About the Welder Role
ACWA is seeking a skilled Welder to join its team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is integral to performing maintenance, modification, overhauling, and installation activities on mechanical machinery. The role requires strict adherence to standard operating procedures, industry best practices, HSE guidelines, and quality standards to ensure the cost-effectiveness, functionality, and reliability of equipment.
The Welder will play a key role in field service operations, responding to on-site failures and executing complex welding tasks during outages on critical equipment such as steam turbines, gas turbines, generators, and their auxiliary systems. A proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to maintaining the highest safety and quality standards are essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute required welding, fitting, and fabrication work according to outage procedures or as directed by Technical Field Advisors, Field Service Engineers, or Outage Managers to facilitate critical equipment overhauls within the planned timeframe.
- Monitor and ensure the operational condition of all welding tools and machinery in the toolroom/tool container, reporting any non-conformances to the Mechanical Supervisor to facilitate timely replacement or repair of assets in line with set Quality and HSE standards.
- Respond to on-site failures in collaboration with the outage team and implement corrective actions in adherence to procedures and guidelines to minimize downtime and maximize equipment functionality.
- Perform on-site welding during outages on Steam turbines, Gas turbines, Generators, Steam valves, and their auxiliaries.
- Ensure proper and required pre- and post-weld procedures are in place and implemented during the welding of any material.
- Collaborate with the Outage Manager and/or Field Service Engineer to prepare for upcoming tasks.
- Interpret and apply knowledge from technical manuals, mechanical diagrams, and fabrication drawings to carry out efficient and correct welding work in support of mechanical maintenance for machinery in the assigned area.
- Execute complex fitting procedures on High Chrome alloys, Inconel, and P91 materials, and coordinate pre- and post-weld heat treatment and controlled cooldown as required.
- Perform complex position welding and coordinate Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) on completed welds.
- Work independently and diligently on assigned jobs, reporting any abnormalities to the Outage Manager or Field Service Engineer.
- Provide guidance to semi-skilled helpers and cleaners supporting welding work.
- Work safely and maintain awareness of site hazards.
- Check stock levels of consumables, welding rods, welding filler, gases, and welding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable effective inventory control and timely re-ordering by the Outage Manager.
- Update the maintenance logbook and record details of work carried out, including daily progress reports, measurement protocols, defaults, problems, and machine conditions, to ensure timely availability of information and organized referencing.
- Sign daily site, meeting, and Toolbox talk attendance sheets.
- Contribute to the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programs, and projects in line with organizational standards.
- Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions to ensure work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner.
- Adhere to all relevant health, safety, security, and environmental procedures, instructions, and controls to guarantee employee safety and ensure environmental compliance.
- Perform any other duties as required by the Outage Manager.
Qualifications and Experience
- A technical certificate or Associate's Diploma in a technical field, with a specialization in Welding or Material Science, or equivalent experience.
- 6G welding certification on GTAW/SMAW processes for CS/SS/Inconel 617/P91-F22.
- 3-5 years of solid experience in mechanical maintenance as a technician in the installation, maintenance, and repair of rotating equipment and auxiliaries in an industrial plant or field service environment.
Required Skills
- Practical knowledge of relevant plant equipment, including gas turbines, steam turbines, valves, pumps, and exchangers.
- Practical knowledge of welding principles, including welding processes, NDT, heat treatment, and material differences.
- Awareness of HSE and quality standards.
- Teamwork and effective collaboration skills.
- Expertise in welding, fitting, and fabrication.
- Proficiency in mechanical maintenance.
Work Context
This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves hands-on field service operations and requires close collaboration with outage teams and site management.
4,000 / Month
Full-time