Hot End Operations Leader — Safety, Quality & Efficiency

Koch Industries, Inc; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Glass is seeking a Hot End Manager to lead all Float Line Hot End operations, providing strategic direction for safety, quality, and efficiency. You will drive continuous improvement, develop the team, and partner with maintenance, quality, and commercial functions to meet site objectives.

You will champion process optimization, equipment reliability, and disciplined problem solving while aligning with Guardian's vision to be the preferred partner for customers in a global float glass

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant technical field.
• Experience leading manufacturing operations in a continuous process industry.
• Experience developing supervisors, engineers and frontline staff.
• Proven ability to improve safety, quality, productivity and cost performance.
• Strong knowledge of float manufacturing processes and process control systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for all Hot End operations.
• Drive safety culture and ensure EH&S and regulatory compliance.
• Lead and develop supervisors, engineers and operators.
• Champion operational excellence through standardization and CI initiatives.
• Monitor KPIs: safety, quality, throughput, energy and cost.
• Lead root cause analysis for deviations and equipment issues.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain and Commercial teams.

Skills

Safety leadership

Operations management

Continuous improvement

Team development

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related

Tools

Process control systems

Safety and regulatory compliance

Job description

Guardian Glass is seeking a Hot End Manager to lead all Float Line Hot End operations, providing strategic direction for safety, quality, and efficiency. You will drive continuous improvement, develop the team, and partner with maintenance, quality, and commercial functions to meet site objectives.

You will champion process optimization, equipment reliability, and disciplined problem solving while aligning with Guardian's vision to be the preferred partner for customers in a global float glass