Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Hobark International Limited (HIL) is the parent company of the Hobark group operating in the oil and gas industry. The company was incorporated in 1998, starting as a staffing agency based in Port Harcourt. Currently we have offices in 4 countries with our head office in Lagos.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

Req ID: Req-1305
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Description

• Provides technical support to the JV sites maintenance teams for rotating equipment, acting as focal technical authority with regard to rotating equipment engineering and providing expert technical advice.
• Leads and advises the development and planning of rotating equipment modifications and improvement projects, to ensure their safe, cost-effective and timely execution in accordance with established Company standards and specifications.
• Reviews and controls the standardization of materials and spare parts for rotating equipment and related systems (as a package).
• Reviews stock quantities, usage and consumption to minimize the stock value, whilst ensuring that all spare parts are available for routine, defect and shutdown maintenance.
• Assists and advises the Mechanical Head in the preparation of budgets, contracts, shutdowns, modifications, warranty claims, vendor mobilization and all other support functions necessary for the efficient running of the mechanical section.
• Ensures usage of the CMMS within his domain.
• Creates and develops the condition monitoring.
• Provides the service (through the contractors) of troubleshooting complex or recurring mechanical problems, which require analysis and resolution with the help of other departments, vendors or original equipment manufacturers, and recommends sound and cost effective solutions.
• Defines and monitor implementation of rotating equipment packages preventive and corrective programme.
• Proposes/Justifies recommendations for the improvement of equipment availability, efficiency and maintainability.
• Prepares cause tree failure analysis for equipment breakdown and issue relevant recommendations.
• Liaises with vendors and the original equipment manufacturers for all queries regarding maintenance, modifications in rotating equipment fleet, spare parts, drawings and the resolution of technical problems.
• Creates Maintenance Equipment Log Book (MELB).
• Ensures that all drawings, plans, manual and MELB are up-to-date and “as built”, and directs draftsmen to carry out all corrections to reflect any alterations, modifications and additions to mechanical equipment systems.

Qualifications

• Formal education: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (2.1).
• Professional experience (number of years): 10 years experience with rotating and static equipment preferably with the oil or petrochemical industries.
• High level of knowledge of mechanical equipment, maintenance systems and methods
• Team management skills
• Computer literacy is an advantage
• Proficiency in English language

Primary Skills:

• Mechanical Engineer, Rotary Equipment, Engineering, EPC, Oil & Gas, Operations, QA/QC

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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