Senior Maintenance and Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee fault diagnosis, maintenance activities, and modifications to ensure optimal machine performance.
• Review and analyze daily fault reports submitted by electrical maintenance engineers/supervisors, and report findings to the head of the electrical maintenance department.
• Manage the procurement process for spare parts, including editing purchase orders and inspecting supplied parts from both local and international sources.
• Develop and implement installation plans for new machinery, ensuring seamless integration into existing systems.
• Monitor and maintain inventory of stored spare parts to ensure availability and minimize downtime.
• Prepare and present daily maintenance reports for approval by the maintenance manager.
• Diagnosed and troubleshooted machine breakdowns, providing effective preventive maintenance services.
• Optimize overall maintenance costs and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Install new electrical components and fittings, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for maintenance resources, including manpower, machinery, and materials.
• Recommend replacements for outdated or faulty electrical components and fittings to management.

Qualifications & Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Power Engineering.
• 4-7 years of relevant experience in maintenance and automation.
• Proficiency in English.
• Extensive experience with Siemens PLCs (S7 and TIA Portal), HMIs (Profibus).
• Expertise in configuring Profibus communications with various drives (Siemens Master drives, Sinamics, ABB drives, Parker drives, Control technique drives).
• Strong troubleshooting skills for all the mentioned systems and electrical controls.
• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Superior communication, interpersonal, and negotiation abilities.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and business applications.