Production Engineer II

About the Role

Farabi Petrochemicals is seeking a Production Engineer - II to join their team in Yanbu. This full-time role is crucial for ensuring the cost-effective and timely manufacturing of quality products, while maintaining plant process operating equipment integrity and promoting safe and efficient operations. The Production Engineer will focus on controlling and optimizing day-to-day production activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement approved Department policies, processes, and procedures (SSP, SOP, etc.) and monitor adherence.
• Oversee day-to-day operations within the Operations department, ensuring compliance with established standards.
• Integrate production operations and processes across all shifts.
• Establish short-term activities for production continuity and balance, including creating plans and ensuring material requisitions (*, catalyst loading, spent catalyst renewal).
• Manage emergency and planned shutdowns in alignment with production and marketing plans.
• Coordinate with other functions to ensure support for achieving output, productivity, and quality targets.
• Select, organize, train, and motivate the production workforce to meet schedules at optimum productivity and cost.
• Recommend improvements in production flow and methods.
• Monitor production plans and performance, reporting on attainment and operational effectiveness.
• Prepare inventory reports for chemicals, raw materials, and finished products.
• Assist with budgeting, Capex, Business Planning, SD planning, FCRs, and departmental minor projects.
• Coordinate environmental and safety issues related to department KPIs.
• Prepare presentations for BEC, Board meetings, Executive monthly summaries, and status updates for the GM.
• Manage dead stocks and customer commitments.

Reporting, HSSE, and Compliance

• Assist in preparing timely and accurate reports for Senior Management.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, security, and environmental procedures.
• Verify the adequacy of employee safety programs and the work permit system.
• Recommend and evaluate the effectiveness of health monitoring programs.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory policies and procedures.
• Plan and implement safety and emergency training.
• Conduct high-quality incident investigations and manage crises effectively.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant experience is required for this role.

Working Relationships

This role involves extensive internal collaboration with departments such as Maintenance, Warehouse, ISD, HR, IT, Marketing & Sales. External interactions include off-site facilities like SASREF, SABTANK, ARAMCO, SECCO, KEMYA, as well as existing and potential suppliers and contractors.

Decision-Making Framework

The Production Engineer operates within established policies and procedures, making decisions based on detailed standard practices and instructions to ensure controlled and efficient operations.