Supervisor, Furnace

Al Ittefaq Steel Products Co.; Dammam; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Ittefaq Steel Products Co. in Dammam is seeking an experienced Furnace Supervisor to lead multi-shift operations, monitor furnace performance, and ensure billet heating targets are met with consistent quality.

You will plan shifts, coordinate operators, review heat-wise charging sequences, analyze stoppages, and drive safety compliance across 5S practices and PPE requirements. Strong leadership and EHS awareness are essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma in a relevant field.
• 7+ to 16+ years of furnace operation/production experience.

Responsibilities

• Furnace performance and production control across shifts.
• Monitor furnace operation from charging to discharging; ensure heating targets and uniformity.

Skills

Team supervision

Shift coordination

SCADA trends

5S standards

EHS awareness

Education

Diploma

Tools

SCADA

Job description

Requisition ID10301-Posted08/11/2026-DAMMAM-Experience 7-16 Years and above-Diploma

• Furnace performance and production control
• Monitor furnace operation across all shifts (charging to discharging) and ensure heating practices meet required billet discharge temperature and uniformity.
• Review and validate dailyheat‑wise charging sequencefor each furnace; ensure correct execution and minimal deviations from plan.
• Analyze furnace stoppages, delays, and yield losses; define root causes using 5‑Why, Ishikawa, or similar tools and drive corrective actions.
• Team supervision and coordination
• Allocate and supervisepusher operators, ejector operators, and senior furnace operatorsacross furnaces to maintain continuous operation and coverage.
• Plan shift schedules, rotations, and leaves to avoid manpower gaps and maintain furnace availability.
• Ensure effective communication between furnace team, billet handling, main pulpit, maintenance, and shift‑in‑charge.
• Technical monitoring and follow‑up
• Review shift reports for gas consumption, billet movement, and temperature trends; verify completeness and accuracy.
• Monitor gas manifold station condition, furnace equipment status, and key SCADA parameters; elevate abnormalities to mechanical and electrical teams.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, scaling campaigns, and inspection activities with production and maintenance.
• Safety, compliance, and housekeeping
• Enforce implementation ofsafety requirements, including PPE, safe access, hot‑work controls, LOTO, and confined‑space rules where applicable.
• Ensure work areas around furnaces (charging grid, gas station, platforms, DRT) are kept clean, organized, and compliant with 5S standards.
• Coordinate with Environmental, Reliability, and Loss Prevention teams for inspections, stack readings, and audits.
• Reporting and improvement
• Consolidate furnace information into daily or shift reports for the Mill Engineer / Production Manager (stoppages, gas use, yield gaps, major issues).
• Identify opportunities to improve heating schedules, energy efficiency, and furnace reliability, and support implementation of improvement actions.
• Other Responsibilities
• Deputize for theFurnace Superintendent during their absence as assigned.
• Support training and onboarding of new furnace operators and senior operators.
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective‑action follow‑up related to furnace operations.
• Competency
• Strong understanding of reheating furnace operation, fuel systems, and billet heating practice.
• Ability to read and interpret production plans, SCADA trends, and furnace performance data.
• Leadership and coordination skills for managing multi‑shift furnace teams.
• Solid EHS awareness, especially gas‑fired equipment, high temperature, and hot‑work hazards.