Assistant Site Manager

Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking skilled personnel for operations and maintenance roles focused on safety and efficiency. The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership in ensuring a safe work environment while managing technical guidance for maintenance activities. Responsibilities include coordinating preventive maintenance, driving operational excellence, and fostering teamwork to achieve high performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety protocols and leadership within operations.
• Ability to manage and prioritize maintenance activities.
• Proven track record in quality assurance and document management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in maintaining a safe work environment.
• Manage technical guidance for troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Coordinate with business areas for productivity expansion projects.

Skills

Leadership

Safety Management

Document Control

Quality Assurance

Communication

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, and 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 document control and monitor quality assurance initiatives.
• Ensure safety, reliability, and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems through Operations and Maintenance guidance.
• Contribute input for scheduled outages to meet contractual requirements.
• Manage plant production efficiently using data-driven decisions to meet safety and reliability targets for maximum profitability.
• Collaborate with business areas to identify productivity expansion projects.

Skills

Operations and Maintenance

• Ensure safety of 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 embed safety culture.
• Perform all tasks safely and responsibly according to operating procedures and instructions from the Superintendent.
• Carry out maintenance notifications in SAP correctly, verifying details such as 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 and prioritizing notifications.
• Participate in daily meetings to share maintenance plans and ensure equipment readiness.
• Coordinate with Maintenance Leaders and Planners to analyze notifications and update schedules.
• Ensure equipment readiness before and after maintenance activities.
• Manage routine testing and preventive maintenance of equipment.
• Prioritize maintenance activities to ensure reliability and operational continuity.
• Release work permits and ensure all safety precautions are met, maintaining zero deviations.
• Interface with support departments for maintenance activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and participate in unusual operational or maintenance activities.
• Contribute to achieving maintenance KPIs related to reliability, planning, and scheduling.
• Keep procedures and schedules updated for special operations.
• Minimize forced tags & bypasses through proper planning, following SIF procedures.
• Support plant technical capability development through coordination with regional and global teams.
• Provide coaching and motivation to operations team to achieve operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and train top-performing personnel, fostering open communication, teamwork, and results orientation.
• Maintain close relationships with engineering and maintenance staff for continuous monitoring of plant systems.
• Support incident investigations and root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions.
• Act as the Single Point of Contact for internal issues, representing APQ and coordinating resources.
• Drive operations excellence and customer satisfaction through productivity, reliability, quality, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.