- Hiring continuously
- Ras Al Khair
- Full-time
Rotating Equipment Technician jobs in Ras Al Khair
Specialists for pumps, compressors, turbines and blowers: alignment, balancing, overhaul and condition monitoring.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Ras Al Khair, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Rotating Equipment Technician work at Ras Al Khair. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
The Mechanical Division's core crew. Rotating equipment technicians overhaul centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, pumps, turbines and blowers, carry out laser alignment and dynamic balancing, and read vibration data with the division's engineers. Work is split between the Jubail workshop and client plants during turnarounds.
What you will do
- Overhaul pumps, compressors, blowers and gearboxes to OEM tolerances
- Perform laser shaft alignment and record before/after readings
- Assist vibration analysis and dynamic balancing on site
- Replace bearings, seals, wear rings and couplings; check clearances
- Support commissioning and run-in of repaired equipment
What we look for
- 5 years or more on rotating equipment in petrochemical, refinery or power plants
- Laser alignment competence; vibration basics a strong plus
- Reads OEM manuals, clearance tables and P&IDs
- Precision measurement: micrometers, dial indicators, bore gauges
- Working English for OEM documentation
Certificates that help
- Diploma or trade certificate in mechanical maintenance
- Laser alignment training (any OEM)
- Vibration analysis CAT I or II, if held
- Client site induction, if held
Working in Ras Al Khair
Ras Al Khair, 80 km north of Jubail, is Ma'aden's industrial city: phosphate and ammonia plants, the aluminium smelter and rolling mill, the desalination and power complex and the shipyard. It is heavy industry with long maintenance campaigns and a steady need for mechanical, electrical and rigging trades. AKFAL crews commute from the Jubail camp.
Plants and projects
- Ma'aden Phosphate and Ma'aden Wa'ad Al Shamal (ammonia, phosphoric acid, DAP)
- Ma'aden Aluminium smelter, rolling mill and casthouse
- Ras Al Khair power and desalination complex (SWCC)
- International Maritime Industries shipyard
- Port and bulk-handling terminals
Typical work
- Planned maintenance on kilns, mills and conveyors
- Electrical and instrumentation maintenance in the smelter
- Structural and piping repairs; heavy rigging
- Crane and telehandler hire for maintenance campaigns
- When demand peaks
- Ma'aden's maintenance campaigns run through the year with larger turnarounds in the cooler months; demand is steadier than in Jubail's shutdown peaks.
- Accommodation and transport
- Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes, and more than for a fitter: five or more years specifically on rotating equipment. This is a specialist role, not an entry role.
Which certificates do I need?
A mechanical diploma plus laser-alignment training is the usual profile. CAT I/II vibration certificates put a candidate at the front of the queue.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Technicians with a transferable Iqama are placed first. We also recruit specialists from abroad through licensed agencies, with visa and transfer paid by AKFAL.
Hours and shifts
Workshop days between turnarounds; extended shifts during turnarounds with paid overtime. Some call-out work for breakdowns.
Where would I live in Ras Al Khair?
Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
How is salary decided?
Specialist pay is set individually from experience and certificates and written into the offer. We do not publish figures.
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