Career Opportunities: Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming)

About Almarai Company

Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is a vertically integrated dairy company and a food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in MENA. Headquartered in Riyadh, Almarai is recognized as a leading FMCG Brand in the MENA region and a market leader across its categories in the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan. The company offers a range of products including dairy, juices, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, under more than 20 brands. Almarai employs over 46,000 individuals across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan.

The Opportunity: Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming)

Almarai is seeking an experienced Divisional Engineering Manager to lead the engineering function for its large-scale dairy farming operations in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time, senior leadership position responsible for developing and executing engineering strategies to ensure the reliability, efficiency, safety, and performance of critical infrastructure supporting milk production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for electrical distribution systems, industrial refrigeration and ammonia plants, water treatment facilities, utilities, generators, and agricultural machinery.
• Oversee engineering projects from planning through execution.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to optimize asset performance.
• Manage engineering budgets and spare parts inventory effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Almarai's Health & Safety standards and international engineering best practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in an engineering leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex engineering operations within an industrial or large-scale agricultural setting.
• Proven ability to develop and implement engineering strategies.
• Experience with electrical distribution systems, industrial refrigeration, water treatment, and agricultural machinery is required.

Work Environment and Location

This position is based at one of the world's largest integrated dairy farming operations in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, located approximately 100 km southeast of Riyadh. The role operates within a remote farming environment, leading critical engineering operations in a specialized agricultural and industrial setting.

Application

Candidates with a background in operational excellence and asset reliability are encouraged to apply.