

SAP-PM

Vibration sensors

Thermography equipment

Ultrasound equipment

Oil analysis equipment

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.