Control Room Operator

About the Role

Modern Mills For Food Products Co. is seeking a Control Room Operator to join their team in Khamis Mushayt. This full-time role involves monitoring and controlling milling operations through centralized automated systems to ensure safe, stable, and efficient production. The position requires 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Role Overview

The Control Room Operator is responsible for maintaining process parameters within approved standards, responding to operational alarms and deviations, and coordinating with various teams. This coordination supports production continuity, product quality, and compliance with safety and food safety requirements within the milling operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and control milling equipment and production processes using SCADA, PLC, and other automated control systems.
• Adjust operating parameters within approved limits to maintain production efficiency, product quality, and process stability.
• Continuously monitor system alarms, equipment status, process trends, and deviations, taking appropriate first-line corrective action.
• Escalate equipment failures, process abnormalities, or safety concerns to the relevant supervisor or maintenance team as required.
• Coordinate with field operators for smooth equipment start-up, shutdown, changeover, and production activities.
• Record production parameters, operational readings, downtime, alarms, and major shift events accurately.
• Prepare and communicate shift reports and ensure effective handover between shifts.
• Support production plans by identifying and communicating operational bottlenecks or performance issues.
• Coordinate with Quality teams to ensure production output meets required product specifications and quality standards.
• Follow approved operating procedures, work instructions, production recipes, and process control requirements.
• Comply with all Health, Safety, Environment, Food Safety, and hygiene requirements, reporting unsafe conditions or practices immediately.
• Support efficient utilization of equipment, energy, and raw materials to minimize production losses and operating costs.
• Participate in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, and process optimization initiatives.
• Support automation and operational excellence initiatives aimed at improving plant reliability and productivity.
• Provide guidance and on-the-job support to junior operators on control-room procedures and operating practices.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager in line with operational and business requirements.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a relevant operational control room environment.
• Proficiency in monitoring and controlling operations through SCADA, PLC, and other automated control systems.
• Demonstrated ability to respond to operational alarms and deviations effectively.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Khamis Mushayt, focusing on the continuous operation of milling processes within a dynamic production environment. The role involves close coordination with various operational and support teams to ensure seamless production.