Career Opportunities: Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming)

About Almarai

Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in MENA. Headquartered in Riyadh, Almarai is recognized as the number one FMCG Brand in the MENA region and a market leader across its categories in the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan. The company employs over 46,000 Quality Makers across these regions and reported net income of SAR billion on sales of SAR 22 billion in 2025. Almarai's product range includes dairy products, juices, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, under more than 20 brands.

Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming)

Almarai is seeking an experienced Divisional Engineering Manager to lead the engineering function across its large-scale dairy farming operations in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. This full-time, senior leadership role is responsible for developing and executing the engineering strategy 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 conception to completion.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to optimize operational uptime.
• Manage engineering budgets and spare parts inventory effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Almarai's Health & Safety standards and international engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex engineering operations within an industrial or large-scale agricultural setting.
• Proven ability to develop and implement engineering strategies.

Work Environment

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

Application Process

This role offers an opportunity for an engineering leader to contribute to a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the Almarai group.