Mechanical Engineer

Middle East, Qatar
- (Market related, Negotiable)

**Job Purpose**
To assist the Head of Mechanical and Mechanical Supervisor in leading and coordinating the activities of the Mechanical Section. Provides professional work involving planning, execution and coordinating the installation, maintenance, modification and shutdown/turnaround activities related to Mechanical equipment and systems on company Vinyl in collaboration with all related internal and external parties Guide and direct the assigned contractor teams on the effective execution of daily maintenance/modification/shutdown/turnaround activities in line with the defined schedules in order to review and evaluate equipment performance and support in all initiatives to enhance productivity, uninterrupted operations and process improvements.

**Key Accountabilities**
Maintenance Activities (Mechanical)
- Work in close coordination with the Head of Section; participate in the annual budget preparation procedures, providing input to other Sections in Maintenance and Operation Department. Initiates budget proposal, determine manpower requirements for inclusion. Prepares activity plan for the forthcoming year for incorporations in the overall plan. Prepares budget proposal for operating and capital expenditures based on the annual plan for maintenance activities.
- Support the delivery of mechanical services for assigned projects, maintenance, and modifications, ensuring the implementation of safe, timely and cost-effective solutions to meet business requirements.
- Analyze the reliability of the plant equipment by using high technology diagnostics techniques and also techniques based on probability, analysis or other analytical techniques which can be applied effectively to the analysis of outages of assets requiring maintenance.
- Prepare detailed machinery reliability and performance monitoring checklists, and estimated man-hour and job requirements. Monitor and oversee the execution of machinery reliability management programs and activities as per defined guidelines.
- Troubleshoot critical problems or breakdowns and conduct investigations, diagnose faults, and determine the best action for remedy and ensure that proper repairs are done in line with company quality and HSE standards.
- Help in resolving complaints related to performance or reliability of major machinery units. Evaluate innovative technologies, identify opportunities for improvement and recommend changes/upgrades to maximize reliability of plant major static equipment.
- Assist in analyzing and evaluating problematic equipment/system with repeated maintenance and recommend replacements. Recommend changes to the equipment model for standardization or other purposes as deemed to be necessary to improve reliability and availability and reduces maintenance cost.
- Participate in the investigation and specification of modifications to existing systems; Prepare preliminary submissions including technical specifications and materials for modifications together with accompanying drawings, process diagrams and cost estimates.
- Carry out detailed data collection, analysis of data and root cause analysis, study for repeated failure incidents of various plant assets.
- Participate in preparing feasibility studies and prepare job packages for new installations, replacement or repair of existing rotating/static equipment including technical evaluation, specifications, and materials for modifications together with process diagrams and cost estimates; prepare for follow up reports and evaluation on the modifications completed.
- Participate in the preparation of internal procedures and instructions and the development of the preventive maintenance programs, ensuring the implementation of inspection recommendations to improve integrity and reliability of the plant.
- Review annual requirements for manpower or special equipment hire for maintenance purposes, analyzing manpower utilization and materials usage data to ascertain detailed needs. Raise necessary documentation to initiate contract negotiations for ongoing manpower requirements or hire agreements for equipment.
- Prepare tender documents for all requirements within the mechanical maintenance department and participate in the technical evaluations/verifications of contractors/suppliers during the tendering process to facilitate effective selection of contractors to suit project requirements.
- Carry out site survey for job estimation, job inspection and job execution. Inspect the contractors’ work while in progress to ensure it is being carried out in accordance with agreed terms and conditions and to the standards required and report any deviation. Act as Inspections contact person regarding FIR (Field Inspection Report).
- Ensure mechanical activities are executed according to specification, within budget, with the contract scope of work and meets time schedules while highlighting any non-conformances.
- Verify the final quantity of the w