Senior Mechanical Technician

About the role

Anton Oilfield Services Group is seeking a Senior Mechanical Technician to join its On Sync Energy Management Services team in Kuwait. The role involves leading mechanical maintenance activities across oil and gas facilities, ensuring equipment reliability and safety.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise mechanical maintenance tasks within the assigned area.
• Lead teams in dismantling, inspecting, repairing, adjusting, and re‑assembling pumps, compressors, turbines, gearboxes, winches, cranes, valves, vessels, piping, exchangers and coolers.
• Monitor work sites to maintain safe conditions and good housekeeping.
• Use precision measuring tools such as micrometers and verniers for mechanical inspections.
• Prepare basic sketches and support fabrication and welding activities when required.
• Manage requisitions for maintenance materials, tools, spare parts and equipment.
• Maintain equipment records and update maintenance information in a CMMS.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with at least 4 years of mechanical maintenance experience in oil & gas, or a Diploma with at least 8 years (including 4 years in a similar role).
• Strong hands‑on experience with rotating and static mechanical equipment.
• Proven supervisory, technical, safety and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• Precision measurement tools (micrometer, vernier, etc.)
• Mechanical inspection techniques
• Use of CMMS for maintenance records
• Fabrication and welding support
• Maintenance of rotating equipment (pumps, compressors, turbines, gearboxes)
• Maintenance of static equipment (valves, vessels, piping, exchangers, coolers)