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Job Responsibilities

HSE Management:
- Ensure full compliance with company safety, health, environmental policies, procedures, standards, and regulations
- Ensure subordinates follow all QEOHS requirements and procedures
- Execute safety observation and environmental observation activities according to schedule
- Provide safe working conditions, processes, and necessary training, instruction, and supervision for employees
- Manage departmental health, safety, and environmental plans and objectives
- Implement safety programs to eliminate incidents and accidents
- Monitor safety performance through audits and performance indicators
- Ensure proper housekeeping practices at all work locations
- Monitor and implement corrective actions following hazard or incident reports

Maintenance Operations:
- Ensure maintenance team follows work orders from the system across daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and shutdown schedules to maintain equipment reliability
- Conduct troubleshooting activities to restore plant operations promptly
- Execute maintenance and repair plans according to defined schedules
- Ensure high-quality maintenance work to maximize equipment availability
- Report equipment condition and status regularly
- Prepare critical spare parts required for maintenance execution
- Coordinate maintenance plans with production schedules
- Manage periodic maintenance and equipment improvement plans
- Monitor maintenance KPIs and provide timely improvement actions
- Finalize spare parts lists for procurement
- Implement preventive maintenance for critical equipment.

Cost Control:
- Review and propose maintenance budget for the department
- Monitor maintenance costs to ensure accuracy and compliance with budget
- Optimize resource utilization to reduce reliance on external services
- Develop strategies for equipment overhaul and plant shutdown to align with financial planning.

Shutdown Management:
- Plan, execute, and control plant shutdown activities to meet timelines and quality standards
- Ensure shutdown activities are conducted safely and efficiently
- Apply best practices to improve and upgrade equipment during shutdown.

CAPEX & Budget:
- Prepare monthly and annual budgets for mechanical equipment
- Evaluate and propose capital expenditure plans with clear justification and efficiency benefits
- Prioritize capital investment based on equipment condition
- Execute approved capital expenditure and budget plans.

Stakeholder Coordination:
- Coordinate with equipment suppliers to ensure effective maintenance programs
- Collaborate with procurement to secure high-quality spare parts at optimal cost
- Work with cross-functional departments including quality, production, logistics, and corporate teams to support maintenance and modification needs.

People Management & Development:
- Assess maintenance team capabilities and identify training needs to close competency gaps
- Develop and implement training programs for maintenance staff
- Monitor employee performance and provide coaching and mentoring
- Supervise execution of annual training plans for maintenance teams
- Manage workforce efficiency and resource allocation within the maintenance organization
- Monitor and implement succession planning across all levels
- Ensure compliance with labor regulations and collective labor agreements
- Develop individual development plans and competency frameworks for key personnel
- Coordinate training programs with relevant departments
- Establish KPIs for the department and team members
- Monitor performance, motivate employees, and recognize achievements or address underperformance.

- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- Good command of English in both spoken and written communication
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment systems
- Understanding of fabrication, repair, and maintenance within cement plant operations
- Proficiency in SAP, MAC, MS Project, and AutoCAD
- Ability to analyze cement production technology and equipment maintenance
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in a cement plant environment
- Strong results orientation
- Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders
- Customer and market awareness
- Willingness to challenge existing practices
- Ability to engage and motivate teams
- Capability to attract, develop talent, and build high-performing teams.