Mechanical Maintenance Specialist

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a skilled and experienced Reliable Plant Equipment Technician.

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Sur, Oman

1. Apply approved standards, procedures, and schedules to ensure the reliability and integrity of plant equipment and systems in the allocated area.

2. Implement scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on relevant equipment, ensuring all work history and data are entered into the CMMS system.

3. Generate testing protocols, certificates, and documentation in line with standards, linking them to respective equipment within the CMMS.

4. Ensure application of standards, procedures, and schedules for plant reliability and integrity in accordance with company guidelines.

5. Perform tasks such as placing and removing spades, opening and closing pipe flanges, recognizing gasket types, bolts, and nuts.

6. Carry out flange tightening by hydraulic torquing and tensioning methods.

7. Execute proper slinging and lifting with chain-blocks and small cranes.

8. Remove and reinstall rotating equipment such as pumps and motors.

9. Replace mechanical seals in pumps and compressors.

10. Obtain machine clearances and dimensional data for rotating equipment.

11. Acquire PTW certificates and fulfill PTW holder responsibilities.

12. Work extended hours and respond to call-outs as required.

13. Certify flange tightening, rigging, and slinging.

Requirements:

1. A degree, HND, or Diploma in a related discipline or equivalent.

2. Over 10 years of experience in mechanical maintenance within the petrochemical, oil and gas, or power generation industries.

3. Skillset includes proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking) to IELTS standards.

4. Computer skills: Word, Excel, Windows; good understanding of maintenance management systems.

5. Trained and experienced in the alignment of rotating equipment using reverse dial gauges and laser alignment tools.

6. Leadership skills to guide less experienced technicians.

7. Ability to properly pull-up gland packing and replace it.

8. Knowledge of spare parts identification and management.