Advanced Smelting Industries Co. (ASIC), which is equally owned by Tasnee, offers an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technician Shift Maintenance based in KSA. The successful candidate will report directly to the Workshop Superintendent.
Summary:
We are seeking a motivated Technician Shift Maintenance who will perform and determine maintenance activities on company assets. This role works on shift (largely independently), reports to a day-shift Superintendent, and is authorized to conduct initial reviews and sign off on completed tasks using the related IT system. The technician may also be assisted by Stage A technicians to facilitate task completion according to defined quality and HSE standards.
Responsibilities include:
- Create and maintain a working environment that promotes excellence.
- Approach all work with safety as the highest priority.
- Escalate issues to superiors when work appears invalid or costly.
- Review work to be performed and determine the best approach, consulting with Supervisors, Planners, and Stores as necessary.
- Monitor and commission plant systems.
- Improve job estimates, planning, and scheduling based on feedback from relevant departments.
- Follow up to ensure timely submission of work completion reports with improvement comments.
- Provide job estimates based on required skills and sequence.
- Collaborate with production, sub-contractors, suppliers, and customers to solve complex problems.
- Maintain expertise in conveyor belt maintenance and misalignment tracking.
- Manage work control status and backlog from submission to completion.
- Verify availability of materials, tools, and labor before starting work.
- Possess good knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems for troubleshooting.
- Experience in shaft alignment, bearing assembly/dismantling, and lubrication.
- Manage and attend to breakdown jobs independently during shifts.
- Maintain inventory of essential non-stock items.
- Perform diagnostics and conduct complex maintenance tasks on plant equipment.
- Document activities during shifts in logs and SAP.
- Respond promptly to on-call requests to ensure uptime.
- Report equipment deficiencies and support Stage A technicians as delegated.
- Monitor and control contract technicians and craftsmen for maintenance activities.
- Contribute to training departmental trainees to build future competencies.
- Possess good knowledge of lubrication systems, including oil and filter changes.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- Millwright (3-year tertiary diploma in Mechanical and Electrical)
- 10 years of relevant heavy industry experience, preferably in smelting industry.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
- Facilitate team collaboration, provide visibility and solutions.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to work under pressure.
- Extensive PLC (Siemens), electrical, and mechanical equipment knowledge.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Ability to read blueprints, wiring diagrams, P&ID, and process drawings.
- Knowledge of maintenance processes, work order systems, planning, and storeroom procedures.
- Experience in building and repairing electrical equipment.
- Ability to work in shifts, at heights, and in cramped spaces.
- Good physical condition and safety awareness.
- Knowledge of field instruments and independent breakdown response skills.