Assistant Rig Mechanic

JOB PURPOSE:

Carry out routine checks and minor maintenance/repair duties on engines and other mechanical equipment and tools on assigned location and assists in major repairs and overhauls. Assist in rig moves and monitors engines and machinery in the absence of Mechanic.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Carries out routine checks of engines, pumps, steering gear and other machinery fitted on onshore/offshore rigs, and oil field services. Includes checking oil levels, monitoring temperatures, and general greasing. Ensures that compressed air bottles are fully charged and batteries topped up and clean so that engines are ready and in prime condition at all times.
• Starts and stops engines, pumps and other machinery as and when required. Maintains adequate supplies of fuel, lubricating oils, fresh water and other consumables.
• Undertakes the routine maintenance and servicing of engines and ancillary equipment according to schedules, check-list and specific requirements. Duties include changing oils, cleaning strainers and filters and greasing and topping up hydraulic oils as required. Keeps engine rooms, engines, pumps, tools; clean and tidy.
• Undertakes non-routine minor repairs to engines and ancillary equipment and reports to Mechanic faults that are beyond capabilities or require use of shore/workshop facilities.
• Assists in routine and non-routine major repairs and overhauls of engines, pumps, steering gears, generators, hydraulic machinery and other mechanical equipment.
• Observes rig safety rules and procedures and watches for unsafe practices, oil spillage, and leaking pipes. Includes ensuring that appropriate work permits are issued for all maintenance and repair work, covering oil spills with absorbent materials and working in dangerous areas as necessary.
• Carries out other similar or related duties such as operating all life-saving and fire-fighting equipment on assigned rig as necessary, maintaining engine daily log book, advising Mechanic of daily consumption of water and diesel, practicing good housekeeping in engine room area and workshop.
• Comply with all UAE, ADNOC, ADNOC Drilling and client Asset Integrity Management codes of practice.
  
  

• Implement and comply with all relevant functional policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, to accomplish operational objectives.
  
  

• Provide on-the-job Training to meet Competency Based Training programs for UAE Nationalization.
  
  

• Contribute to the identification of areas and opportunities for continuous improvement in the operating procedures and functional processes.
  
  

• Support the institution of an HSE culture and ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines across the Division in line with international standards, best practices and Corporate Code of Practices and to ensure integrity and safety of assets.
  
  

• Maintain the work environment clean and tidy before, during operations, in line with established standards of Hygiene and Housekeeping.
  
  

• Provide inputs to prepare Section progress reports for Company Management.
• Prepare various Key Performance Indicator (KPI) checklists for management.
  
  

• Regular contacts with personnel at own or next higher level to exchange and/or receive information regarding the running of engines and ancillary equipment.
  
  

• None.
  
  

• Completion of Secondary (12 years) education followed by 2 years full time training in a mechanical trade preferably diesel engines.
  
  

• 4 years experience in operating and repairing diesel engines.
• Fair knowledge of English.