Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Confidential Company; Muscat; On-site; OMR 12,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Oman seeks a Mechanical Engineering leader to head site maintenance for a fertilizer plant. You will lead the workforce, ensure safety, drive reliability, and coordinate with production, engineering, contractors and vendors to meet targets.

The role covers planning preventive, predictive, and shutdown activities for rotating and static equipment, optimizing resources, managing budgets, and delivering continuous improvement while upholding PTW and HSE standards.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 8–10 years of experience in fertilizer plant maintenance.
• Strong experience in maintenance planning and shutdown/turnaround execution.
• Hands-on knowledge of rotating and static equipment and utilities.
• Thorough understanding of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the site workforce, ensuring high performance, discipline, and adherence to safety standards.
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance activities across fertilizer plant equipment and utilities to ensure maximum plant reliability and operational efficiency.
• Plan preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities for rotating, static, and utility equipment.
• Optimize manpower allocation, resources, and maintenance schedules to improve productivity and minimize downtime.
• Establish performance targets, conduct team evaluations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with HSE standards, permit-to-work (PTW) systems, statutory regulations, and plant safety procedures.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, contractors, and vendors to execute maintenance activities and meet operational targets.
• Manage maintenance budgets, monitor costs, and implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising safety or quality.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for plant management and client representatives, ensuring timely resolution of operational and maintenance issues.
• Attend planning and review meetings, present maintenance performance, shutdown progress, and reliability improvement plans.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Shutdown/turnaround

Asset integrity

HSE & PTW

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Multi-priority management

Education

B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

• Lead and manage the site workforce, ensuring high performance, discipline, and adherence to safety standards.

• Oversee day-to-day maintenance activities across fertilizer plant equipment and utilities to ensure maximum plant reliability and operational efficiency.

• Plan preventive, predictive, and shutdown maintenance activities for rotating, static, and utility equipment.

• Optimize manpower allocation, resources, and maintenance schedules to improve productivity and minimize downtime.

• Establish performance targets, conduct team evaluations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with HSE standards, permit-to-work (PTW) systems, statutory regulations, and plant safety procedures.

• Coordinate with production, engineering, contractors, and vendors to execute maintenance activities and meet operational targets.

• Manage maintenance budgets, monitor costs, and implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising safety or quality.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for plant management and client representatives, ensuring timely resolution of operational and maintenance issues.

• Attend planning and review meetings, present maintenance performance, shutdown progress, and reliability improvement plans.

Desired Candidate Profile

• B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering.

• 8–10 years of experience in fertilizer plant maintenance, preferably in ammonia, urea, phosphatic, NPK, or complex fertilizer manufacturing facilities.

• Strong experience in maintenance planning, shutdown/turnaround execution, equipment reliability, and asset integrity management.

• Hands-on knowledge of rotating equipment (compressors, pumps, turbines), static equipment (pressure vessels, heat exchangers, reactors), piping systems, and utilities.

• Thorough understanding of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance practices.

• Strong knowledge of HSE standards, PTW systems, risk assessment, and statutory compliance in process industries.

• Proven leadership experience in managing multidisciplinary maintenance teams and contractors.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in maintenance budgeting, resource optimization, and performance management.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and support plant shutdowns and emergency maintenance activities.