Workshop Supervisor – Kuwait Steel
Supervise and coordinate workshop operations to ensure timely repair, fabrication, and maintenance support for plant equipment. Plan and allocate daily tasks, authorize work orders, verify quality and compliance with standards, and liaise with production and maintenance teams to deliver reliable workshop services. Plan and coordinate maintenance of vehicles, heavy mobile equipment, machining and fabrication activities, and ensure spares are repaired or refurbished to support plant requirements. Assist the superior in preparing planned maintenance and annual shutdown work and control task completion within the required time schedule. Job Description: -Audit and document adherence to company rules and regulations related to annual leave, medical leave, working hours, shift schedules, off days, safety instructions, and requirements issued by authorities or ministries. -Supervise workshop operations and heavy vehicle maintenance and verify safe, efficient, and high-quality repair and fabrication activities. -Supervise fabrication, machining, and assembly activities to make used spares refurbished or repaired and verify readiness. -Support the Shift In-Charge (Mechanical and Utilities) and the Utility In-Charge with machinists and other personnel in coordinating corrective actions during breakdowns and nonemergency maintenance during planned down days. -Coordinate fabrication jobs with the team. -Supervise maintenance of workshop equipment and facilities and control repair tasks and spare readiness. -Supervise and validate the execution of inspection, preservation, and functional testing activities for critical spare parts in stock, ensuring compliance with defined procedures, safety requirements, and quality standards, and confirming readiness for use when required. -Ensure correct and complete recording of maintenance execution data in SAP, validating work order feedback, failure information, time confirmation, and technical comments. Enforce discipline and compliance to ensure reliable equipment history and performance data. -Support breakdown repairs by coordinating troubleshooting tasks and manpower assistance. -Plan material and manpower requirements for machining and fabrication jobs using spare drawings and coordinate actions to meet targets set by the Maintenance Head while working to reduce maintenance cost. -Verify technical requirements for maintenance of heavy marine engines and mobile equipment such as slag pot carriers, slag-handling wheel loaders, and steel scrap handlers. -Plan manpower allocation, job priorities, and resource use and liaise with maintenance and production departments. -Liaise with other departments and verify team requirements. -Coordinate and support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities at the field level, ensuring accurate data collection, factual input from execution teams, and implementation of approved preventive actions. Ensure RCA recommendations are applied and sustained through maintenance execution and standard work practices. -Supervise technicians, heavy vehicle mechanics, auto electricians, and machinists in carrying out repair, welding, and fabrication tasks. -Authorize work orders and control workshop documentation, tool usage, and consumables. -Report daily workshop performance, job completions, and improvement opportunities. -Assist tasks and duties assigned by the superior. -Audit workshop logs, repair records, and verify adherence to technical standards and safety procedures. -Audit housekeeping and cleaning of equipment, tools, and work areas and verify cleaning after maintenance or servicing jobs. -Audit and document compliance with safety directives issued by Management
Job Details
| Posted Date: | 2026-11-12 |
| Job Location: | Kuwait |
| Job Role: | Maintenance, Repair, and Technician |