General Manager

JobItUs; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading diamond manufacturing company in the UAE is looking for a General Manager to oversee all operations of a CVD diamond manufacturing plant. The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of experience in CVD diamond manufacturing, proven leadership in greenfield projects, and strong stakeholder management skills. This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including housing allowance and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Company car and allowance

Family medical insurance

Performance bonus

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in CVD diamond manufacturing.
• Proven ability to build and lead a high-performing team of 100+ staff.
• Strong international exposure with ability to manage a multi-cultural workforce.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the complete manufacturing of CVD diamonds from seed level to completion.
• Establish and manage plant commissioning and SOPs.
• Ensure operations meet KPIs on uptime, yield, and cost-per-carat.

Skills

CVD diamond manufacturing

Leadership in greenfield projects

Stakeholder management

Team building and leadership

International exposure

Job description

Overview

Position: General Manager – CVD Diamond Manufacturing Plant (UAE)

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience

• 15+ years of progressive experience in CVD diamond manufacturing.
• Proven leadership in greenfield projects, including equipment selection, plant commissioning, SOP establishment, and ramp-up.
• Deep technical expertise in MPCVD (915 MHz and 2.45 GHz), HPHT annealing, diamond cutting/polishing integration, and QA systems.
• Irradiation equipment!
• Strong international exposure, preferably with UAE or global assignments, and ability to manage a multi-cultural workforce.
• Proven ability to build and lead a high-performing team of 100+ staff, with a track record of motivation, retention, and efficiency.
• Demonstrated success in running operations as a profit centre, meeting KPIs on uptime, yield, and cost-per-carat.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, capable of representing the company with investors, suppliers, and government authorities.

- is capable to build up a strong motivated team of personal for the organization with good experience and exceptional qualification and well motivated team of personal

Has experience of complete manufacturing of CVD diamonds from seed level manufacturing to complete growing of CVD, diamonds of exceptional quality and small and large sizes of crystal clear quality as well as fancy, Coloured diamonds.

Can build up the complete organization for manufacturing of CVD diamonds from end to end and also capability to coordinate and have polishing infrastructure built-up in Surat.

Compensation & Benefits (Indicative):

• Base Salary: No bar for a suitable candidate, it will be matching to the most motivated and international firms of a category levels.
• Housing Allowance: AED 180k – 300k per annum.
• Transport: Company car + allowance.
• Family medical insurance + annual return business-class airfare.
• Performance Bonus: 25–60% of base salary, KPI-linked.
• LTIP / Sweat Equity Option: 0.25%–0.75% with vesting.
• Full relocation and schooling allowance where required.