
EmSteel
Senior Electrical Technician – General Electrical & Workshop Maintenance (Steel Plant)
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 04/05/2026
Job overview
Date posted
21/03/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Job description
The Senior Electrical Technician – General Electrical & Workshop Maintenance is responsible for executing general electrical maintenance activities across non-production areas including main administration buildings, offices, warehouses, central workshops, street lighting systems, and weighbridge systems within a steel plant environment. The role ensures that electrical corrective and preventive maintenance tasks are performed according to safety standards, job risk assessments, work orders, and inspection reports to maximize equipment utilization at minimum cost. The position requires expertise in electrical power distribution, illumination systems, control systems, cables, workshop equipment, and power distribution panels, along with experience maintaining central workshop machines and industrial overhead crane systems. The technician utilizes condition monitoring techniques for failure prevention and diagnosis of complex equipment faults, conducts fault analysis, and supports continuous improvement of maintenance services. The role includes working with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), preferably SAP, for job inputting, reporting, and trend analysis. The technician collaborates with production and workshop teams to plan shutdown schedules, manage spare parts, and support plant expansions and cleanliness programs. The position requires adherence to ESI Integrated Management System procedures, health, safety, and environmental compliance standards, and contributes to training and development of team members and UAE national trainees. The role also involves assisting in budgeting processes, reporting, and performance reviews to ensure operational efficiency and service quality.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Perform general electrical maintenance activities including preventive and corrective maintenance across plant facilities
- Follow safety rules, job risk assessments, work procedures, and maintenance inspection reports
- Utilize condition monitoring techniques to prevent failures and diagnose complex equipment issues
- Analyze previous maintenance activities with supervisors to develop action plans and improve fault resolution
- Provide technical input to resolve major maintenance problems and minimize downtime
- Guide, monitor, and train team members to ensure required technical skills and performance levels
- Assist in managing spare parts inventory and ensure availability of required components
- Coordinate with workshop personnel to plan and finalize machine shutdown schedules
- Input job details into CMMS systems such as SAP to ensure accurate tracking and reporting
- Conduct performance reviews and trend analysis to identify and resolve service non-compliance issues
- Assist in preparing reports and data for annual budgeting processes
- Support development of UAE national trainees in line with company policies
- Ensure compliance with ESI Integrated Management System and health, safety, and environmental standards
- Implement plant cleanliness programs and support plant improvements and expansions
Experience & skills
- Hold a Diploma or Trade Certificate (ITI) in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
- Possess 5 years of experience for Diploma holders or 8 years for Trade Certificate holders in electrical maintenance in steel plants
- Demonstrate knowledge of electrical power distribution, illumination systems, control systems, cables, and weighbridge systems
- Show experience in maintenance and repair of workshop equipment, street lighting systems, and power distribution panels
- Be proficient in using CMMS systems preferably SAP for maintenance tracking and reporting
- Demonstrate familiarity with safety rules, job risk assessments, and maintenance procedures
- Possess experience with industrial overhead crane systems
- Demonstrate ability to analyze faults, perform diagnostics, and improve maintenance performance
- Show computer literacy including word processing and email systems
- Have experience in Middle East industrial environments as an advantage
- Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety, and environmental compliance systems