Maintenance Technician
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About the Role
SGS is seeking a Maintenance Technician for its Jeddah Geochemistry lab start-up. The role involves coordinating equipment installation, creating maintenance systems, and ensuring lab infrastructure operates consistently.
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Responsibilities
- Receive, store and track equipment / instrument and spare parts from suppliers during lab construction and start up
- Assist with lab building construction regarding equipment layout following lab design plan
- Assist with equipment / instrument installations, conduct test runs, and accept job completions
- Project manage in house customized lab item making, alteration and modification
- Create and maintain equipment inventory tracking and ordering system
- Identify preventive maintenance needs and create maintenance system
- Timely repair or coordinate external parties to repair failed equipment to minimize downtime
- Train and supervise maintenance crew to perform routine repair and maintenance tasks
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years laboratory or mechanical / trades workshop working experience
- Electrician certification or other trades certificate required (electrician preferred)
- Forklift driver’s license required
- Post secondary mechanical engineering or related major preferred
- First Aid certificate preferred
- Adequate oral and written English
- Basic MS Word, Excel and e mail communication skills
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Job Description
- Take a part in Jeddah Geochemistry lab start up preparation including coordinate and assist with equipment / instrument safe installation and test run.
- Create and maintain equipment / spare parts registry system.
- Be primarily responsible for lab and building infrastructural equipment operational consistently.
- Train operators safe use and perform routine maintenance of equipment.
- Job scope on this position will be reviewed and revised when lab passes start up phase.
Job Responsibilities
- Receive, store and track equipment / instrument and spare parts from both local and oversea suppliers during lab construction, fit out and start up stages.
- Assist with on going lab building construction in respect of equipment / instrument layout following lab design Plan (focus on lab and building infrastructural equipment).
- Assist with equipment / instrument installations, conduct test runs, and accept job completions (focus on lab and building infrastructure equipment).
- Project manage in house customized lab item making, alteration and modification.
- Create and maintain equipment inventory tracking and ordering system.
- Identify preventive maintenance needs and create maintenance system.
- Timely repair or coordinate external parties to repair failed equipment / instrument to minimize downtime.
- Train and supervise maintenance crew to perform routine repair and maintenance tasks.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years laboratory or mechanical / Trades workshop working experiences.
- Electrician certification or other Trades certificate required (electrician preferred).
- Forklift driver’s license required.
- Post secondary mechanical engineering or related major preferred.
- First Aid certificate preferred.
Required Skills (Technical & Soft Skills)
- Adequate oral and written English.
- Adequate report writing skill.
- Basic MS Word, Excel and e mail communication skills.
- Craftsmanship demonstrated.
Additional Information
- Preferred second language as English.
- City based commercial operation shift rotation scheme if not local employment.
- Flexible working hours as required (with arrangements in advance).
- Often require to attend emergency service calls.
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