EI & C Technician

About the Role

Virtucruit is collaborating with a prominent mining company in Saudi Arabia to recruit an EI & C Technician for the Maintenance Department. This full-time position is based in Najran and involves performing essential electrical, instrumentation, and control maintenance within a mining environment. The primary objective is to ensure the safe and reliable operation of all machinery and equipment.

Role Overview

The EI & C Technician will be responsible for conducting both preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing equipment. This role also includes calibrating instruments and actively supporting local workforce development through mentorship and coaching initiatives. Adherence to company policies regarding personnel, safety, health, environmental protection, security, and cost reduction programs is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily routine and preventive maintenance activities.
• Execute non-routine project and upgrade work.
• Conduct inspections on electrical equipment and facilities.
• Assess work request jobs originating from other departments.
• Work with single and three-phase equipment.
• Install and troubleshoot motor control systems, including Direct Online, Forward-Reverse, and Star-Delta configurations.
• Assist superiors in preparing inventory lists for electrical equipment and spare parts.
• Read and interpret electrical diagrams.
• Install specified electrical equipment and devices.
• Test and evaluate newly installed and existing electrical equipment for abnormalities, performing necessary corrections.
• Repair and recondition defective electrical equipment.
• Check, repair, and replace defective pull cord switches, belt drift switches, and underspeed sensors for conveyor interlocks.
• Perform weekly tasks such as checking equipment, instruments, pneumatic gates, and valves.
• Conduct weekly checks and maintenance for water treatment plant components, including water pumps, dosing pumps, pneumatic valves, and variable speed drives.
• Verify the functionality of conveyor belt parameters, including pull cord switches, belt drift switches, and underspeed sensors.
• Diagnose alarms and faults in PLCs through their digital and analog I/Os.
• Recondition slip rings and adjust brush settings for mill drive motors in case of flashover.
• Check, repair, and replace defective parts of carbon regeneration kilns, elution burners, and drying ovens.
• Prepare and submit accomplishment reports.
• Attend departmental meetings and pep talks.
• Perform other related functions as assigned by a superior.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Electrical/Instrumentation or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5-10 years of Electrical and Instrumentation experience in the mining or a related industry.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to read and understand P&ID drawings, schematic drawings, control loop drawings, logic diagrams, and ladder diagrams is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of PLC, DCS, and their supporting HMIs is an advantage.

Application Process

The salary for this position will be disclosed during the interview process. Interested candidates who meet the qualifications are encouraged to apply.