Plant Maintenance Manager — Reliability & TPM Lead

Confidential Company; Dammam; On-site; SAR 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company is seeking a senior Maintenance Manager to plan, lead and optimize MEU maintenance activities across a heavy manufacturing plant ensuring maximum equipment availability while controlling costs.

The role requires 10–15 years in maintenance within continuous‑process or metals sectors and 3–5 years in a leadership capacity. A strong focus on TPM/RCM, CMMS, and safety standards is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; 10–15 years of maintenance experience in continuous-process or heavy manufacturing preferably cable conductor aluminium or metals plants.
• Minimum 3–5 years in a maintenance management or department head role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance department and manage engineers, technicians, and contractors.
• Develop and execute the preventive and predictive maintenance programme.
• Maximise equipment availability and minimise unplanned downtime.
• Plan and deliver annual shutdowns and major overhauls on time and within budget.
• Manage the maintenance budget, spare parts inventory and cost control.
• Lead root cause analysis of breakdowns and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain and improve the CMMS and maintenance records.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Monitor and report maintenance KPIs to management.
• Support capital projects equipment installation and commissioning.
• Develop the technical capability of the maintenance team.
• Work closely with Production and Quality to improve process reliability.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Confidential Company is seeking a senior Maintenance Manager to plan, lead and optimize MEU maintenance activities across a heavy manufacturing plant ensuring maximum equipment availability while controlling costs.

The role requires 10–15 years in maintenance within continuous‑process or metals sectors and 3–5 years in a leadership capacity. A strong focus on TPM/RCM, CMMS, and safety standards is essential.