Senior Refinery Workshop Lead - Maintenance & Safety

KBR Careers; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Careers seeks a Workshop Superintendent - Maintenance Head for its refinery site in Saudi Arabia to oversee daily maintenance activities, including corrective, preventive, and predictive work, ensuring safety, environmental, and quality standards.

You will lead welding, fabrication, scaffolding, insulation, heavy lift and rigging operations, optimize PM schedules, manage resources, review plans, and drive performance reporting to sustain equipment reliability and plant availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Engineering or related field
• 12+ years of refinery plant experience
• Experience as a maintenance engineer in refining environment
• Knowledge of Fabrication shop equipment
• Piloting of maintenance contracts
• Safety rules
• Proven leadership in large organizations
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Maturity of judgement under pressure
• Strategic mindset open to new ideas
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment

Responsibilities

• Lead the department functions and guide staff to meet project timelines
• Develop goals, policies, procedures and priorities
• Prepare and track PM schedules to minimize breakdowns
• Oversee welding, fabrication shop, scaffolding, insulation workshop, heavy lift & rigging
• Arrange resources and equipment for routine and emergency repairs
• Review work plans and allocate resources to meet schedules
• Coordinate with internal/external workshops and OEM dealers
• Ensure compliance with HSE standards and conduct safety audits
• Plan and schedule safety and technical trainings
• Review maintenance performance reports and KPIs
• Respond to emergencies and report incidents

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Engineering

Job description

KBR Careers seeks a Workshop Superintendent - Maintenance Head for its refinery site in Saudi Arabia to oversee daily maintenance activities, including corrective, preventive, and predictive work, ensuring safety, environmental, and quality standards.

You will lead welding, fabrication, scaffolding, insulation, heavy lift and rigging operations, optimize PM schedules, manage resources, review plans, and drive performance reporting to sustain equipment reliability and plant availability.