Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – Facility

About the role

The Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will ensure reliable and safe operation of mechanical production equipment at alfanar Electric's Riyadh facility. You will lead preventive and corrective maintenance activities, troubleshoot breakdowns, and drive continuous improvement to minimise downtime and optimise costs.

Key responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment failures.
• Provide technical support during critical breakdowns and coordinate with OEMs and suppliers for repairs and spare parts.
• Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance plans, inspections, and checklists.
• Monitor equipment condition, analyse recurring failures and implement corrective actions.
• Identify critical spare parts, manage procurement and evaluate alternative suppliers.
• Read and interpret hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams; work on rotating equipment, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, valves and conveyors.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and recommend equipment modifications for reliability improvement.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production to minimise impact on operations.

Required profile

• Proven experience in mechanical maintenance within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills for failure analysis and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work effectively with production teams, OEMs and suppliers.
• Good documentation habits and record‑keeping for maintenance activities.

Required skills

• Mechanical maintenance
• Hydraulic systems
• Pneumatic systems
• Preventive maintenance
• Predictive maintenance
• Root‑cause analysis
• Equipment troubleshooting
• Spare parts management
• Reading hydraulic diagrams
• Reading pneumatic diagrams
• Rotating equipment
• Pumps
• Gearboxes
• Bearings
• Valves
• Conveyors