Lead Technician

About the Role

Petro Rabigh is seeking a Lead Technician to join their team in Makkah, specifically in Rabigh or Makkah city. This full-time role requires a professional with 5-10 years of experience, focusing on the maintenance and reliability of electrical systems within the refining and petrochemical industry. The Lead Technician will be responsible for ensuring the continuous and reliable operation of power systems across various electrical facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and commissioning of electrical facilities, including LV/HV switchgear, protection systems, SF6 Gas handling, VFD, UPS, Battery Chargers, Battery Banks, power cables, transformers, motors, MOVs, generators, and heaters.
• Diagnose equipment, locate faults, determine necessary repairs, and identify required spare parts for effective work planning.
• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs for electrical equipment, utilizing techniques such as thermography, transformer oil analysis, and partial discharge testing.
• Assist in monitoring, facilitating, and controlling contractor works under OPEX/Service Contracts.
• Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Identify and evaluate potential improvement opportunities to enhance the reliability of electrical equipment and plant operations.
• Recommend modifications to improve existing facilities and suggest innovative ideas for achieving better results.
• Develop and deliver technical reports, lessons learned sessions, and technical analyses to department management as needed.
• Conduct training on various technical topics and generate guidelines for using electrical testing equipment.
• Perform electrical equipment testing for breakers, transformers, cables, and motors.
• Program, configure, and diagnose VFD software tools for various types including TMEIC, Toshiba, ABB, and Siemens.
• Troubleshoot and repair UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) equipment.
• Work with Protective Relaying Systems, Electric Metering/Measuring Devices, Intelligent Electrical Devices (IEDs), and Power Monitoring and Control systems, including downloading protection settings, evaluating settings and events, testing protection functions, and safely uploading settings.
• Adhere to all Petro Rabigh Company (PRC) safety standards and guidelines.
• Execute any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Foreman.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Diploma in Electrical Discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the Refining and Petrochemical industry.
• Strong analytical skills, results orientation, conceptualization skills, and leadership capabilities.
• Advanced computer literacy, including proficiency in Office tools and SAP applications.
• Extensive experience in diagnostics and repair methods for electrical equipment within refining and petrochemical industries.
• High level of experience with international maintenance standards and best practices.