Role: Crane Technician
Location: Port Harcourt
VURIN Ltd. Where Significance Meets Opportunity!
VURIN Ltd. is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation operating in the oil and gas sector committed to
delivering significant value through technical excellence disciplined execution and strong business partnerships.
Recognised as a Great Place to Work we foster a culture built around empowerment collaboration and
excellence.
The Role
The Crane Technician will be responsible for the safe inspection maintenance troubleshooting repair
testing and documentation of cranes and lifting equipment.
The role will ensure assigned crane assets remain safe reliable and operational by carrying out preventive and
corrective maintenance diagnosing equipment faults supporting load and functional testing maintaining
technical and certification records and ensuring equipment is not returned to service until all required
inspection testing and release conditions have been satisfied.
What Youll Do
Crane Maintenance & Inspection
Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on cranes and lifting equipment in accordance with
approved procedures OEM requirements and maintenance schedules.
Inspect critical crane systems and components including hoisting luffing slewing travelling hydraulic
and braking systems.
Inspect wire ropes sheaves drums hooks brakes slewing components and other critical equipment
for wear damage or abnormal conditions.
Complete maintenance checklists measurements and work orders accurately and escalate defects or
overdue work.
Fault Diagnosis Repair & Overhaul
Diagnose mechanical hydraulic structural and electrical faults within assigned crane systems.
Carry out competent repair replacement and adjustment activities within assigned authority and
technical capability.
Support strip-down repair and reassembly of crane components including hoisting equipment
brakes sheaves drums hooks and slewing components.
Identify structural or critical component defects and escalate for specialist inspection engineering or
NDT support
Document faults repairs parts used test results and outstanding concerns.
Testing & Return to Service
Carry out or support approved crane load and functional testing within assigned competence and
authority.
Verify that test equipment test weights and rigging arrangements are certified and suitable before
testing.
Conduct functional checks of hoisting luffing slewing travelling and applicable safety devices following
maintenance or repair.
Record test results accurately and escalate failed or inconclusive results.
Support authorised return-to-service decisions with complete inspection and test evidence.
Certification & Technical Records
Maintain accurate crane asset registers maintenance histories inspection certification and service
records.
Monitor certification and inspection due dates and escalate upcoming expiry or missing
documentation.
Prepare accurate maintenance reports defect notifications and technical records.
Support Inspection Test Records Non-Conformance Reports and punch-list close-out where
applicable.
Apply applicable OEM API ASME client regulatory and site requirements.
Safe Work & Reliability
Follow approved permit-to-work isolation lockout/tagout and maintenance procedures.
Participate in toolbox talks job safety analysis pre-job briefings and approved lifting plans.
Report equipment failures defects unsafe conditions incidents and near misses promptly.
Stop work where safety equipment integrity isolation or lifting controls are inadequate.
Report recurring failures and contribute to root-cause analysis and reliability improvement.
Requirements
What We Are Looking For
Education
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Structural
Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
Relevant technical professional or OEM certification in crane maintenance inspection or lifting
equipment.
Relevant training in crane safety lifting operations rigging inspection testing and HSEQ.
Offshore/site certifications where required by the work location and client requirements.
Experience
58 years of relevant hands-on experience in crane maintenance inspection fault diagnosis
repair and testing.
Experience working with mobile pedestal overhead knuckle-boom or offshore cranes
depending on assigned equipment.
Practical experience with mechanical hydraulic braking hoisting luffing and slewing
systems.
Experience in preventive/corrective maintenance component replacement troubleshooting and
equipment testing.
Experience in oil & gas marine offshore heavy engineering or industrial maintenance
environments.
Knowledge & Proficiency
Crane and lifting equipment systems
Hoisting luffing and slewing systems
Hydraulic and braking systems
Crane inspection maintenance and testing
API ASME OEM and client requirements
PTW LOTO lifting and isolation controls
Skills & Competencies
Crane fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
Mechanical repair and maintenance
Crane inspection and testing
Technical documentation and reporting
Root-cause investigation and problem-solving
Safety compliance and attention to detail
Education Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Industrial Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline. Relevant professional or technical qualification in rotating equipment reliability maintenance or asset integrity is an advantage. Relevant training in Root Cause Analysis Condition Monitoring Rotating Equipment Maintenance or Failure Analysis. Experience Minimum 812 years relevant experience in mechanical and rotating equipment engineering maintenance reliability or technical services. Strong experience with pumps compressors generators engines valves and associated mechanical systems. Experience within Oil & Gas Energy Services Industrial Marine or other technically controlled environments. Demonstrated experience in equipment failure diagnosis repair overhaul and reliability improvement. Practical experience in alignment torqueing inspection testing commissioning and release-to-service activities. Experience working with OEMs vendors workshops Operations HSEQ Engineering and client representatives Knowledge & Proficiency Rotating equipment and mechanical systems Pumps compressors generators and engines Equipment reliability and failure analysis Condition monitoring and maintenance Inspection testing and commissioning OEM requirements and technical procedure Skills & Competencies Equipment fault diagnosis and failure analysis Reliability improvement and problem-solving Technical review and engineering assessment Equipment inspection and testing Technical reporting and documentation Technical leadership and stakeholder coordination
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Industrial Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline. Relevant professional or technical qualification in rotating equipment reliability maintenance or asset integrity is an advantage. Relevant training in Root Cause Analysis Condition Monitoring Rotating Equipment Maintenance or Failure Analysis.
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