Site Manager – JIGH

GB03 Air Products PLC; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Products BHIG seeks a Site Manager to lead operations and maintenance teams at the Air Separation Plant and related facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. You will direct daily operations, supervise a diverse team, and coordinate with Engineering and Maintenance to ensure safe, reliable performance.

You will champion HSSE safety, manage outages, and drive continuous improvement in processes, equipment, and supply chain to meet contractual commitments and customer needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, mechanical, or process engineering.
• 10+ years in gas, petrochemical, or related industries in operations, engineering, and/or maintenance.
• Air Separation and/or Steam Methane Reformer operations a plus.
• 6+ years in line supervision of process operations.
• Proficiency in English speaking and writing.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations and maintenance staff.
• Interface with Engineering and Maintenance for troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and test activities.
• Ensure safety and compliance with HSSE requirements.
• Coordinate outages and ensure contractual requirements are met.
• Drive site safety culture and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

English proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelors in chemical/Mechanical/Process Eng

Tools

SAP

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities. Reimagine What’s Possible Company Profile BHIG—Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases is a regional development and investment joint venture (JV) between Saudi Aramco and Air Products Qudra “APQ”. Our company benefits from the combined strengths of two leading entities. BHIG is positioned to drive industrial innovation and operational excellence across Saudi Arabia and the region. BHIG focuses on supporting clean energy goals through low‑carbon hydrogen production. Purpose Site Manager is responsible for managing site team and a facility which houses an Air Separation Plant, Hydrogen Steam Methane Reformer, a CO2 unit, Compression, Steam Turbine Generator, all ancillary and utility equipment, a merchant facility, and pipeline network. Site Manager, reporting to the Operation Line Manager. Site Manager is accountable for managing and supervising the operations and maintenance staff which include Assistant Site Manager, Shift Supervisors, Operators, and a maintenance team. The Site Manager will manage the day-to-day operations, which include, customer production meetings, insuring daily operational targets are achieved, interfacing with the Maintenance, and Engineering teams to insure the safe and reliable operation of the site.

Principal Accountabilities Safety:

Provide & maintain a safe work environment. Demonstrate leadership with all company & industry safe work processes to prevent all incidents. Adherence to company HSSE policy and procedures. Ensure all Environmental Regulatory requirements are met. Ensure BHIG standards, and global best practices for EH&S, productivity, reliability, quality, and overall customer services are met. Drive risk based-decision culture to ensure effective safety control.

Technical:

Provide direction & guidance based on technical feedback from Engineering and Maintenance for troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and test activities. Provide Operations and Maintenance support. Maintain accurate document control and monitor quality assurance initiatives. Provide Operations and Maintenance guidance to ensure safety, reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems. Provide Operations and Maintenance input for scheduled outages to ensure contractual requirements are achieved Manage plant production efficiently based on data driven decisions to ensure safety and reliability targets are met to achieve maximum profitable. Work closely with business areas to identify productivity expansion projects.

Operations and Maintenance:

Ensure the safety of all operations and maintenance personnel by utilizing the BHIG’s Basic Safety Practice program, which includes Safety Work Permits, LOTO, Confined Space, etc. The position facilitates planning, organizing, auditing, and follow-up, to build the BHIG safety culture. Meet the customer’s satisfaction on safety, reliability, product quality, and flexibility on product supply. Responsible for ensuring all tasks assigned in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with the established operating procedures and written or oral instructions from Superintendent. Ensure that maintenance notifications in SAP are carried out correctly. Verify SAP notification on field and approved with basic data i.e. functional location, malfunction description, damage code, priority, and hazard information. Participate in pre-work visits with Maintenance and Contractors to identify risk activities. Ensure each work permit related documents are prepared and handed over to the team. Participate in preparing maintenance or process shutdowns and turnarounds i.e. scope of works, prioritization of notifications (define consequences of malfunctions in terms of sector availability). Participate in area daily meeting and share the maintenance plan with team to ensure all equipment’s are prepared for scheduled maintenance works (corrective and preventive). Participate in maintenance plan daily meetings with the Maintenance Leader and Planners to analyze daily notifications, and to contribute to the updating of the weekly maintenance schedule. Ensure equipment’s readiness for maintenance activity and after completion back to operations. Manage and organize regular equipment testing and routine preventive Maintenance. Participate in the marking priority maintenance activities to guarantee the reliability and operational continuity of equipment and to agree the date of repair. Release and ensure all work permit precautions and required conditions are fulfilled, maximize safe work permit practices by healthy communication & frequent site visits, ensure zero permit deviation Manage interface with all support departments for maintenance activities Need to have the necessary skills for conducting risk assessment and participate in unusual operational or maintenance activities. Contribute to achieving routine maintenance KPIs and objectives specific to the reliability, planning and scheduling. Ensure availability and updating of required procedures and schedules for special operations. Ensure minimum forced tags & bypasses during operation by proper maintenance planning. Follow SIF procedure for forced tags & bypasses. Build the plant technical capability through support coordination from Regional and Global teams. Provide coaching and motivation to the operations team to achieve operational excellence and customer satisfaction. Driving the site culture to promote the team work and high performing organization.

undefined Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering a minimum.
• 10 years minimum in gas, petrochemical, or related industries in operations, engineering, and/or maintenance function.
• Air Separation and /or Steam Methane Reformer Operations a plus.
• 6+ years in line supervision of process operations roles.
• Proven coordination experience in a multi team environment which includes operations, engineering, and maintenance.
• Good leadership, interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively throughout all levels within the organization and externally.
• Promotes a ‘one team’ environment Ability to communicate and manage customer interactions on a daily basis.
• Wide technical knowledge in operations, engineering, and maintenance activities.
• Proficiency in English speaking and writing.
• Knowledge and understanding of local environmental and health and safety requirements.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties and responsibilities are not limited to those listed above. Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountability related to QHSE management system (including compliance and legislative requirements) are identified in Leadership Procedure BHIG-QHSE-PRO-006 Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

Employee and Applicant Rights

Behind every success and innovation that has made a difference in the world, you will find a team of passionate people who helped make it possible. At Air Products, our talented people help each other and our customers thrive. To our colleagues, we are valued and respected teammates. To our customers, we are partners in creating value. To our communities, we are caring, involved neighbors and committed stewards of the environment.