Mechanical Maintenance Manager

Metso Corporation; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Manager in Riyadh to oversee maintenance for a gold processing plant. The role involves developing maintenance strategies, leading teams, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Required qualifications include engineering experience and over 12 years in mineral processing. This position supports a remote site with accommodation provided.

Benefits

Accommodation provided at camp near the site

Attractive roster

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of relevant experience from mineral processing plants.
• Experience in managing maintenance crews in a mineral/process plant.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical maintenance work of gold processing plant.
• Manage and develop the site maintenance strategy.
• Evaluate site performance against benchmarks.
• Ensure compliance with HSEQ regulations during work.

Skills

Excellent service attitude

Proactive safety mindset

Strong maintenance leadership experience

Change leadership

Education

Qualifications in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Metso Saudi Arabia is looking for a mechanical maintenance manager to oversee the maintenance of equipment in a complete gold processing plant, including ROM crushing and screening, grinding and classification, gravity concentration, flotation, POX autoclaves, acidulation and neutralization, CIL, carbon acid wash and regeneration, elution, electrowinning, and final smelting. Site is in a remote area, accommodation is provided at camp close to site with attractive roster.

Purpose

The purpose of the job is to build foundation to mechanical maintenance at site, lead mechanical maintenance operation acting as key contact towards customer in technical issues. The site is greenfield and needs guidance and support to achieve safe and smooth operation. Work will include tasks typical to a greenfield site where team members need to be trained and coached and maintenance processes need to be developed. As a senior member you will drive development and creation of plant maintenance structures.

Responsibilities

• Building foundation and lead site mechanical maintenance work of gold processing plant.
• Manage and develop site maintenance strategy. Make annual maintenance plan/strategy to develop services continuously. Lead the plan execution at site. Build plant mechanical instructions, ensure they are effectively conducted.
• Build a foundation to quality maintenance services at site. Work as a leader of maintenance teams. Lead and motivate personnel to achieve sustained high levels of performance and ensure all maintenance personnel are appropriately trained.
• Develop and build reporting structures and KPIs. Create comprehensive reporting structures internally/externally.
• Evaluate site performance against benchmarks, identify development areas. Recognize and act to prevent breakdowns, loss in productivity, recovery%, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Provide expertise and technical support in development and improvement of the reliability of systems in the plant including data gathering, failure analysis, troubleshooting and development of predictive/preventive maintenance programs with the site team.
• Evaluate failure root causes and specify method of repair for plant equipment. Support site in achieving minimal downtime due to equipment failures. Support in removing bottlenecks in production. Analyze plant and equipment performance with site teams and coordinate communication to Metso business lines to ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Organize cross-technical meetings with BL and site to review site performance, challenges, and action plans. Aim to optimize plant designs for cost effectiveness, reliability, operability, maintainability and safety.
• Take responsibility for safety standards in maintenance in accordance with company policy. Ensure a safe work environment and compliance with all HSEQ regulations and standards during work and statutory/regulatory requirements.
• Manage and develop site-level customer relationships to improve customer satisfaction.
• Manage Health & Safety System for the site, according to OHSAS 18001. Manage Quality System for the site, according to ISO 9001. Manage Environmental System for the site, according to ISO 14001.

Basic requirements

• Excellent service attitude, strong customer service focus.
• Proactive safety mindset.
• Strong maintenance leadership experience.
• Change leadership.

Technical competence

• Qualifications in Engineering. High knowledge of ore processing. At least ten >12 years relevant experience from phosphate, gold or copper metallurgical/mineral/processing plant or related industry.
• Experience in managing maintenance crews in a mineral/process plant, and previous commissioning experience.
• Ability to manage, motivate and control complex situations, changes and crises appropriately. Good communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills, English skills, both spoken and written.

Collaboration and stakeholders

• Cooperation with all stakeholders at the site.
• Leading business in your responsibility area.

Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change. Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2024 Metso had close to 17,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2024 were about EUR 4.9 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.