Section Head – Maintenance

Closing date: Aug 26, 2026

Reference: SHM2026

Prime Objectives

Location: Sohar

Career level: C2

Reports to: Plant Manager

Team size 17

No. of Direct Reports: Mechanical Supervisor; E&I Supervisor

Lead mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation maintenance for the cement mill, packing plant, and dispatch systems. Maximize equipment reliability and availability through effective preventive maintenance, breakdown response, and shutdown planning.

Roles & Responsibilities

Required Skills, Experience & Qualification
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Training in reliability-centered maintenance, CMMS systems, or project management is advantageous.
Good command of English is required; knowledge of Arabic is advantageous.

Skill/Experience

Minimum ten years of maintenance experience in cement or heavy-industry manufacturing, including at least three years in a supervisory maintenance role.
Strong knowledge of cement mill mechanical systems, drives, gearboxes, separators, and packing/dispatch equipment.
Experience with preventive/predictive maintenance programs, CMMS, and shutdown/turnaround planning.
Proven ability to reduce breakdown downtime and improve equipment availability and MTBF.
Strong leadership, contractor management, budgeting, and troubleshooting skills.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance plans for mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
Direct the Mechanical Supervisor and E&I Supervisor to maximize equipment availability and minimize breakdown downtime.
Plan and execute major shutdowns/turnarounds in coordination with Production.
Lead root-cause analysis of repeat failures and drive elimination of chronic equipment defects.
Manage spare-parts planning, critical spares strategy, and maintenance budget.
Ensure maintenance work is executed safely, in compliance with permit-to-work and lockout-tagout requirements.
Coordinate with OEMs and contractors for specialized repairs, upgrades, and inspections.
Develop and mentor the maintenance team; ensure competency and certification currency.
Report maintenance performance, reliability metrics, and improvement plans to the Plant Manager.

Key Outputs

Sustained mill, packing, and dispatch equipment availability and reliability.
Reduced breakdown downtime and repeat failures.
Timely, well-executed preventive maintenance and shutdowns.
Effective spares management within budget.
Competent, well-led maintenance team.

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