Senior Mechanical Maintenance Lead — Plant Reliability

Acwa China; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Acwa China is seeking a Section Head – Mechanical in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. You will plan, supervise, and execute preventive and corrective maintenance, outages, and plant overhauls for mechanical equipment to ensure safe and reliable operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and at least 10 years of maintenance experience in industrial/power plants, with strong SAP/CMMS proficiency and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering is required.
• 10+ years of relevant maintenance experience in industrial or power plant environments.
• Experience in preventive and corrective maintenance, plant shutdowns, and outage management.
• Strong experience using SAP/CMMS systems, and maintenance planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise preventive, corrective, shutdown, and overhaul maintenance for plant mechanical equipment.
• Prepare purchase requisitions for spare parts and consumables within budget, ensuring availability of strategic spares.
• Lead troubleshooting and support the maintenance team in resolving mechanical and operational issues.
• Execute and monitor work orders through CMMS (SAP) and coordinate with maintenance engineers on technical matters and job completion.
• Apply mechanical maintenance techniques to maintain equipment and systems.
• Perform routine inspections, maintenance, repair, lubrication, and cleaning of mechanical, hydraulic, and related systems.
• Ensure IMS, HSE policies, and legal requirements are followed and maintained.
• Monitor IMS objectives and report performance to management.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Management

HSE & Environment

Risk assessment

Root Cause Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

English Communication

SAP/CMMS

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP/CMMS

Job description

Acwa China is seeking a Section Head – Mechanical in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. You will plan, supervise, and execute preventive and corrective maintenance, outages, and plant overhauls for mechanical equipment to ensure safe and reliable operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and at least 10 years of maintenance experience in industrial/power plants, with strong SAP/CMMS proficiency and leadership skills.