Job Description: Mechanical Engineer (Condition Monitoring)

Location: El Merk, Algeria

Schedule: 28/28

Department: ELM Maintenance

Duties:

• Leads condition monitoring activities within the ELM Maintenance team. Key responsibilities are;
  • Monitor Equipment Health: Use tools like vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and ultrasonic testing to assess the condition of rotating and static equipment.
  • Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Develop and execute maintenance strategies that prevent failures before they occur, based on data trends and equipment behavior.
  • Fault Diagnosis: Identify early signs of wear, misalignment, imbalance, or other mechanical issues to avoid unplanned downtime.
  • Performance Testing: Conduct tests to ensure equipment is operating within optimal parameters.
  • Documentation & Reporting: Maintain detailed logs of inspections, findings, and corrective actions for future reference and compliance 
• Familiarity with NDT techniques, rotating equipment maintenance, and safety protocols 
• Collaborate with reliability engineers, planners, and operations teams to align maintenance activities with production goals.
• Support shutdown planning and execution, including critical inspections and spare parts management 
• Assists in Shutdown and Major Maintenance preparation activities related to Mechanical maintenance.
• Provides input, support & approval into the design / engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, inspection & testing, installation, commissioning & start-up of the company’s facilities.
• Mentoring and development of more junior members of the team

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering required
• Proficiency in CMMS systems (e.g., SAP, MAXIMO), vibration monitoring, precision alignment, and interpretation of mechanical drawings (e.g., P&IDs, schematics) 
• Over 10 years of experience in the engineering and/or construction of large petrochemical, oil and/or gas production facilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance of industrial mechanical equipment.
• Ability to use and interpret reports from all precision-measuring devices and perform precision-alignment on multiple equipment types. Experience reading, interpreting and maintaining mechanical drawings, MFDs, PFDs, P&IDs and other complex diagrams.
• In-depth knowledge of plant maintenance procedures and equipment diagnostics.