Mechanical Engineer at Sahara Group

About the job

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for all Mechanical equipment and systems in the Power Plant.
• The Mechanical Engineer will provide the necessary routine maintenance and ensure 100% availability of the plant systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out technical resolution of mechanical related issues highlighted as part of analysis from the planning and efficiency team.
• Ensure high availability of all Mechanical equipment and systems in the power plant.
• Minimize cost of maintenance of the plant and optimize equipment lifecycle cost.
• Supervision of maintenance measures in Mechanical maintenance unit and ensuring quality of maintenance.
• Respond to any mechanical equipment malfunction or breakdown.
• Ensure proper record of faults and repairs on plant mechanical systems.
• Conduct routine inventory of spares to ensure availability.
• Minimize response time to the Operations unit for handling routine day-to-day problems.
• Optimize Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Plan resource requirements for Mechanical maintenance–manpower, materials, and contracts.

Qualifications

• First degree Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in the Power Industry.
• Member of COREN, Post Graduate degree and other certifications are added advantages.
• Experience in a Power plant of minimum 20MW capacity.
• Experience in any other oil and gas process or production facility.
• Quick thinker
• Confidence and Resilience
• Good interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills

Skills/Knowledge Required

• Technical knowledge of all Mechanical systems.
• Understanding of working of equipment and history of equipment.
• Knowledge of standard operating procedures with respect to maintenance of Mechanical system.
• Good knowledge of troubleshooting, inspection and maintenance of rotating equipment, valves, heat exchangers, compressors, and other plant mechanical systems.
• Technical trouble shooting and ability to identify root cause of problems to avoid recurrence.
• Knowledge of safety requirements and environmental aspects of power generation.
• Knowledge of modern maintenance management practices and spares inventory management.
• Knowledge of statutory guidelines related to Mechanical equipment.
• Skilled in maintenance planning, scheduling, and technical reporting.
• Ability to carry out preventive and proactive interventions of plant Mechanical systems using OEM design schematics with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of Diesel Engine, pumps, and valve maintenance.