Mechanical Engineer
- Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Posted 25 days ago
About the role
Your Job
In this role, we will lean on you to bring a project-focused mindset, you will play a crucial role in maintaining safe reliable operations and will help transform the plant by adding further automation, upgrading the facility, and implementing process and safety improvements.
Our Team
We are a principled based company that relies heavily on teamwork and ingenuity. We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for our internal and external customers.
The site boasts more than 250+ employees and produces Float Glass, Vacuum coating Glass and Wet Coating glass.
What You Will Do
- Provide on-the-floor Engineering support to operations & maintenance to understand equipment performance, troubleshoot issues in a timely manner, and evaluate system capabilities.
- Actively participate in driving a safety culture where employees address unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviours and participate and make suggestions for improvements.
- Execute capital projects including upgrades to plant systems, process equipment, and scalable transformation priorities
- Generate mechanical requirements and estimates for projects and equipment upgrades
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
- Oversee the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of manufacturing equipment such as conveying systems, automated stacking equipment, batching operations and combustion furnace operations
- Read, modify and create technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated models
- Provide training and technical support to Maintenance and Production Departments
- Investigate equipment failures and make recommendations for solutions to manufacturing processes
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Good knowledge of equipment safety systems and safe working practices.
- Strong ability to read and interpret pneumatic and hydraulic schematic diagrams.
- Good mechanical knowledge and troubleshooting experience with industrial and facility equipment, including conveyors, air compressors, fan alignment, mixers, chiller systems, cooling towers, R/O and DI plants, and generators.
- Experience working in continuous process automation plants.
- Experience in leading and supporting engineering projects.
- Experience with fluid systems, including air, cooling water, and pure water systems.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities effectively.
- Experience with AutoCAD, and/or other CAD packages
- Experience with practical mechanical design, fabrication, and manufacturing support
- Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance
- Experience with NFPA code and piping
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.