Reliability Mechanical Lead Technician

Job description

Kuwait Steel is looking for a Reliability Mechanical Lead Technician to carry out condition-based monitoring (vibration analysis, thermography and ultrasound) across all plants, document failure modes, support RCA investigations and assist the Reliability Engineers with reports and audits.

Responsibilities

• Carry-out Condition Based Maintenance – Carry-out condition-based monitoring activities (coordination and data collection), such as vibration analysis, thermography, and ultrasound analysis to detect early failures, in all plants.
• Provide diagnoses based on analysis of CBM data collection, for common patterns (not complex issues).
• Document failure modes on site
• Collect physical evidence (photos, measurements, parts condition)
• Support RCA investigations
• Validate abnormal trends before escalation
• Confirm condition monitoring alerts
• Support shutdown reliability assessments
• Ensure measurement points are correctly recorded in SAP-PM
• Maintain historical reliability logs
• Support Weibull data collection
• Prepare condition-based monitoring activities reports
• Support Reliability Engineers in preparing weekly, monthly and annual reports
• Support Reliability Engineers in conducting annual audit in all plants, using the Reliability assessment grid.
• Support Reliability Engineers in conducting work quality audits during shutdowns.
• Support Reliability Engineers in the budget preparation with technical information and analyses.

Requirements

• Vocational/Technical Certificate, Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Technology, or related discipline.
• Vocational/Technical Certificate: Minimum 7 years of mechanical maintenance experience in steel industry or heavy industry operations.
• Diploma: Minimum 5 years of mechanical maintenance experience in steel industry or heavy industry operations.
• Bachelor's Degree: Minimum 3 years of mechanical maintenance experience in steel industry or heavy industry operations.
• Experience performing condition monitoring, equipment inspection, and equipment condition assessment activities in steel plants or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Prior experience guiding technicians in steel plants, rolling mills, or similar continuous process industries.
• Prior experience supporting reliability improvement activities, equipment diagnostics, and maintenance teams in continuous process industries.

Skills

• Condition monitoring
• Root cause analysis
• SAP-PM
• Thermography
• Ultrasound inspection
• Vibration analysis