Plant Operator

Saudi Tabreed District Cooling Company; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Tabreed District Cooling Company is seeking a Plant Operator to ensure continuous plant operation and maintenance, delivering chilled water at design conditions with peak efficiency.

The role requires monitoring equipment via SCADA and manual procedures, coordinating with technicians, responding to alarms, conducting inspections, and maintaining accurate operation records for supervision.

Qualifications

• Certificate/ITI/Diploma in HVAC or related field.
• 0–3 years of experience in relevant industry.
• Experience with SCADA is a plus.
• Basic engineering knowledge and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Monitor equipment through SCADA/manual according to plant O/M procedures and standards.
• Coordinate preventive/operational duties with technicians for issues in the plant.
• Monitor system performance and make adjustments.
• Conduct routine equipment inspections.
• Respond to alarms and system alerts.

Skills

Basic engineering skills

SCADA experience

Safety standards knowledge

HVAC systems knowledge

Education

Certificate/ITI/Diploma (Air conditioning, Operation Skill,) or relevant field

Job description

The Plant Operator is responsible for providing expertise to ensure plants are operating and maintained in optimal conditions, providing chilled water at design conditions in a continuous, safe, and efficient manner with all equipment and controls functioning at peak performance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Continuously monitors equipment through SCADA/Manual according to plant O/M procedures and standards, all operating equipment/systems, as per operational procedures.
• Performs technical/operational duties in coordination with technicians for any problems/faults that arise in the plant.
• Monitor system performance and make adjustments.
• Conduct routine equipment inspections.
• Respond to alarms and system alerts.

Maintenance Support:

• Assist in troubleshooting and identifying issues.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance tasks.
• Issue work permit for the maintenance activities and perform Lock-Out Tag-out procedure.
• Liaises with internal/external maintenance/technical staff to resolve technical deficiencies, as required.

Documentation:

• Maintain accurate records of plant operations.
• Provides regular status reports of O/M of plants, to supervisor.

WERA Requirements:

• Raw data collection.
• Collection and storage of supporting data and information.
• Generation of final data.
• Data transfer to the relevant templates.
• Submission of the final data to WERA.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

Qualifications:

• Certificate/ITI/Diploma (Air conditioning, Operation Skill,) or relevant filed.

Experience:

• Total of 0-3years of experience in the Relevant Industry.

Skills:

• Basic engineering skills
• Experience in SCADA system.
• Good knowledge in Safety standards
• Knowledge in HVAC systems and equipment such as Chillers, cooling tower and pumps etc.