Mechanical Maintenance Technician at Alkanes Petroleum and Gas Limited

The main business activities of Alkanes Petroleum and Gas Limited in Nigeria and the West African sub-region are the trading, marketing, and retailing of petroleum products. In our state-of-the-art petroleum storage depot in Calabar, Nigeria, we also offer bulk petroleum product storage services.

We are hiring to cover the following positions:

Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Location: Calabar, Cross River State
Employment Type: Full-time

Main Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance inspections. Provide a summary of maintenance recommendations to the appropriate supervisor
• Ensure routine tank inspection and clean-up; routine pipeline maintenance to avoid corrosion; routine servicing, greasing of valves and flanges
• Responding in a timely manner to equipment failure, clogged strainers and leakage problems
• Support the company in increasing profitability by managing resources efficiently and making recommendations.
• Routine checks on company’s generator sets and fire pumps
• Assist in lining up before product receipt and also monitor pipelines
• Provide a 24 hour a day support services when the need arises.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to supervisor
• Continuous interface with all maintenance and operations team
• Gain an understanding in the physical operation of the depot including but not limited to the location of all tanks; capacities of all tanks and pumps; maintenance and repair of pumps and valves; product flow from tank to tank and from tanks to the loading gantry.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by your line manager.

Skills and Competencies

• Should be conversant with depot operations such as installation of valves, covering of tank manholes, inspection of pump alignments and couplings.
• Creative and innovative Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills
• Strong analytical and logical problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in MS Office (Words/Excel/Power point/Outlook/Projects)
• Self-starter and a team player who is target and result-driven.
• Excellent communication, report writing and analytical skills.
• Knowledge in servicing of gantry strainers and other gantry skids. Servicing of company power generators sets and fire fighting pumps and other domestic mechanical jobs.
• Ability to apply a structured approach to identify issues and define solutions.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: careers@alkanespetroleum.com.ng using ‘MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE CALABAR’ as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  7th March, 2024.