Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Mechanical Maintenance Requirements

Qualification

• ITI (Fitter/Mechanical) or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
• 25 years of experience in Water Treatment Plants (WTP), Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), or similar process industries.
• Basic knowledge of pumps, blowers, valves, pipelines, and rotating equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of pumps, blowers, agitators, gearboxes, compressors, and motors.
• Inspect, repair, and replace pipelines, valves, flanges, fittings, bearings, mechanical seals, gaskets, couplings, and lubricants.
• Carry out equipment alignment, belt tensioning, vibration analysis, and routine inspections.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify abnormal noise, vibration, overheating, or leakage.
• Assist in the installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of new mechanical equipment.
• Maintain maintenance records, checklists, equipment history cards, and spare parts inventory.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE usage, and housekeeping.
• Coordinate with operations and electrical teams to minimize equipment downtime.

Required Skills

• Maintenance of centrifugal pumps, dosing pumps, blowers, agitators, and compressors.
• Pipe fitting, fabrication, and mechanical assembly.
• Welding and gas cutting (preferred).
• Proficiency in using hand tools, power tools, cutting machines, and precision measuring instruments.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and P&ID diagrams.
• Basic troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA).

Preferred Experience

• Maintenance of WTP, ETP, STP, RO, UF, MEE, and ATFD systems.
• Experience with DAF, clarifiers, pressure sand filters (PSF), activated carbon filters (ACF), screw presses, chemical dosing systems, air blowers, and air compressors.
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance planning and spare parts management.