Mechanical Engineer at Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 38 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Spanning three decades, we have broken ground and challenged stereotypes across the global business landscape. The women and men who make up our organization are our strongest levers for growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

About the job

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for all Mechanical equipment and systems in the Power Plant.
• The Mechanical Engineer will provide the necessary routine maintenance and ensure 100% availability of the plant systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out technical resolution of mechanical related issues highlighted as part of analysis from the planning and efficiency team.
• Ensure high availability of all Mechanical equipment and systems in the power plant.
• Minimize cost of maintenance of the plant and optimize equipment lifecycle cost.
• Supervision of maintenance measures in Mechanical maintenance unit and ensuring quality of maintenance.
• Respond to any mechanical equipment malfunction or breakdown.
• Ensure proper record of faults and repairs on plant mechanical systems.
• Conduct routine inventory of spares to ensure availability.
• Minimize response time to the Operations unit for handling routine day-to-day problems.
• Optimize Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
• Plan resource requirements for Mechanical maintenance–manpower, materials, and contracts.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in the Power Industry.
• Member of COREN, Post Graduate degree and other certifications are added advantages.
• Experience in a Power plant of minimum 20MW capacity.
• Experience in any other oil and gas process or production facility.
• Quick thinker
• Confidence and Resilience
• Good interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills.

Skills / Knowledge Required:

• Technical knowledge of all Mechanical systems.
• Understanding of working of equipment and history of equipment.
• Knowledge of standard operating procedures with respect to maintenance of Mechanical system.
• Good knowledge of troubleshooting, inspection and maintenance of rotating equipment, valves, heat exchangers, compressors, and other plant mechanical systems.
• Technical trouble shooting and ability to identify root cause of problems to avoid recurrence.
• Knowledge of safety requirements and environmental aspects of power generation.
• Knowledge of modern maintenance management practices and spares inventory management.
• Knowledge of statutory guidelines related to Mechanical equipment.
• Skilled in maintenance planning, scheduling, and technical reporting.
• Ability to carry out preventive and proactive interventions of plant Mechanical systems using OEM design schematics with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of Diesel Engine, pumps, and valve maintenance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.