Mechanical Engineer

About Acwa Operations

Acwa Operations is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join their team in Al Qurayyat, Eastern region. This is a full-time position requiring 5-10 years of experience in mechanical engineering and maintenance.

Role Summary

The Mechanical Engineer will work under the direction of the Section Head-Mechanical/Maintenance Manager. This role involves planning and supervising all preventive and corrective maintenance activities, including monthly/annual outages and overhauling work on plant mechanical equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assign preventive and corrective maintenance jobs as directed by the Maintenance Manager, supervising and coordinating maintenance staff activities.
• Maintain records, prepare reports, and compose correspondence related to work.
• Execute work orders through CMMS (SAP) and coordinate with the planning engineer for job completion and technical matters.
• Maintain necessary communications and relations to report on the status of matters requiring action and ensure corrective action is undertaken.
• Assist the Maintenance Manager in executing corrective and planned maintenance in line with the annual scheduled maintenance plan.
• Perform technical evaluation of quotations received from the purchase department and recommend appropriate choices.
• Prepare purchase requisitions for spare parts and consumables, ensuring budgetary constraints are met and strategic spares are available.
• Review and recommend new maintenance procedures and work instructions.
• Supervise, direct, and coordinate the activities of all personnel assigned to the area.
• Ensure Environmental Aspect-Impact and Hazard Risk Assessments are carried out, controlled, and updated.
• Implement, monitor, and report IMS objectives, targets, and programs, providing necessary resources for effective implementation.
• Ensure legal, contractual, and organizational compliance.
• Identify root causes for non-conformances/deviations and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Identify competency gaps for subordinate personnel and implement necessary actions, including annual performance evaluation and on-the-job training for new employees.
• Identify, document, and control hazards in the assigned work area, ensuring operational controls are followed.
• Report deviations in the Integrated Management System, emergencies, incidents, and near misses.
• Ensure effective resource utilization and perform other assigned duties.

Work Environment

The position involves working near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee may occasionally be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic chemicals, electrical shock in high precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be very loud at times.