Location: Kuwait
Department: Maintenance / Engineering
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in industrial maintenance, with hands-on experience in mechanical systems, reliability engineering, and asset management within industrial facilities such as water/wastewater plants, power generation, or heavy industry.

The role requires a proactive professional capable of leading on-site maintenance activities, enhancing equipment reliability, and supporting continuous improvement of maintenance processes and systems.

Educational & Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Professional certifications in maintenance or asset management (e.g., CMRP, IAM, or equivalent) are considered an advantage.

Technical Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of total experience, including at least 7 years in mechanical maintenance within industrial environments (preferably water/wastewater, power, or heavy industry).
• Demonstrated ability in supervising on-site maintenance activities, ensuring safe, high-quality, and efficient work execution.
• Proven experience in preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).
• Strong understanding of asset management principles and equipment lifecycle planning.
• Familiarity with international maintenance and reliability standards.
• Skilled in equipment diagnostics, troubleshooting, and condition monitoring techniques.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including P&IDs, layouts, and mechanical schematics.
• Experience in asset performance evaluation, including degradation analysis and life-cycle cost assessment.
• Ability to conduct maintenance training sessions and contribute to continuous improvement of maintenance management systems.

Systems & Tools:

• Hands-on experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) or Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tools such as Maximo, SAP, Infor, WARIOS, or similar.
• Proficiency in maintenance data analysis, reliability metrics, and performance reporting.
• Knowledge of key asset performance indicators such as MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and similar metrics.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with Operations, HSE, and Management teams.
• Demonstrated leadership and team supervision experience, particularly in managing technicians and contractors.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, root cause analyses, and asset improvement plans.

Other Requirements:

• Strong commitment to HSE standards and safe maintenance practices.
• Flexibility to work on-call or during emergency breakdowns as required

If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for reliability and operational excellence, we invite you to apply and become part of our dynamic team.

To Apply: Please send your updated CV and cover letter to Joseph.James@wte.de
with the subject line “Mechanical Maintenance Engineer – [Your Name]”.