Mechanical Foreman (Saudi Arabia)
full-time•Al Jubayl
About this role
Qualifications & Experience:
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical qualification.
- 5–8 years of hands-on experience in maintenance of gas plants and pipeline systems.
- Strong expertise in maintenance of mechanical equipment, including:
- Static equipment (pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping, valves)
- Rotary equipment (pumps, compressors, turbines, blowers)
- Experience using SAP PM for maintenance work orders, notifications, and history tracking is preferred.
- Supervise and execute preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities for mechanical equipment in gas plants and pipelines.
- Lead and manage mechanical technicians and fitters, ensuring work is performed safely and efficiently.
- Ensure strict compliance with HSE policies, permit-to-work systems, and safety procedures.
- Coordinate with operations to plan maintenance activities, shutdowns, and equipment isolation.
- Assign daily tasks, monitor progress, and ensure timely completion of maintenance jobs.
- Perform troubleshooting and support root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures.
- Verify job quality, conduct inspections, and ensure equipment readiness before handover to operations.
- Ensure proper use of tools, spare parts, and materials; support inventory control and spare management.
- Prepare and close maintenance work orders, reports, and equipment history records.
- Support plant start-up, shutdown, and emergency maintenance activities.
- Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to technicians to enhance team capability.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of gas plant and pipeline mechanical systems
- Leadership and team supervision skills
- Maintenance planning and execution
- Equipment troubleshooting and problem-solving
- Good communication and coordination skills
- Basic computer skills; SAP PM knowledge is an advantage
What you'll do
- Supervise and execute maintenance activities for mechanical equipment in gas plants and pipelines. Lead mechanical technicians, ensuring compliance with safety policies and timely completion of tasks.
About Eram Talent
Eram Holdings, since its humble beginning in the 1990s, has experienced significant growth. Today, we have expanded into a business conglomerate operating in 9 business verticals with headquarters in Saudi Arabia, regional offices in India, UAE and with over 150 offices spread across 13 countries in Asia and Europe. Our journey continues to evolve as we seek new opportunities and embrace innovative strategies to further enhance our global presence. We are recognized in the industry for exemplary customer service and our subsidiaries have won several industry leading awards, reflecting our commitment to excellence.
We have a strong team led by a functional board and experienced strategic business unit heads who have decades of experience backed by over 8000 employees from 25 different nationalities. Our regional presence has positioned us as a key industry partner for our clients.
Job creation, creating value in the society we thrive, is the core theme of our operations. We believe in responsible business practices, inspiring the future, and placing a keen focus on localization in the countries we operate in. Our localization scores continue to increase every year which shows our commitment for development of localized value chain and ecosystem by investments and strategic acquisitions.
We are dedicated to sustainability and shaping a future where everyone benefits, communities flourish, and the environment is protected. In the days ahead, all of Eram's entities are committed to ensuring compliance with ESG standards, enhancing environmental performance, minimizing our ecological footprint, and upholding strong governance to demonstrate our commitment to sustainable business practices across all operations. We are recognized for various humanitarian activities including initiatives and efforts to provide quality education to the less privileged.
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As a Mechanical Foreman (Saudi Arabia) at Eram Talent, you will: supervise and execute maintenance activities for mechanical equipment in gas plants and pipelines. Lead mechanical technicians, ensuring compliance with safety policies and timely completion of tasks..
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The Mechanical Foreman (Saudi Arabia) position at Eram Talent is based in Al Jubayl, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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