Engineering Manager - Refrigeration

Almarai - المراعي; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Generous leave

Medical coverage

Discretionary bonus

Training & development

Job summary

Almarai is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to guide the operation, maintenance, and reliability of large-scale ammonia refrigeration plants and utility systems supporting food manufacturing and cold storage.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 10+ years of FMCG maintenance experience, with strong leadership and expertise in industrial ammonia refrigeration systems. Competitive package and development opportunities offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering.
• 10+ years of maintenance experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, dairy, seafood, poultry processing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and reliability of ammonia refrigeration and utility systems.
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, PSM, and food industry safety standards.
• Drive plant uptime, energy efficiency, and equipment reliability improvements.
• Manage engineering budgets, CAPEX projects, contractors, and spare parts.
• Lead and develop a team of engineers, supervisors, and technicians.
• Utilize SAP/CMMS systems for maintenance planning and reporting.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Team leadership

Reliability engineering

HSE/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Job description

The Company:

Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 46,000 Quality Makers, across the GCC, Egypt & Jordan. In 2025, Almarai reported net income of SAR 2.4 billion on sales of SAR 22 billion. For more details, please visit our website – www.almarai.com.

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the operation, maintenance, and reliability of large-scale ammonia refrigeration plants and utility systems supporting food manufacturing and cold storage operations. The role is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted plant performance while driving engineering excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and reliability of ammonia refrigeration and utility systems.
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, PSM, and food industry safety standards.
• Drive plant uptime, energy efficiency, and equipment reliability improvements.
• Manage engineering budgets, CAPEX projects, contractors, and spare parts.
• Lead and develop a team of engineers, supervisors, and technicians.
• Utilize SAP/CMMS systems for maintenance planning and reporting.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of maintenance experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, dairy, seafood, poultry processing environments.
• Strong experience with industrial ammonia refrigeration systems, compressors, condensers, cold stores, and utility equipment.
• Proven leadership experience managing multi-skilled maintenance teams.
• Knowledge of SAP PM, Reliability Engineering, and Process Safety Management preferred.

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.