Woodworking Machinery Maintenance Specialist Maintenance Engineers & Senior Maintenance Technicians Welcome Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Employment Type: Full-time | On-site Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant machinery maintenance experience, including at least 3 years within Saudi Arabia. Availability: Immediate joining required. Applicants must currently reside in Saudi Arabia. ABOUT THE ROLEملتقى الحضارات is seeking a hands-on maintenance specialist for woodworking machinery and associated factory equipment. Applications are welcome from Maintenance Engineers and Senior Maintenance Technicians with proven experience diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs, and performing preventive maintenance in woodworking, joinery, or furniture manufacturing facilities. The role requires direct practical work on machinery, effective troubleshooting, and the ability to restore safe, accurate, and reliable operation while reducing production downtime. MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT SCOPEThe factory equipment includes:Wood moulders, spindle moulders, and profiling machines. Thickness planers and surface planers/jointers. Table saws, sliding table saws, panel saws, beam saws, and other woodworking cutting equipment. Woodworking presses and their operating systems. CNC woodworking machines and related control and drive systems. Paint drying ovens and associated finishing equipment. Air compressors, compressed-air treatment equipment, and distribution networks. Dust and wood-chip extraction systems. Associated motors, transmissions, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and auxiliary factory equipment. Applicants should clearly identify the machinery brands, models, and systems they have personally maintained. KEY RESPONSIBILITIESDiagnose and repair machinery faults through systematic inspection, testing, and analysis. Perform preventive and corrective maintenance in accordance with manufacturer instructions, operating conditions, and maintenance schedules. Inspect and maintain bearings, shafts, belts, chains, gears, couplings, feed systems, lubrication systems, and other mechanical components. Check machinery alignment, operating settings, and calibration, and verify cutting, machining, or pressing accuracy after maintenance. Diagnose electrical and control faults involving motors, sensors, switches, contactors, protection devices, variable-frequency drives, and related components within professional competence and authorisation. Read mechanical drawings, electrical diagrams, pneumatic and hydraulic schematics, and equipment manuals. Troubleshoot CNC alarms, positioning or referencing issues, sensors, servo and spindle drives, and related systems within demonstrated experience. Coordinate with equipment manufacturers or authorised service providers when specialist diagnostics, software access, or major repairs are required. Inspect and repair pneumatic and hydraulic circuits, including leaks, valves, cylinders, hoses, pressure regulation, and related components. Maintain compressors, compressed-air systems, dust extraction equipment, and relevant production support equipment. Inspect paint drying ovens and related heating, ventilation, temperature-control, and safety-interlock systems within demonstrated competence. Investigate recurring failures and recommend corrective measures to improve reliability and prevent repeat breakdowns. Identify spare parts accurately using specifications, part numbers, and manufacturer documentation; maintain appropriate records and recommend critical spare stock. Record faults, maintenance activities, replaced parts, downtime, and follow-up actions. Coordinate maintenance priorities and planned shutdowns with production to minimise disruption. Support machinery installation, relocation, commissioning, and acceptance checks where required. Guide operators on routine checks, correct operating practices, and early reporting of abnormal noise, vibration, overheating, or performance changes. Isolate and secure electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and other stored energy before maintenance, following safe isolation and lockout/tagout procedures. Verify guards, emergency stops, and safety interlocks before returning equipment to service, and conduct controlled post-maintenance testing. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCEBachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or a relevant engineering discipline; or a relevant technical diploma or vocational qualification supported by strong practical experience. Minimum 5 years of relevant machinery maintenance experience, including at least 3 years within Saudi Arabia. Proven hands-on maintenance experience in woodworking, joinery, or furniture manufacturing facilities. Practical experience maintaining a range of the listed woodworking machines, rather than experience limited to general building maintenance. Strong mechanical troubleshooting ability and practical knowledge of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control systems relevant to woodworking equipment. Ability to personally diagnose faults, carry out repairs within competence, and verify equipment performance after maintenance. Experience with preventive maintenance, failure investigation, and spare-parts identification. Ability to use appropriate measuring and diagnostic instruments and interpret technical manuals and schematics. Strong safety awareness, including energy isolation, stored-pressure hazards, rotating machinery, dust, and finishing-area risks. Ability to understand technical English in manuals, alarms, and parts documentation and prepare clear maintenance records. Good coordination, accountability, problem-solving, and prioritisation skills. Currently based in Saudi Arabia and available for immediate joining and full-time, on-site work in Riyadh. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSPractical experience with both conventional woodworking machinery and CNC/beam saw equipment. Experience diagnosing PLC-controlled equipment, servo systems, and variable-frequency drives. Manufacturer or authorised-service training for relevant woodworking machinery. Experience with machine installation, commissioning, alignment, and accuracy checks. Experience maintaining paint drying ovens, compressed-air equipment, and dust extraction systems. Familiarity with computerised maintenance systems or structured maintenance tracking using Excel. HOW TO APPLYCandidates who meet the essential requirements are invited to email:[اضغط هنا لمشاهدة البريد اﻹلكتروني]mail subject:Woodworking Machinery Maintenance – Engineer or Senior Technician – Full Name – Current City Required attachments:Updated CV: Include employers, employment dates, factory types, and relevant experience within Saudi Arabia. Machinery experience list: Identify machine types, brands, and models where known, and explain the maintenance or repairs personally performed. Relevant qualifications and training certificates: Include technical qualifications and manufacturer training where available. Optional work examples: Brief maintenance case summaries or permitted photographs showing relevant work, with confidential information removed. Please answer these questions in the email body:Are you applying as a Maintenance Engineer or Senior Maintenance Technician? What is your current city, and are you available for full-time, on-site work in Riyadh? How many years of woodworking machinery maintenance experience do you have, and how many were within Saudi Arabia? Which machines, brands, and models have you personally maintained? Which areas can you handle independently: mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or control-system troubleshooting? State any areas requiring specialist support. What practical experience do you have with CNC woodworking machines and beam saws? Describe two significant machinery faults you personally diagnosed and repaired, including the cause, repair, and verification of successful operation. What experience do you have with preventive maintenance, recurring-failure analysis, and spare-parts identification? What experience do you have maintaining compressors, extraction systems, and paint drying ovens? What training or practical experience do you have in machinery safety and energy isolation? Why are you seeking a new opportunity, or why did you leave your most recent employer? How many calendar days do you need to join after accepting an offer? Enter “0” if available immediately and state any notice period or procedures affecting the date. What is your expected total monthly salary in SAR, including basic salary and all fixed allowances, excluding variable bonuses? PROFESSIONAL REFERENCESFinal-stage candidates will be asked for two professional references, with a third if available, preferably former maintenance managers, factory managers, or direct supervisors. After obtaining each reference’s permission, provide their name, job title, organisation where you worked together, professional relationship, and telephone number and/or work email. References will be contacted with your prior consent. Your current employer will not be contacted without explicit permission. SELECTION PROCESSShortlisted candidates will discuss their machinery experience and repair examples. Assessment may include a practical troubleshooting scenario or a supervised technical assessment using appropriate safety procedures. Submit only documents and work samples permitted for sharing, with confidential information removed.