SENIOR MAINTENANCE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL

Asmacs; Saudi Arabia; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Asmacs is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to oversee preventive and corrective maintenance for injection molding equipment, robots, and automation systems. The role requires hands-on expertise with PLCs, HMIs, servos, and safety interlocks.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics and have 7–10 years in plastic injection molding environments, with strong circuit and control systems knowledge.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of hands-on electrical and automation maintenance experience in plastic injection molding.
• Strong command of industrial PLC diagnostics (Siemens, Beckhoff, or KEBA), servo motion controllers, and electrical circuit schematics.

Responsibilities

• Manage preventive and corrective electrical maintenance across injection molding machines, compounding lines, auxiliary robots, and granulators.
• Diagnose and resolve automation faults involving PLCs, HMIs, servo drives, proportional valve amplifiers, and temperature control loops (PID / SSR / Contactor zones).
• Troubleshoot electrical circuitry, 3-phase power distribution boards, MCCs, transformers, and industrial switchgear.
• Oversee 3-axis/5-axis servo take-out robots, safety interlocks, light curtains, and emergency gate circuit integrations.
• Optimize barrel heating zone controls, ceramic heater bands, thermocouple inputs, and power energy consumption metrics.
• Maintain complete documentation of electrical wiring schematics, PLC program backups, calibration routines, and electrical safety/LOTO compliance.

Skills

PLC diagnostics

Servo motion controllers

Electrical schematics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics/Instrumentation engineering

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Beckhoff PLCs

KEBA controllers

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage preventive and corrective electrical maintenance across injection molding machines, compounding lines, auxiliary robots, and granulators. Diagnose and resolve automation faults involving PLCs, HMIs, servo drives, proportional valve amplifiers, and temperature control loops (PID / SSR / Contactor zones). Troubleshoot electrical circuitry, 3-phase power distribution boards, motor control centers (MCC), transformers, and industrial switchgear. Oversee 3-axis/5-axis servo take-out robots, safety interlocks, light curtains, and emergency gate circuit integrations. Optimize barrel heating zone controls, ceramic heater bands, thermocouple inputs, and power energy consumption metrics. Maintain complete documentation of electrical wiring schematics, PLC program backups, calibration routines, and electrical safety/LOTO compliance.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or Mechatronics/Instrumentation Engineering.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

7–10 years of hands‑on electrical and automation maintenance experience in plastic injection molding. Strong command of industrial PLC diagnostics (Siemens, Beckhoff, or KEBA), servo motion controllers, and electrical circuit schematics