Rotating Machinery Technician
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About the Role
QAFCO is seeking a Rotating Machinery Technician for preventive maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of rotating equipment like steam turbines, gas turbines, compressors, and pumps.
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Responsibilities
- Carry out day to day routine and non routine maintenance activities on rotating equipment independently under normal supervision
- Perform preventive maintenance, repair, overhaul and troubleshooting of rotating equipment (steam turbine, gas turbine, centrifugal/reciprocating compressors and pumps) and auxiliaries
- Conduct toolbox meetings to discuss scheduled work activities and ensure correct tools and safety equipment are available
- Adhere strictly to safety procedures, including lock out/tag out (LOTO), isolation standards, and hazardous area requirements
- Use precision measuring tools accurately to verify tolerances and ensure equipment is assembled to specifications
- Perform basic rigging and lifting activities in accordance with approved lifting plans and safety procedures
- Perform routine condition checks on rotating equipment including vibration readings, temperature checks, and lubrication inspections
- Carry out alignment tasks using dial gauges and laser alignment systems
- Assist in dismantling and assembly of rotating equipment, ensuring proper handling of bearings, seals, couplings, and precision components
- Complete work notifications and feedback in SAP, ensuring accurate reporting of tasks performed, materials used, and equipment condition
Requirements
- Minimum of High School + 2 years Diploma in relevant discipline
- Minimum of 5 years direct experience in Fertilizer, Petrochemical, Chemical, or Oil & Gas Industry
- Good knowledge of maintenance of steam turbines, gas turbines, centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors, couplings, bearings, mechanical seals, and dry gas seals
- Familiar with engineering drawings, specifications and documentation
- Familiar with different types of precision measuring tools and can use accurately
- Ability to work independently and in a team, with strong communication, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
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Job Summary
- The role holder is responsible for the preventive maintenance, repair, overhaul and troubleshooting of rotating equipment (steam turbine, gas turbine, centrifugal / reciprocating compressors and pumps) and its auxiliaries.
- The role holder will carry out day to day basic maintenance jobs independently under normal supervision.
Key Accountabilities
- Carry out the assigned day to day routine and non routine maintenance activities independently under normal supervision to ensure work is completed on time and to quality standards.
- Provide advice on completion of work verbally or completing work sheets in order that superior can effectively monitor overall work progress against plans.
- Gain approval for cold work permits in order to facilitate the execution of assigned tasks in compliance with safety requirements.
- Conduct toolbox meeting to discuss scheduled work activities and ensure correct tools and safety equipment are available prior to commencement of work.
- Identify and report problems / findings to immediate superior in order to avert possible malfunction of equipment.
- Adhere strictly to safety procedures, including lock out/tag out (LOTO), isolation standards, and hazardous area requirements during rotating equipment maintenance.
- Use precision measuring tools accurately—such as micrometers, vernier calipers, dial indicators, feeler gauges, and bore gauges—to verify tolerances, measure components, and ensure equipment is assembled to the required specifications
- Perform basic rigging and lifting activities in accordance with approved lifting plans and safety procedures, including the safe use of slings, shackles, chain blocks, and hoists to move rotating equipment components during maintenance tasks.
- Lead group of contracted manpower to carry out specific tasks during shutdown.
- Perform routine condition checks on rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, turbines, and motors, including vibration readings, temperature checks, and lubrication inspections.
- Carry out alignment tasks (soft foot correction, preliminary alignment checks, and final alignment activities) using appropriate tools such as dial gauges and laser alignment systems.
- Assist in the dismantling and assembly of rotating equipment, ensuring proper handling of bearings, seals, couplings, and precision components in accordance with standard procedures.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Minimum of High School + 2 years Diploma in relevant discipline
- Minimum of 5 years direct experience working in Fertilizer, Petrochemical, Chemical, or Oil & Gas Industry.
- Ability to work independently and in a team, with strong communication, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
- Good knowledge of maintenance of steam turbines, gas turbines, centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors, couplings, different bearing types, mechanical seals, and dry gas seals. In addition to, different types of valves, exchangers, pressure relieving devices, lubricant, and their function
- Familiar with engineering drawings, specifications and documentation.
- Familiar with different types of precision measuring tools and can use accurately
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