Lead Specialist, Plant Sustainability I

Maaden; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 299,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company is seeking a Lead Specialist in Plant Sustainability to provide technical leadership for effective plant operations. The role involves extensive experience in production processes and safety compliance. Candidates must hold a formal qualification in production/process and have at least 10 years of relevant experience. Strong analytical skills, teamwork, and effective communication are also essential. The position is full-time and based in Ras Al Khair, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, offering a chance to significantly impact plant performance.

Qualifications

• 10 Years of relevant experience in production or process operations.
• Ability to handle pressure and setbacks effectively.
• Full physical mobility, including ability to work at heights or in confined spaces.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to ensure effective plant operations.
• Deliver quality solutions cost-effectively, on time.
• Conduct research and development leading to new solutions.

Skills

Acute safety awareness and attitude

Extensive experience of shutdowns and start-ups

Advanced analytical and problem solving skills

Expert understanding of the value chain

Sound knowledge of applicable engineering technologies

Expert knowledge of production processes and quality control

Advanced knowledge of chemical processes

Highly competent in industrial control software

Effective verbal and written communication

Teamwork

Education

Formal Production/Process qualification

Job description

Lead Specialist, Plant Sustainability I (Lead Specialist: Production Operations)

Company: Ma'aden

Location: Ras Al Khair, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

Job Details

• Broad Band: M11 - Experienced professional
• Talent Pipeline Layer: Managing Self Expert Consultant (MS)

Overall Job Purpose

Provide technical leadership (specific plant/operations and part of bordering value chain) to ensure continuous, effective and efficient plant/production operations through the control and operation of chemical processes, systems and or machines, with strict adherence to safety and operational regulations, rules and procedures.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Qualification: Formal Production/Process qualification (e.g., National Diploma, Tech, MTech)
• Experience: 10 Years relevant experience
• Skills:
  • Acute safety awareness and attitude
  • Extensive experience of shutdowns and start-ups
  • Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
  • Expert understanding of the value chain
  • Sound knowledge of applicable engineering technologies
  • Expert knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
  • Advanced knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods
  • Advanced knowledge of machines, tools and equipment, including their designs, uses, repair, and first line maintenance
  • Advanced knowledge of policies, rules, processes and procedures
  • Highly competent in using applicable industrial control software and or systems (super-user)
  • Highly competent in troubleshooting and implementing corrective actions
  • Expert understanding of specific section's processes and procedures and that of bordering value chain segments
  • Advanced knowledge of Ma'aden's safety codes, regulations, rules and procedures
  • Controlling operations of equipment and or systems
  • Critical thinking
  • Sound management skills
  • Effective facilitating skills
  • Up-to-date compliance training
  • Full physical mobility, including ability to work at heights or confined spaces
  • Effective verbal and written communication (incl reporting and presentation)
  • Sound knowledge of mathematical principles
  • Teamwork
  • Ability to handle pressure and setbacks
  • Effective decision-making skills

Key Accountabilities

Focus Area: Get results through individual expert contributions, influence & efforts

Operational / Functional:

