Plant Manager Aluminium Extrusion

About the Role

Manar Al Omran Formwork & Scaffolding Services is seeking a Plant Manager Aluminium Extrusion for a full-time position in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, covering cities such as Dammam, Al Khobar, Dhahran, Al Jubail, Al-Ahsa, Al Hafuf, Buqayq, and Ras Tannurah. This senior role is the first hire for a greenfield aluminium extrusion program, encompassing the technical and operational leadership of two new plants located on a single site.

Role Purpose and Scope

The Plant Manager will serve as the owner's process authority during the design, procurement, and construction phases. Key responsibilities include leading the hot commissioning and ramp-up of eight extrusion presses and a billet cast house. Following commissioning, the role involves managing both plants to ensure safe operations, adherence to budgeted cost per tonne, and certified quality standards. The ideal candidate will possess extensive extrusion expertise, from presses and dies to billet production, with a proven track record of establishing a plant from an empty site to stable production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, Procurement, and Construction: Act as the owner's process authority for all relevant areas, approve layouts and material flow, review supplier engineering deliverables, define performance guarantees, witness factory acceptance tests, coordinate with contractors, specify initial stock, finalize plant organization, recruit teams, and prepare operating procedures, quality plans, and maintenance systems.
• Commissioning and Ramp-up: Lead hot commissioning and performance tests, deliver the production ramp-up plan, establish die trial and correction practices, bring the cast house into production with controlled billet quality, and obtain product and system certifications (*, EN 755, Qualicoat, ISO 9001).
• Steady-state Operations: Own the safety performance of both plants, plan and load eight presses, manage conversion cost per tonne, recovery, energy per tonne, and die cost per tonne within budget, implement continuous improvement through OEE, TPM, SPC, and lean methods, collaborate with Head Office functions, and develop Saudi talent for supervisory and technical roles.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in aluminium extrusion.
• Demonstrated experience in taking a plant from a greenfield site to stable production.
• In-depth knowledge of presses, dies, and billet production processes.

Leadership and Personal Attributes

• Ability to build teams from the ground up and develop personnel new to extrusion.
• Hands-on approach, comfortable working on the press floor and in the cast house.
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of cost per tonne and how process decisions impact it.
• Firm in managing suppliers and contractors regarding scope, schedule, and guarantees.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, focusing on the establishment and operation of two new aluminium extrusion plants on a single site. The role involves significant leadership in a greenfield project environment.