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About the Role

Lucid Motors Middle East is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician for its Paint Shop operations in King Abdullah Economic City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all mechanical equipment within the automotive paint shop. The technician will be responsible for preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance activities, aiming to minimize downtime and support production targets while upholding stringent safety and quality standards.

Core Maintenance Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on mechanical systems such as conveyors, roller beds, pumps, spray booths, Air Handling Units, ovens, robotic peripherals, turntables, and skids.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults, breakdowns, and abnormal equipment behavior.
• Conduct predictive maintenance activities utilizing vibration analysis, thermography, and condition monitoring techniques.
• Replace or repair worn components including bearings, seals, belts, chains, gearboxes, and mechanical assemblies.

Installation, Troubleshooting, and Process Support

• Assist with the installation, alignment, setup, and commissioning of new mechanical equipment.
• Support equipment upgrades, retrofits, and approved modifications, verifying proper mechanical operation before handover to production.
• Respond promptly to mechanical breakdowns to restore equipment safely and efficiently.
• Utilize technical manuals, drawings, and schematics to identify root causes of failures, collaborating with electrical and automation technicians for integrated system troubleshooting.
• Ensure mechanical systems operate within defined process limits to support paint quality, including supporting process tests such as flow rate, sealing effectiveness, adhesion, and equipment repeatability.

Safety, Compliance, and Documentation

• Strictly adhere to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage, lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space, and hazardous area procedures.
• Ensure all maintenance work complies with company policies, OEM standards, and applicable regulations.
• Proactively identify and report safety hazards, near misses, and unsafe conditions.
• Complete maintenance work orders, logs, and equipment history accurately.
• Track mechanical spare part usage and report inventory requirements.
• Communicate equipment status, risks, and completed work with supervisors and cross-functional teams.

Candidate Requirements

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in automotive manufacturing paint shop and maintenance areas.
• Demonstrated experience with conveyors, ovens, and various mechanical equipment.
• Ability to strictly follow safety protocols, including mandatory PPE usage during all maintenance activities.

Work Environment

This full-time position may require shift work and on-call support as dictated by production schedules within the King Abdullah Economic City facility.