• Consistently deliver solutions which contribute to business results and improved competitiveness (consulting advice, business options)
• Deliver quality solutions/ service cost effectively on time and within risk parameters
• Provide advice that are generally accepted and implemented on programmes and systems, creating a competitive advantage for organization, leading to quality results
• Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to the field of work and personal mastery in technical skills application
• Deliver cost effective results
• Risk results
• HSE targets
• Conduct research & development that leads to new solutions being implemented in the organization
• Provide guidance and advice to operators re control of machines and processes
• Provide input, advice and recommendations to management and engineering colleagues to resolve problems and optimise plant/process operations
• Contribute to Operation/Plant strategy
• Analyse and interpret information and results to choose and advise the best solution and solve problems
• Oversee processes and review information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess evidence of operating problems
• Identifying information by categorising, estimating, recognising differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events
• Inspect and oversee inspection of equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
• Oversee or operate chemical processes or systems of machines, using panel boards, control boards, or semi-automatic equipment
• Control or maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feedwater heaters, filters, or chlorinators, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, or auxiliary power
• Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment
• Advice on and move control settings to start, stop or make necessary adjustments on machinery and equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields, etc.
• Leading role in start and shut down and start-up of plant equipment following due processes and procedures
• Oversee transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed
• Manage monitoring of recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights, gauges, dials or other indicators and listen for warning signals to verify conformity of process conditions
• Manage monitoring of equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should, safety, and efficient operation, and to pro-actively detect malfunction
• Manage operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas
• Review and interpret operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows
• Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations following protocol
• Inspect/lead inspection of operating units, such as towers, soap-spray storage tanks, scrubbers, collectors, or driers to ensure that all are functioning and to maintain maximum efficiency
• Contribute ensuring compliance to HSERQ requirements
• Perform senior standby duty
• Active member of special projects teams (multi-discipline)

Leadership

• Understand, support and live the Ma'aden vision, values and goals
• Expert utilization & direction through selling and obtaining support for value adding ideas leading to business improvement
• Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness
• Expertise transfer, sharing and development
• Plan and project management
• Establish policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods; application, review and development
• Deliver expert solutions as a thought leader, to meet changing business & work requirements through Trends, analysis, problem solving and quality decision making
• Process and risk impact, reporting and corrective action
• Extract, capture and disseminate knowledge within knowledge management standards
• Provide on-the-job-training and coaching to less experienced peers, colleagues and new incumbents
• Mentor peers and colleagues
• Perform acting duties when required
• Contribute to the smooth running of operation/plant
• Categorise and manage work according to criticality/priority
• Identify, review and implement value adding initiatives (new ideas, thinking and approaches adopted and supported by the business)
• Display a positive attitude to work and add value to team, partners and other areas of the business
• Continuously improve own work processes and that of team
• Establish and maintain professional standards of service provision and contribution
• Seek opportunities to participate in (special) projects and/or ad-hoc committees
• Optimise synergy opportunities across Affiliates

Relationships

• Creating effective stakeholder and expert networking relationships (e.g. customers, suppliers, universities and specialist bodies)
• Demonstrate influential relationships with manager peers and company business leaders
• Contractor/consultant relations & management
• Communication of expertise (best practices, technical reports, position statement) in a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs
• Develop and facilitate the implementation of new solutions in area of expertise
• Participate in and maintained expert networks
• Interdependent working relations with external and internal partners and co-ordination of actions
• 'Daily communication and meeting with operation/plant team, planning and maintenance on plant status and critical activities
• Motivate other team members
• Liaise with partners, services and contractors to optimize recourses
• Establish and maintain a professional working relationship with customers
• Provide information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates
• Build effective working relationship with manager, peers, technicians, engineers, contractors and maintenance staff
• Network and collaborate with colleagues and other teams across Affiliates

Competencies

Technical/Functional

• Adept knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Adept knowledge of machines, tools and equipment, including their designs, uses, repair, and first line maintenance
• Expert knowledge of policies, rules, processes and procedures
• Expert competence of applicable industrial control software (super user)
• Expert knowledge and training re Ma’aden’s safety codes, regulations, rules and procedures
• Up-to-date compliance training
• Adept knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods
• Extensive experience of shutdowns and start-ups

Leadership

• Developing self and others
• Drive digitalisation within the function
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Continuous improvement
• Contribute to establish Ma'aden as 3rd pillar of KSA economy

Safety

• Safety advocate - anywhere and everywhere
• Advanced knowledge and application of HSE rules and procedures
• Sound knowledge of applicable HSE legislation and regulations and its practical implications
• Concern for own wellbeing and that of others
• Ability to contribute to fostering a safety culture
• Advanced knowledge of specific HSE regulatory and statutory compliance requirements
• Embrace and facilitate Ma'aden Safety Culture Transformation Program
• ability to lead and present incident investigations

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Mining

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