Maintenance Manager - Dairy Products | Saudi Arabia

Rawaj-HCM; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Rawaj HCM Jobs in Riyadh is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead and optimize all maintenance operations in a leading Saudi FMCG food manufacturer renowned for dairy and food products.

The role concentrates on maximizing equipment availability, reducing downtime, and driving preventive maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives while upholding safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Industrial, or related Engineering field.
• 10+ years of maintenance experience in food manufacturing environments.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Fluent in English with strong professional communication and reporting skills.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Technical expertise in equipment and utilities maintenance.
• Analytical skills with ability to use data for decision making.
• Ability to manage budgets, priorities, and cross functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement preventive and corrective maintenance plans.
• Lead and manage maintenance teams, ensuring performance and accountability.
• Oversee maintenance of production equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with Production and other departments.
• Manage spare parts inventory and ensure availability of critical components.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, breakdown trends, and maintenance costs.
• Drive reliability improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, GMP, HACCP, and ISO standards.
• Prepare and present maintenance performance reports to management.

Skills

Maintenance management

Preventive maintenance

Leadership

Data analysis

Budgeting

Cross-functional coordination

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Job description

Leverage your expertise and join a leading Saudi FMCGfood manufacturer with a strong heritage of delivering high-quality dairy and food products to consumers across the Kingdom.

As a Maintenance Manager, you willlead and optimize all maintenance operations. You will ensure maximum equipment availability, minimize downtime, and maintain safe and reliable plant performance. You will drive preventive maintenance strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and implement preventive and corrective maintenance plans.
• Lead and manage maintenance teams, ensuring performance and accountability.
• Oversee maintenance of production equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with Production and other departments.
• Manage spare parts inventory and ensure availability of critical components.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs, breakdown trends, and maintenance costs.
• Drive reliability improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, GMP, HACCP, and ISO standards.
• Prepare and present maintenance performance reports to management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

We are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Industrial, or related Engineering field.
• Minimum 10 years of maintenance experience in food manufacturing environments.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Fluent in English with strong professional communication and reporting skills.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Technical expertise in equipment and utilities maintenance.
• Analytical skills with ability to use data for decision making.
• Ability to manage budgets, priorities, and cross functional coordination.