Senior Operator Main Pulpit

About the Role

Al Tuwairqi Group is seeking a Senior Operator, Main Pulpit, to join their team in Dammam. This full-time position involves leading and controlling the hot rolling mill line from a centralized main pulpit, ensuring coordinated operations and product quality. The role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Position Summary

The Senior Operator will be responsible for overseeing the hot rolling mill line, maintaining tension control, managing rolling parameters, and ensuring production pace. This role requires close coordination with downstream and upstream areas to ensure product dimensional compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor the entire rolling mill line, including roughing, intermediate, finishing, and quenching sections, using HMI/SCADA systems.
• Coordinate the timing and synchronization of rolling stands, pinch rolls, flying shear, and cooling bed movement.
• Adjust inter-stand tension and rolling speed to maintain consistent product shape and prevent cobbles.
• Monitor loopers, motor loads, and inter-stand gaps to ensure smooth rolling flow.
• Control flying shear operations according to bar cut-length requirements and adjust parameters for bar counting, cold shear timing, and reject diversion.
• Monitor product section, pass-line stability, and rib alignment using display cameras and feedback systems.
• Communicate with furnace, roller, and cooling bed operators to manage billet delivery, downtime, and pass change-over.
• Log production events, delays, and cobbles in shift report records.
• Ensure heat number marking (automated/manual) is synchronized with billet flow and verify prompt action on dimensional and rib inspection alerts.
• Follow safety procedures for emergency stop, manual override, and interlocking systems, and initiate safe shutdown during abnormal situations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in a similar operational role within a hot rolling mill environment.
• Demonstrated ability to operate and control complex mill lines from a centralized pulpit.
• Strong understanding of HMI/SCADA systems for mill line operation.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Dammam, requiring on-site presence to manage mill operations effectively.

Application Process

Interested candidates who meet the qualifications are encouraged to apply.