Plant Manager, Chemical Refinery Operations Lead

Sperton Global As; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employment visa

Medical insurance

Company accommodation

Company transportation

30 days annual leave

Public holidays leave

Flight tickets

Other company policy benefits

Job summary

Sperton Global As in United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Plant Operations & Maintenance Leader for RC Refinery Glycol Coolant and Brake Fluid units in Dubai. You will drive daily plant performance, maintenance strategies, and capital projects to optimize reliability, safety and efficiency.

Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, ensure ISO/HSE compliance, and liaise with QA/Lab and other departments to sustain high quality outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Diploma in Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum 10–15 years of relevant experience in chemical/petrochemical/refinery or process manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of RC Refinery Glycol Coolant and Brake Fluid processes.
• Extensive experience with rotary/static equipment maintenance and plant utilities.
• Proven experience in plant management, production planning and cost control.
• Hands-on experience with SAP PM, Oracle PM or IBM Maximo.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of RC Refinery Glycol Coolant and Brake Fluid plants.
• Plan and control production activities, manpower, materials, utilities and resources to meet targets.
• Oversee maintenance of equipment including pumps, exchangers, reactors and turbines.
• Ensure reliable operation of refinery units and utility facilities.
• Develop maintenance procedures, inspection plans and reliability programs.
• Lead engineering projects, installations, commissioning and capacity expansion.
• Prepare annual operating and maintenance budgets and capex plans.
• Monitor KPIs like efficiency, downtime, costs and safety compliance.
• Participate in HAZOP, PSSR and MOC for safe operations.
• Implement TPM, FMEA and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Plant operations

Maintenance management

Project planning

Leadership

Budgeting

Quality & safety

Education

Bachelors/Diploma Eng

Tools

SAP PM

Oracle PM

IBM Maximo

Job description

Sperton Global As in United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Plant Operations & Maintenance Leader for RC Refinery Glycol Coolant and Brake Fluid units in Dubai. You will drive daily plant performance, maintenance strategies, and capital projects to optimize reliability, safety and efficiency.

Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, ensure ISO/HSE compliance, and liaise with QA/Lab and other departments to sustain high quality outputs.