Senior Technician, Mechanical Maintenance

Job purpose

The jobholder is responsible for performing mechanical maintenance work for equipment located in the respective asset, plant, or equipment to ensure that maintenance activity is performed safely, continuously, and reliably, working according to its intended purpose at a high quality level. The jobholder also maintains personal tools and housekeeping at the mechanical workshop to serve its purpose according to defined KPIs, and coordinates and follows up with contractors and other external parties as required.

Key accountabilities

Job specific accountabilities

Maintenance execution

• Perform the assigned jobs as per the risk assessment and comply with ADNOC HSE procedures.
• Perform scheduled predictive, preventative, and proactive maintenance on plant equipment as per approved procedures and work instructions to ensure proper operating conditions of company assets and adherence to international standards.
• Perform troubleshooting and corrective maintenance on all types of equipment independently with minimal supervision.
• Report through proper communication channels on the assigned tasks.
• Perform time writing in SAP for all activities performed.
• Provide technical feedback in the SAP notification for the job performed.
• Observe status of equipment during routine inspection activities for abnormalities and report any defects to the relevant line.
• Assist or conduct major and minor repairs on critical equipment shutdowns and maintain data logs of jobs.
• Propose improvement ideas to enhance HSE, maintenance programs, and reliability of the equipment.
• Support commissioning and pre-commissioning activities for new projects.
• Support plant operation during emergency, shutdown, silent hours, and plant start-up.
• Support and participate in the company On Call system design for handling unplanned shutdowns and process upsets.
• Operate, repair, and perform functional testing of lifting equipment to recognized standards.
• Participate in condition monitoring checks on machinery and notify any malfunctions or defects to the immediate engineer.
• Conduct new installations, modifications, and testing of equipment through various stages as per plan and in line with technical instructions, checking adherence to all parameters before handing over equipment to operations.
• Troubleshoot, identify, and isolate faulty components on rotating and static equipment using manufacturers’ manuals, drawings, and diagrams.
• Perform troubleshooting, shutdown maintenance, repair, and overhaul on all rotating and static equipment.

Workshop & spare parts

• Operate and maintain the mechanical workshop by providing necessary lubrication of equipment, checking gauges, and maintaining equipment and tools in good condition as per OEMs.
• Maintain necessary housekeeping in the workplace.
• Comply with all HSE and fire-related rules and regulations and observe all requirements stringently.
• Discuss work assignments with supervisor, examine faulty equipment to determine scope of work, and obtain necessary tools and spare parts before starting the job.
• Identify spare parts required for maintenance work from manufacturers’ drawings and spare parts lists.

Generic responsibilities

Borouge corporate responsibilities

• Understand and keep abreast of Borouge’s vision, mission, main strategies, and objectives, and live and exercise Borouge’s values at all times.
• Keep knowledgeable about his/her role contribution towards health, safety & environment (HSE), sustainability, energy management, ethics & regulations, and quality management and their respective policies, frameworks, procedures, and objectives.
• Comply with, support, and enrich the culture and understanding of these areas through communication with internal and external contacts.
• Adhere to business ethics and company’s code of conduct within the function in compliance with corporate policies and guidelines.

Departmental plans

• Perform all activities in assigned tasks and adhere to all respective procedures to meet team and departmental objectives.
• Keep aware and knowledgeable about respective process owners, policies, procedures, forms, and other relevant information.
• Provide necessary feedback and observations to the direct supervisor or team leader regarding daily process outputs.
• Analyse and address any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

HSE excellence

• Keep abreast and knowledgeable on updates for health, safety, environment, crisis management, and risk registers for all performed processes, projects, and activities within the operating zone.
• Adhere to safe acts and practices in the workplace to ensure own safety, colleagues, and company assets and resources.

Processes & systems

• Implement approved respective policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures to support execution of work programs while adhering to data confidentiality.
• Perform procedures and standard operating procedures in line with respective processes and activities to ensure timely processing.
• Provide feedback on updating and implementation of new tools and techniques to improve quality and efficiency of processes.
• Ensure full compliance with quality management system’s controlled documents and implemented practices in line with ISO standards to ensure consistency in respective processes.

Communications & working relationships

Internal

• Operations maintenance
• Maintenance planning
• Procurement
• HSE inspection & corrosion
• Turnaround & shutdown

External

• ADNOC Group counterparts
• Contractors and vendors at site

Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills

Minimum qualification

• Diploma in mechanical or any equivalent technical qualification.
• Experience in various mechanical equipment and their maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with standard plant safety procedures and maintenance of quality procedures.
• Effective communication and technical report writing skills in English.

Minimum experience & knowledge & skills

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in installation, repair, testing, and maintenance of a wide range of equipment items of production facilities in an oil/gas or petrochemical industry.
• Thorough knowledge of HSE requirements for field maintenance jobs.
• Hands-on experience with basic office software such as MS Windows, MS Office, or similar.
• Understanding and use of documentation and reporting procedures for abnormal conditions.
• Working knowledge of operation and maintenance manuals and engineering documents/drawings to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and determine optimum equipment functioning.