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About Almarai

Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is a vertically integrated dairy company and a food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company based 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 has expanded its product range to include dairy products, juices, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish, seafood, and bottled water, under more than 20 brands. Almarai employs over 46,000 professionals across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan.

The Role: Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming)

Almarai is seeking an experienced Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming) to lead the engineering function within its large-scale dairy farming operations in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. This full-time, senior leadership position involves developing and executing the engineering strategy to ensure the reliability, efficiency, safety, and performance of critical infrastructure supporting milk production. The role is based in a remote farming environment in Al-Kharj, approximately 100 km southeast of Riyadh, at one of the world's largest integrated dairy farming operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering projects within the farming division.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all engineering assets.
• Manage engineering budgets and spare parts inventory effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Almarai's Health & Safety standards and international engineering best practices.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for electrical distribution systems, industrial refrigeration and ammonia plants, water treatment facilities, utilities, generators, and agricultural machinery.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in an engineering leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex engineering operations, preferably within large-scale agricultural or industrial settings.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of electrical distribution systems, industrial refrigeration, water treatment, and agricultural machinery.

Work Environment

This position is located in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, within a large-scale, integrated dairy farming operation. The work environment is characterized by a specialized agricultural and industrial setting, requiring a leader with a focus on operational excellence and asset reliability.

Application

We invite experienced engineering leaders who are results-driven and passionate about asset reliability to apply for this role and contribute to Almarai's operations.