Assistant Site Manager

Almajdouie; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia seeks an Operations and Maintenance expert to ensure safety, reliability, and continuous improvement in their technical processes. The role involves overseeing all safety practices, supporting maintenance tasks, and driving operational excellence to ensure high productivity and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong safety protocols and leadership.
• Experience in Operations and Maintenance roles.
• Technical knowledge in equipment management and safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety and reliability targets for equipment.
• Support Operations and Maintenance with guidance on troubleshooting.
• Manage maintenance activities and ensure equipment readiness.

Skills

Safety Leadership

Technical Troubleshooting

Documentation Maintenance

Data-Driven Decision Making

Operations Excellence

Tools

SAP

Job description

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Safety

• Provide & maintain a safe work environment. Demonstrate leadership with all company & industry safe work processes to prevent injuries.
• Adhere to company HSSE policy and procedures. Ensure all Environmental Regulatory requirements are met. Meet Air Products and APQ standards, along with global best practices for EH&S, productivity, reliability, quality, and customer service.

Technical:

• Provide direction & guidance based on technical feedback from Engineering and Maintenance for troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and testing activities.
• Support Operations and Maintenance. Maintain accurate documentation and monitor quality assurance initiatives.
• Guide Operations and Maintenance to ensure safety, reliability, and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems.
• Contribute to scheduled outages with Operations and Maintenance to meet contractual requirements.
• Manage plant production efficiently through data-driven decisions to ensure safety and reliability targets are met for maximum profitability.
• Collaborate with business areas to identify productivity expansion projects.

Skills

Operations and Maintenance

• Ensure safety of all personnel by utilizing the APQ Basic Safety Practice program, including Safety Work Permits, LOTO, Confined Space, etc. Facilitate planning, organizing, auditing, and follow-up to foster a safety culture.
• Perform assigned tasks safely and responsibly, following operating procedures and instructions from the Superintendent.
• Ensure maintenance notifications in SAP are accurate and verified on-site, including details like functional location, malfunction description, damage code, priority, and hazards.
• Participate in pre-work visits with Maintenance and Contractors to identify risks.
• Prepare and hand over work permit documents to the team.
• Assist in preparing maintenance or process shutdowns and turnarounds, defining scope, prioritizing notifications, and assessing malfunction impacts.
• Participate in daily maintenance meetings, sharing plans to ensure equipment readiness for scheduled work.
• Contribute to updating the weekly maintenance schedule based on notifications and analysis.
• Ensure equipment readiness for maintenance and return to operation post-maintenance.
• Manage routine testing and preventive maintenance of equipment.
• Prioritize maintenance activities to ensure reliability and operational continuity, agreeing on repair dates.
• Release work permits, ensuring all safety precautions are met, and promote safe permit practices through communication and site visits.
• Coordinate with support departments for maintenance activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and participate in unusual operational or maintenance activities.
• Support achievement of routine maintenance KPIs related to reliability, planning, and scheduling.
• Maintain updated procedures and schedules for special operations.
• Minimize forced tags & bypasses during operation through proper planning, following SIF procedures.
• Build technical capability by supporting coordination with Air Product’s Regional and Global teams.
• Provide coaching and motivation to operations team to achieve excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and train high-performing personnel, fostering teamwork, communication, and results orientation.
• Maintain close relationships with engineering and maintenance teams for continuous system monitoring and evaluation.
• Support incident investigations and root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions.
• Act as the Single Point of Contact for internal facility issues, representing APQ and coordinating resources.
• Promote operations excellence and customer satisfaction through productivity, reliability, quality, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.