MACHINE TECHNICIAN

MACHINE TECHNICIAN

Job Description

Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting packing house machinery to ensure high equipment availability and minimum production downtime. Perform preventive and corrective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, PLC, HMI, VFD, and automation systems while supporting safe and efficient production.

Job Summary

Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting packing house machinery to minimize breakdowns and production downtime, with hands-on expertise in mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, PLC, HMI, VFD, and automation systems. The role also includes preventive and corrective maintenance, machine setup and changeovers, breakdown analysis, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with safety, GMP, and food hygiene standards

Strategic / General Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all packing house machinery and equipment to support uninterrupted production.

 • Carry out preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities according to the approved maintenance plan and machine requirements.

• Respond promptly to machine breakdowns, identify the root cause of failures, and restore equipment to normal operation with minimum production downtime. 

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, sensor, and automation-related faults. 

• Support Production during machine setup, product changeovers, adjustments, calibration, and line start-up to achieve required production output and quality. 

• Monitor machine performance and identify early signs of wear, abnormal noise, vibration, temperature, leakage, electrical faults, or other potential failures. 

• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for repeated or major breakdowns and implement permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence. 

• Maintain and improve machine reliability by identifying opportunities to reduce breakdowns, downtime, waste, and maintenance costs.

 • Ensure all planned Preventive Maintenance (PM) activities are completed on time and properly documented. 

• Maintain accurate records of breakdowns, maintenance activities, spare-parts usage, machine history, PM completion, and corrective actions.

 • Identify critical spare-parts requirements and coordinate with the relevant departments to ensure essential maintenance spares are available when required. 

• Support the installation, commissioning, modification, and relocation of new or existing machinery and production equipment. 

• Work closely with Production, Quality, Warehouse, Engineering, and external machine suppliers/service providers to resolve technical issues and improve equipment performance.

 • Provide technical support and guidance to machine operators on proper machine operation, basic troubleshooting, changeovers, and preventive care.

 • Ensure machines are operated and maintained according to manufacturer recommendations, operating procedures, and company standards.

 • Follow all required LOTO (Lockout/Tagout), electrical safety, machine guarding, permit-to work, and other maintenance safety procedures. 

• Maintain compliance with GMP, food safety, hygiene, housekeeping, and workplace safety requirements within the packing house. 

• Support initiatives to improve OEE, machine availability, productivity, and overall equipment reliability. 

• Participate in continuous improvement projects related to automation, machine efficiency, process optimization, energy consumption, and maintenance cost reduction. 

• Ensure maintenance work is completed with minimum impact on product quality, production schedules, and operational requirements. 

• Maintain good housekeeping in the maintenance area and ensure tools, equipment, electrical panels, spare parts, and work areas are properly organized. 

• Report major technical risks, recurring failures, unsafe conditions, and equipment abnormalities to the Maintenance/Engineering Supervisor or Manager. 

• Support emergency maintenance requirements, including breakdowns during shifts, weekends, holidays, and peak production periods, when required. 

• Continuously develop technical knowledge of new machinery, PLC systems, automation technologies, and modern maintenance practices. 

• Contribute to a culture of preventive maintenance, technical ownership, safety awareness, teamwork, and continuous improvement across the packing house

Skills

• Strong mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation troubleshooting skills. 

• Practical knowledge of PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, sensors, and control systems. 

• Experience with packing, flow-pack, weighing, sealing, labeling, and conveyor machines. 

• Ability to perform machine setup, calibration, alignment, and changeovers. 

• Good knowledge of Preventive Maintenance, OEE, 

• Ability to read electrical/pneumatic drawings and machine manuals. 

• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and safety awareness 

• Language skills: Good English communication is required; Arabic language knowledge is an advantage

Qualifications & Experience 

Education Experience

 • Diploma / Technical Diploma / ITI or bachelor's degree in engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Automation, or Industrial Maintenance. 

• Experience:

 3–5 years of hands-on experience in machinery maintenance, preferably in food, FMCG, or packing-house operations. | Employee Signature : | Date : / /