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Senior Rotating Equipment Specialist / Mentor (Expatriate)
About this role
The role is for a Senior Rotating Equipment Specialist and mentor (expatriate) based in Lagos with TAG Energy Nigeria Limited. The job involves leading and supporting maintenance activities for rotating equipment, including overhauls, shutdowns, turnarounds, commissioning and start-ups, and providing technical leadership for safe and efficient maintenance. It requires deep technical expertise in rotating equipment and reliability methods, along with mentoring technicians through structured training and development. The position focuses on improving equipment reliability using RCFA, FMEA, RCM, and predictive and preventive maintenance, while ensuring adherence to HSE and permit-to-work standards. The successful candidate will interpret technical drawings and datasheets to plan and execute maintenance, perform advanced troubleshooting, and report activities clearly.
What you would do
- Lead and support critical maintenance activities, equipment overhauls, shutdowns, turnarounds, commissioning and start-up activities.
- Provide technical leadership to ensure safe, reliable and efficient maintenance execution.
- Drive equipment reliability improvement through RCFA, FMEA, RCM, and predictive/preventive maintenance strategies.
- Mentor, coach and develop technicians through structured OJT and competency development programs.
- Promote best maintenance practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, OEM manuals, engineering specifications and data sheets for planning and execution.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting of rotating equipment and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Analyse vibration, lubrication and condition monitoring data to improve reliability and availability.
- Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, PTW, LOTO, JSA and applicable standards.
- Provide clear technical guidance, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and report maintenance activities.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Minimum of 15 years of hands-on experience in maintenance, troubleshooting and reliability of rotating equipment (centrifugal, screw and reciprocating compressors, steam and gas turbines, pumps).
- Experience in heavy industrial environments (oil & gas production/processing, refineries, petrochemical, chemical, GTL).
- Extensive field exposure to maintenance execution, shutdowns/turnarounds and commissioning.
- Expert knowledge of equipment alignment, precision maintenance, vibration analysis, lubrication systems and mechanical seals.
- Proficiency in interpreting P&IDs, mechanical drawings, OEM manuals and engineering specifications.
- Strong understanding of reliability principles (RCFA, FMEA, RCM) and predictive/preventive maintenance.
- Experience mentoring or leading technicians and delivering on-the-job training.
- Commitment to HSE, familiarity with PTW and LOTO.
- Advanced troubleshooting and RCFA skills.
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