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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Sokhna Plant)

Cairo, Egypt

WHO IS LAFARGE?

As a member of Holcim Group, a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure, and improved living standards all over Egypt. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, thriving with our people and communities. Lafarge Egypt launched one of the largest cement plants in the MENA region which is located in Ain Al-Sokhna, with a plant capacity of 9.5 MT and 5 state-of-the-art production lines. Through its established business operations in Cement, Ready-Mix concrete, Lafarge Egypt has demonstrated its commitment to the provision of sustainable building materials. Lafarge Egypt continuously seeks to meet the needs of a wide range of customers including but not limited to individual homebuilders, large construction companies, architects, or local artisans, powered by 1500 passionate employees.


Overview:

Apply maintenance methodology, defining operational steps, manpower, spares and other resources necessary to achieve efficient and safe maintenance in line with technical standards and Manage and improve the use of management tools, procedures and methodologies for maintenance.


Responsibilities:


1-Health & Safety:

  • Adhere to and enforce relevant legislation, as well as the Company's HSE Policies, Rules, and Standards.
  • Ensure the highest degree of safety and safe working practices are maintained at all times.
  • Follow all HSE Procedures, both Management and Operational.
  • Commit to gain all HSE competencies and capabilities relevant to the job role, as outlined in the country HSE training matrix (mandatory for the position or required based on the individual's activities).

2-Functional:

Implement MAC-SAP & preventive/predictive maintenance Module.

  • Maintain number of work order & notification and Backlog,
  • Prioritize the notifications received from condition monitoring department and other creators and issue the corresponding corrective maintenance order,
  • Participate in RCA meeting of repetitive long time failures and plan for the execution of the corrective actions,
  • Participate in FMEA implementation.


Weekly scheduling and Shutdown

  • Prepare and optimize of the weekly workload balancing.
  • Lead the preparation and consolidation of the shutdown Planning (Personnel, Spares, Third party services, Tools, Equipment, Time and Critical Path).
  • Monitor and follow up tasks defined in Major shutdown on a daily basis.
  • Continuous improvement leads after action review for shutdown or mayor repairs.

Budgeting, Inventory and Cost control

  • Communication with procurement and Monitoring delivery spare part
  • Control the inventory Level Versus the guide value.
  • Generate purchase requisitions as well as third party service contracts requisitions for major shutdowns and ensure that all required materials and service will be delivered on time.


CAPEX Requisition and Plan

  • Contribute to planning and purchasing of CAPEX and third party services: identify needs, provide technical requirements, support tendering, and provide input for supplier qualification and evaluation.
  • Monitor / Recording equipment replacement and Equipment condition
  • Improvement / modification mechanical equipment to achieve maintenance target


Reporting and maintenance history

  • Reporting for the maintenance budget VS the actual cost on monthly basis
  • Lead the weekly KPIs follow up meeting as well as work scheduling confirmation for the following week.



Qualifications:


Education :

BSC degree in Mechanical Engineering


Technical Skills:

Technical Reporting, Cement Background, good planning skills, good knowledge of maintenance operations, analytical skills, technical knowledge of preventive, predictive and systematic maintenance (databases, CMMS, Project Software), Computer literacy.


Experience:

  • 1-3 years’ experience in Cement or construction materials industry.
  • At least 1-year experience in Preventive Maintenance.
  • Computer Skills: Microsoft Office & SAP is a must.


WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.


YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE

At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas, and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.

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