Mechanical Technician

Nouakchott, Mauritania

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reference
Job reference 1283242
location
Location Nouakchott, Mauritania
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Maintenance and Reliability
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published November 11, 2026
Job Title: Mechanical Technician
Duration: 12 months
Schedule: 28/28 Rotation
Location: Mauritania

An exciting opportunity is available for a technical professional to support operations readiness, commissioning, start-up, and maintenance activities within an oil and gas processing environment. This position focuses on mechanical systems, procedure development, preventive maintenance, equipment handover, and operational support during construction and commissioning phases. The role offers exposure to complex processing plant activities, safety-critical work, and remote rotational operations.

Required Education:

  • Tertiary or vocational education in a technical discipline or other relevant qualification

Required Experience:

  • Minimum 7 years of post-apprenticeship experience in gas, oil, or petrochemical processing plants
  • Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, handover, and operations readiness activities
  • Experience working with vendors and providing performance feedback
  • Experience contributing to performance improvement programmes
  • Experience in remote plant locations, including onshore or offshore environments with rotational work requirements

Required Skills:

  • Strong understanding of permit to work, operations integrity, planning, and risk assessment processes
  • Ability to troubleshoot mechanical discipline issues within an operating plant environment
  • Capability to support development and testing of commissioning procedures, punch listing, and equipment handover activities
  • Ability to contribute to preventive maintenance routines, preservation routines, spare parts input, and tools identification
  • Experience reviewing technical design documents including general arrangements, layouts, and plot plans from operability, maintainability, and human factors perspectives
  • Ability to support document reviews and participate in LOPA and HAZOP activities
  • Willingness to work at height or in confined spaces where required by the role

Required Certifications:

  • Recognized technician apprenticeship

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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