Manufacturing Supervisor

Alkhorayef Group

Saudi Arabia

On-site

SAR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Alkhorayef Group in Dammam is seeking a seasoned Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee assigned production activities, ensuring safety, efficiency, and adherence to priorities. You will coordinate daily work allocations, monitor shop-floor progress, and collaborate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to resolve issues and keep schedules on track.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5–7 years in manufacturing, with preference for oil and gas experience,

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or equivalent.
5–7 years of experience in manufacturing operations with supervision/leadership preferred.
Experience in oil and gas manufacturing or similar industrial environment is preferred.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, production control, quality requirements, and safety practices.
Good communication, team leadership, problem-solving, and coordination skills.
Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion.
Willingness to work day or night shifts as production demands.
Strong reporting, documentation, and shift handover skills.

Responsibilities

Supervise assigned manufacturing activities to ensure production plans are executed safely and efficiently.
Coordinate daily work allocation, manpower utilization, and equipment/material readiness.
Review daily priorities and open work orders before assigning shop-floor activities.
Monitor shop-floor progress, update production status, and escalate risks.
Ensure activities follow drawings, work instructions, routings, quality requirements, and SOPs.
Control WIP movement and advance jobs through operations without delays.
Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, Maintenance, and Customer Service to resolve issues.
Ensure availability of materials, drawings, tools, fixtures, and consumables before work starts.
Support first-piece checks, in-process inspections, and timely closure of quality concerns.
Review productivity, rework, scrap, overtime, and non-conformance trends; support corrective actions.
Follow up on machine breakdowns, tooling issues, and maintenance to minimize downtime.
Record production quantities, completed operations, rework, scrap, delays, and shift remarks.
Maintain clear shift handover updates on completed work, pending jobs, constraints, and priorities.
Supervise day or night shifts, ensuring coverage and continuity of priorities.
Support Lean, 5S, cycle-time reduction, and standard-work improvement initiatives.
Prepare and maintain daily production records, attendance, overtime, and handovers.

Skills

Communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Coordination

MS Office

ERP systems

Shift work

Reporting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Supervise assigned manufacturing activities to ensure production plans are executed safely, efficiently, and in line with approved priorities.

Coordinate daily work allocation, manpower utilization, equipment availability, and material readiness to support schedule adherence and timely order completion.

Review daily production priorities, open work orders, pending operations, and critical customer requirements before assigning shop-floor activities.

Monitor shop-floor progress, update production status, highlight constraints, and escalation risks related to capacity, materials, quality, or equipment downtime.

Ensure manufacturing activities are performed according to approved drawings, work instructions, routings, quality requirements, and standard operating procedures.

Control WIP movement across assigned work areas and ensure jobs are advanced through each operation without unnecessary delays.

Coordinate with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, Maintenance, and Customer Service to resolve operational issues and maintain workflow continuity.

Ensure availability and proper control of required materials, drawings, tools, fixtures, gauges, and consumables before starting assigned production work.

Support first-piece checks, in-process inspection coordination, and timely closure of quality concerns to prevent repeat issues and production delays.

Review productivity, rework, scrap, overtime, and non-conformance trends and support corrective actions to improve shop-floor performance.

Follow up on machine breakdowns, tooling issues, and maintenance requirements to minimize downtime and protect production commitments.

Ensure proper recording of production quantities, completed operations, rework, scrap, delays, and shift remarks in applicable systems or reports.

Maintain clear shift handover updates covering completed work, pending jobs, constraints, manpower status, and priority escalation items.

Supervise day or night shift operations as assigned, ensuring proper shift coverage, continuity of production priorities, and clear communication between shifts.

Support implementation of improvement initiatives related to Lean manufacturing, 5S, cycle time reduction, standard work, and operational efficiency.

Prepare and maintain daily production records, attendance, overtime requirements, shift handovers, and other operational reports as required.

Ensure tools, equipment, fixtures, and work areas are properly used, maintained, and available to support safe and uninterrupted production.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or equivalent is required.
Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in manufacturing operations, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or lead role preferred.
Experience in oil and gas manufacturing or similar industrial environment preferred.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, production control, quality requirements, and shop-floor safety practices.
Good communication, team leadership, problem-solving, and coordination skills.
Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion.
Willingness and ability to work in day or night shift schedules based on production and operational requirements.
Good reporting, documentation, and shift handover skills.

About Us

Alkhorayef Group was founded in 1957 by the late Abdullah Ibrahim Alkhorayef, who was quite ambitious and daring. By virtue of his dedication, the group made its name in Saudi Arabia’s agriculture sector. He soon represented reputable international producers of water pumps, agricultural, irrigation and well drilling equipment in the Kingdom.

In a short span of time, Alkhorayef Group has achieved excellence on agricultural market by representing and marketing the top of the line brands, combined with a variety of excellent services to its customers.

The Company diversified its activities and continued its progress in various fields such as machinery systems, oil, contracting as well as printing and paper. As it became necessary to pay particular and specialized attention to each field, the founding Company branched into several subsidiaries, each being independent in terms of management and resources, but all are unified under the established corporate code of ethics of the Alkhorayef Group.

Today the Group which enjoys a worldwide presence ,operates in more than 40 countries representing renowned quality products and manufacturers.

About the Team

Alkhorayef Petroleum is a Saudi owned Oil and Gas Services Company with operations across 3 continents and headquartered in Dammam.Our success is in our customer first approach & emphasis on providing holistic, fit-for-purpose solutions.

This facilitated our growth and expansion; initially becoming a market leader in the supply and maintenance of artificial lift technologies including, Electrical Submersible Pumps, Horizontal Pumps and Progressive Cavity Pumps, to being the customer of choice for the Design, Supply Install & Commission, as well Operation & Maintenance of crude production facilities and enhanced oil recovery projects.

Most recently we have inaugurated our wireline business providing cased hole wireline services in production logging, well integrity and mechanical intervention.

We are present across 3 continents in 11 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. We pride ourselves on our vertically integrated approach to the business where we provide research and development, engineering, manufacturing and field servicing of our artificial lift products and services.

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