Industrial Engineer

About the Role

Ultimate Peaks Talent & Strategy is seeking an Industrial Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on planning, designing, improving, and optimizing operational processes, workflows, and resources to support existing operations and new business activities. The Industrial Engineer will lead and contribute to various operational projects and improvement initiatives, with a strong emphasis on efficiency, productivity, quality, and cost reduction.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new processes and enhance existing workflows, including process reengineering to reduce time, effort, and operational costs.
• Standardize work processes across operational facilities, hubs, stations, and logistics locations.
• Support new business activities and projects by developing technical processes and procedures, estimating resource requirements and costs, and designing and implementing operational layouts.
• Lead and coordinate multiple operational projects and improvement initiatives.
• Conduct scientific, statistical, and operational studies to determine personnel, process, equipment, and resource requirements.
• Support data analysis, reporting, performance measurement, and the development of key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Identify opportunities to structure, streamline, and improve inefficient or unstandardized workflows.
• Support the review and optimization of hub-and-spoke schedules and domestic and international transportation networks using reliable operational data.
• Plan, redesign, optimize, and manage transportation routes to improve efficiency and service performance.
• Design new facilities and improve existing layouts, including hubs, stations, gateways, healthcare facilities, and logistics warehouses.
• Conduct operational analyses to identify performance gaps and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Conduct independent operational audits and lead small audit teams focused on complex processes, facilities, or operational areas.

Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Responsibilities

• Ensure safety-related equipment and systems are identified and incorporated into preventive maintenance programs.
• Coordinate with maintenance teams to support occupational health, safety, and environmental management requirements.
• Participate in departmental EHS activities, including hazard identification, safety awareness, procedure implementation, waste management, environmental assessments, and EHS audits.
• Monitor operational activities to ensure workplace hazards are identified and appropriate safety procedures and environmental requirements are followed.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of EHS objectives, programs, audits, and inspections.
• Participate in incident reporting, investigation, and follow-up activities.
• Support the development and implementation of emergency response plans and participate in emergency drills.
• Plan and support EHS awareness and training activities to promote employee competence and safe working practices.

Business Continuity Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in business continuity training and awareness programs.
• Understand applicable business continuity plans, procedures, and assigned responsibilities.
• Follow emergency response procedures during drills and actual incidents.
• Report identified risks or potential threats that could disrupt operational continuity to designated personnel.
• Comply with data protection requirements to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Recognize and report incidents or potential crises promptly.
• Notify appropriate incident response personnel and emergency responders when required.

Qualifications and Requirements

• 0-1 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of fundamental environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Awareness of organizational EHS objectives and requirements within applicable management systems.
• Understanding of EHS incident reporting procedures.
• Completion of relevant EHS awareness training, where applicable.

Performance Assessment

Performance for this role will be assessed against approved individual objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) established for the relevant performance year.