Career Opportunities: Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming)

About Almarai

Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and a leading food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in the MENA region. Headquartered in Riyadh, Almarai is recognized as the number one FMCG Brand in MENA and a market leader across its categories in the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan. The company employs over 46,000 professionals across these regions and reported a net income of SAR billion on sales of SAR 22 billion in 2025.

Divisional Engineering Manager (Farming) Role

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, approximately 100 km southeast of Riyadh, within one of the world's largest integrated dairy farming operations.

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.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in engineering leadership roles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage complex engineering operations in an industrial or large-scale agricultural setting.
• Experience with electrical distribution systems, industrial refrigeration, water treatment, and agricultural machinery is required.

Work Environment

This position is located in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, within a large-scale integrated dairy farming operation. The role operates in a remote farming environment, approximately 100 km southeast of Riyadh. It offers an opportunity to lead critical engineering operations within a specialized agricultural and industrial setting.