Float Line Hot End Leader - Safety, Quality & Efficiency

Guardian Industries; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Glass is seeking a Hot End Manager to lead the Float Line Hot End operations, ensuring safe, efficient production and continuous improvement across ECS, Batch House, Furnace, Tin Bath, Lehr, Float Quality and Laboratory.

You will build capability, drive reliability, and partner with cross-functional teams to optimize safety, quality, throughput, and energy use while aligning with Guardian's customer-focused strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• Experience leading continuous-process manufacturing operations.
• Proven ability to drive safety, quality, productivity and cost improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for all Hot End operations (ECS, Batch House, Furnace, Tin Bath, Lehr, Float Quality, Laboratory).
• Drive safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop supervisors, engineers and operators through coaching and capability building.
• Champion operational excellence through standardization and continuous improvement.
• Monitor KPIs including safety, quality, throughput, energy use and cost.
• Lead root-cause analysis for process deviations and equipment failures.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial teams.
• Support capital projects, technology upgrades, and MOC/PHA activities.
• Identify value through productivity, waste reduction, and asset optimization.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Excellence

Team Development

Safety Culture

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Job description

Guardian Glass is seeking a Hot End Manager to lead the Float Line Hot End operations, ensuring safe, efficient production and continuous improvement across ECS, Batch House, Furnace, Tin Bath, Lehr, Float Quality and Laboratory.

You will build capability, drive reliability, and partner with cross-functional teams to optimize safety, quality, throughput, and energy use while aligning with Guardian's customer-focused strategy.