Mechanical Foreman
Eram TalentSaudi Arabia - DammamPosted 18 January 2026
WorkableRecruitment agency
Location
Saudi Arabia - Dammam
Job type
On-site
Experience
5-8 years
Salary
USD 4k–6k/mo (est.)
Job description
Qualifications & Experience:
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical qualification.
- 5–8 years of hands-on experience in maintenance of gas plants and pipeline systems.
- Strong expertise in maintenance of mechanical equipment, including:
- Static equipment (pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping, valves)
- Rotary equipment (pumps, compressors, turbines, blowers)
- Experience using SAP PM for maintenance work orders, notifications, and history tracking is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise and execute preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities for mechanical equipment in gas plants and pipelines.
- Lead and manage mechanical technicians and fitters, ensuring work is performed safely and efficiently.
- Ensure strict compliance with HSE policies, permit-to-work systems, and safety procedures.
- Coordinate with operations to plan maintenance activities, shutdowns, and equipment isolation.
- Assign daily tasks, monitor progress, and ensure timely completion of maintenance jobs.
- Perform troubleshooting and support root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures.
- Verify job quality, conduct inspections, and ensure equipment readiness before handover to operations.
- Ensure proper use of tools, spare parts, and materials; support inventory control and spare management.
- Prepare and close maintenance work orders, reports, and equipment history records.
- Support plant start-up, shutdown, and emergency maintenance activities.
- Provide on-the-job training and mentoring to technicians to enhance team capability.
Skills
SAP PM
What Jobze.ai noticed
- Eram Talent is hiring a mid-level mechanical foreman with 5-8 years of plant maintenance experience.
- Prefers candidates with SAP PM experience for tracking maintenance orders and equipment records.
- Involves managing teams, ensuring HSE compliance, and handling static and rotary equipment upkeep.
This role was published by Eram Talent on Workable. Jobze.ai is not the employer and does not take applications - they are handled on the original site.