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Maintenance Engineer JOB DESCRIPTION GUIDE
Maintenance Engineer Salary Guide
Looking to hire top talent or advance your career? Our expertly researched salary guide for 2024 provides valuable insights into Oil and Gas positions!
Maintenance Engineer Core Duties and Qualifications
The maintenance engineer in the oil and gas industry targets at ensuring that all the installed equipment and machinery run smoothly and safety. This job is about preparing, covering, and carrying out maintenance acts to avoid sudden outages, lengthening the equipment life, and adhering to safety and environmental standards.
They report to other technical departments to study plant equipment performance, investigate problems and develop plans for proactive and condition-based maintenance to improve equipment availability.
Desired Profile For A Maintenance Engineer
Roles and Duties
Maintenance engineers play an essential role in the reliability and safety of oil and gas facilities, which ensures the overall success of such operations and maintenance engineer are also in charge of the following duties and responsibilities:
- Perform and analyze regular and contingency maintenance programs.
- Check, analyze, and do the repairs of the failed equipment to decrease the downtime.
- Supervise on the functioning of equipment and conduct fundamentals analyses on reflected problems.
- Work with operations and production departments for maintenance while creating least interference.
- Adhere to the law that regulates safety, health, and the environment.
- Create technical documents and keep up with the maintenance records.
- Take charge of the stock of spare parts and materials.
- Monitor maintenance contractors and make sure quality standards are met.
Qualifications And Certifications
Following are educational requirements and certifications outlined by the top oil and gas companies for the role of maintenance engineer:
- Required bachelor’s degree or equivalent in:
- Mechanical engineering.
- Electrical engineering.
- Industrial engineering.
- Related field.
- Master’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Professional certifications of:
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP).
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM).
- Certified Maintenance Engineer (CME).
- And others are suggested.
Skills And Expertise
Below outlined is the list of required skill sets and experience for the role of maintenance engineer:
- 5-10 years of professional experience in maintenance engineering or related fields.
- Knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
- Knowledge of standard, rules and regulations.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Attention to details and accuracy.
- Adaptability.
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