Saud Alsaad

Experienced Mechanical Technician with over 9 years of hands-on experience in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of rotating and static equipment within large-scale petrochemical and industrial plants. Proven expertise in shutdown and turnaround execution, compressor overhauls, and plant reliability improvement. Strong background in safety leadership, permit-to-work systems, rigging operations, and team coordination.

am an experienced Mechanical Technician with over nine years of hands-on experience at Sadara Chemical Company in Jubail, where I have been involved in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of critical rotating and static equipment within large-scale petrochemical plants. My role included performing preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance on compressors, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and pressure vessels, as well as executing major compressor overhauls from disassembly through commissioning. I played a key role in multiple major plant shutdowns and turnarounds across various production units, taking responsibilities in work planning, manpower coordination, contractor supervision, and safety compliance. In addition, I served in roles such as Certified Rigger II, Permit Issuer and Receiver, Work Activities Coordinator, and Cover Maintenance Supervisor, ensuring strict adherence to HSE standards, permit-to-work systems, and operational excellence while contributing to improved plant reliability and reduced downtime.

I completed a Mechanical Technician Apprenticeship at the National Industrial Training Institute (NITI) through the Sadara Chemical Company program from 2015 to 2018. This structured apprenticeship provided me with strong theoretical knowledge and extensive hands-on training in mechanical maintenance within a large-scale petrochemical environment. My education focused on rotating and static equipment, including compressors, pumps, valves, and pressure vessels, as well as safety systems such as permit-to-work, lockout/tagout, and rigging operations. This training laid a solid technical foundation for my career as a mechanical technician in industrial and petrochemical plants.