Mechanical Fitter

We are looking for a talented and skilled Mechanical Fitter to join our
multicultural and diverse team in Kuwait. The Mechanical fitter prepares all
necessary spares and performs off-line repair works of equipment & components.
Supports maintenance objectives of optimum equipment reliability,
availability, and safety at minimum cost through excellent workmanship and
efficient use of spare.
Duties may include but will not be limited to:
* Repairs damaged or defective equipment, assemblies, and sub-assemblies in the whole plant like gearboxes, air blowers, compressors, overhead cranes, centrifugal pumps, sump pumps, various rollers and gear motors using wrenches, hammers, spanners, specialized tools and instruments during breakdown and mill shutdown…
* Perform preventive maintenance activities like periodic servicing, cleaning, bolt tightening of binding machines, cold shear, overhead cranes, condition-based/tonnage-based replacement of knives, push rods, troughs, rollers, conveyors, cylinders, wire ropes, bearings, and others.
* Perform maintenance activities during roughing change, size change & mill breakdown when needed.
* Prepare the necessary spares needed for the mechanical maintenance department.
* Attending breakdowns and minimizing delays and unplanned shutdowns and conducting delay analysis.
* Reconditions all hydraulics and pneumatics cylinders using applicable repair kits
* Maintains overhead cranes by condition-based replacement of wire ropes, wheels, and brake elements and fixed-time servicing of the crane’s moving rotating parts.
* Aligns machines and equipment using precision instruments, i.e., SKF Laser alignment tool, dial gauge indicator, Vernier callipers, and micrometres.
* Pulls out and replaces various types of flexible and rigid couplings of DC Drive Motors, cooling bed drive shafts, and various rotating parts.
About Kuwait Steel
Kuwait Steel was founded on the aspiration to deliver and produce high-quality
steel products, made possible through innovative research, and to ensure
present-day society manages to resolve current needs without having to
compromise the demands and requirements needed for the future generation.
Kuwait Steel prides itself in operating in a manner that reflects honesty,
integrity, reliability, and most importantly, consistency. This ensures that
as a company we can achieve, sustain, and maintain a high level of trust
within the steel industry without compromising our high standards. Kuwait
Steel has partnered with a wide range of industries and sectors to promote
sustainable development and growth throughout the years. These include but are
not limited to, construction, industrial, oil & gas, and healthcare.
Job Type: Full-time