Technician 1 (Mechanical)

Carries Participates in the mechanical maintenance and repair of rotating and stationary equipment within the NGL, Storage and Loading facilities and jetty, cooling water and fire systems, fresh water and desalination units, road tanker loading facilities, Naphtha storage and loading system. Obtains 'Permit to Work'. Organizes requisite tools and consumables / spare parts as required to carry out works and proceeds to job site. Carries out planned preventive maintenance checks on operational equipment Carries out planned routine maintenance of plant and equipment according to schedules derived from manufacturer's recommendations. Carries out corrective maintenance and repairs, indicated by regular predictive maintenance checks or failures of equipment and systems. Rebuild equipment including replacement of defective components or repairing/ reconditioning as appropriate. Ensures clearances and tolerances are within acceptable limits using a wide range of precision instruments and carries out the reinstallation and testing of equipment through various stages. Participates in annual shutdown of major equipment turnarounds/repairs of specific equipment items. Carry out overhauls on small and medium size equipment and rotating machinery. Carries out similar or related duties in accordance with Safety and Fire regulations, permit to work procedures, observing good housekeeping and work practices on site and in the workshop and standing by with senior technicians during start-up and shutdown of critical equipment. Required to qualify to Permit to work (PTW) requirements. Also, should be able to prepare job hazard Analysis (JHA) Report to obtain work permits.

Desired Candidate Profile

Completion of Secondary (12 years) education, followed by 3 years formal course in mechanical crafts and leading to possession of a registered qualification (OND or equivalent). 6 years mechanical crafts and maintenance experience of which minimum of 4 years shall be in an oil or gas processing plant. High level and knowledge of spoken and written English equivalent to level 4 and must be able to pass level 1 and level 2 PTW. Shall be familiar with relevant piping, equipment specifications and standards and should be able to prepare various work reports and records. Shall have adequate exposure /awareness in firefighting techniques and plant maintenance safety requirement. Shall be computer literate and preferably familiar with computer-based maintenance management system. Shall demonstrate rotating equipment alignment skills and will be performance tested at NGL site for compliance.