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Alkhorayef Group

Maintenance Senior Engineer

Alkhorayef Group
Saudi ArabiaFull TimeSeniorPosted Today

Responsibilities:

 

  • Conduct preventive, predictive, corrective, and routine maintenance on production machinery, utilities, electrical systems, automation equipment, and facility infrastructure to support business continuity.

  • Troubleshoot and repair electrical, PLC, HMI, instrumentation, hydraulic, pneumatic, servo, and electromechanical systems to minimize downtime and maintain uninterrupted operations.

  • Perform root-cause analysis of equipment failures and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence and protect operational continuity.

  • Replace faulty components and carry out lubrication, alignment, adjustment, calibration, and functional testing to restore assets to safe and reliable operating condition.

  • Develop and continuously improve maintenance strategies that enhance asset reliability, availability, performance, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and business continuity.

  • Maintain equipment reliability and operational continuity by ensuring proper calibration of maintenance tools, identifying and optimizing spare-parts requirements, monitoring critical-stock shortages, and standardizing suitable components.

  • Maintain accurate work orders, equipment histories, preventive-maintenance schedules, downtime records, and spare-parts usage in Oracle Fusion CMMS/ERP.

  • Support the installation, commissioning, testing, and handover of new equipment, electrical systems, and automation solutions while ensuring seamless integration with ongoing operations.
  • Develop, modify, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, and industrial control systems to improve process stability, productivity, and operational resilience.
  • Implement condition monitoring, Industrial IoT, smart-maintenance, ERP/MES integration, and Industry 4.0 initiatives to enable proactive, data-driven maintenance decisions.
  • Monitor equipment performance, maintenance KPIs, alarms, downtime trends, and energy consumption to identify risks, improve OEE, and prevent disruptions to production.
  • Support CAPEX projects through technical evaluations, design reviews, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, and project handover.
  • Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, IT, and suppliers to resolve technical issues, standardize documentation, and deliver continuous engineering improvements that sustain reliable operations.

 

Required Skills and Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation & Control Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. 
  • Minimum of 4 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
  • Professional certifications in PLC Programming, Industrial Automation, Robotics, Industrial Networks, or Project Management are considered an advantage.
  • Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to improve equipment reliability, availability, OEE, and business continuity.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electromechanical, and instrumentation systems, including motors, VFDs, sensors, actuators, control panels, and protection devices.
  • Practical experience troubleshooting PLC/HMI-controlled equipment, with working knowledge of industrial automation, condition monitoring, Industrial IoT, smart manufacturing, and predictive-maintenance technologies.
  • Experience conducting root-cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions, as well as managing maintenance tools, calibration requirements, critical spare parts, inventory optimization, and component standardization.
  • Working knowledge of CMMS/ERP systems and the ability to interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, instrumentation diagrams, equipment manuals, and maintenance work instructions; strong analytical, reporting, communication, and teamwork skills.
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Maintenance Senior Engineer at Alkhorayef Group