General Manager – Manufacturing Operations

Foreground Consultancy; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground Consultancy, a major industrial manufacturing leader, seeks a General Manager in Riyadh to oversee manufacturing operations, plant performance, and workforce productivity. You will manage production, maintenance, quality, and safety functions, driving efficiency, yield, and cost control while leading continuous improvement initiatives and capacity expansion projects.

This role carries full operational accountability and leadership responsibility, requiring senior manufacturing

Qualifications

• Senior manufacturing leadership experience within industrial or production environments.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred.
• Operational discipline, leadership maturity, and safety-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing operations, plant performance, and workforce productivity.
• Manage production, maintenance, quality, and safety functions.
• Focus on improving efficiency, yield, and cost control.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and support capacity expansion projects.
• Carry full operational accountability and leadership responsibility.

Skills

Support

Operational Excellence

Operations

Cost Control

Accountability

Continuous Improvement

Manufacturing

Maintenance

Engineering

Business

Leadership

Management

Job description

Our client is a large industrial manufacturing organisation supplying domestic and regional markets. The business is focused on operational excellence, productivity, and capacity expansion.

The Role

The General Manager will oversee manufacturing operations, plant performance, and workforce productivity. This role will manage production, maintenance, quality, and safety functions. A key focus will be improving efficiency, yield, and cost control. The GM will lead continuous improvement initiatives and support capacity expansion projects. This role carries full operational accountability and leadership responsibility.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior manufacturing leadership experience within industrial or production environments. Strong exposure to plant operations and workforce management is essential. Experience in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred. The ideal candidate demonstrates operational discipline, leadership maturity, and safety-first mindset. Technical or engineering backgrounds are advantageous.

Required Skills

• Support
• Operational Excellence
• Operations
• Cost Control
• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Manufacturing
• Maintenance
• Engineering
• Business
• Leadership
• Management