Operations Manager Hazardous & Industrial Waste Treatment Facility

Operations Manager – Hazardous & Industrial Waste Treatment Facility at SAFA Environment

SAFA Environment is seeking an Operations Manager for its Hazardous & Industrial Waste Treatment Facility in Riyadh. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of experience and involves leading all processing activities across high-temperature thermal destruction units, including rotary kilns and secondary combustion chambers. The manager will ensure strict Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC), maintain regulatory emission compliance, optimize chemical dosing and fuel consumption, and guarantee the safe containment and destruction of hazardous, toxic, and complex industrial waste streams.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct operations of high-temperature incinerators, including rotary kiln, static hearth, and liquid injection systems, ensuring a destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of ≥ ****
• Oversee Flue Gas Cleaning Systems (FGCS), including dry/semi-dry scrubbers, baghouse fabric filters, and activated carbon, to control acid gases, dioxins, and heavy metals.
• Monitor Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) 24/7 to guarantee zero exceedances for SO2, NOₓ, HCl, HF, CO, particulate matter, and TOC.
• Optimize burner efficiency, fuel/gas-to-waste blending ratios, and waste feed rates based on calorific value (LHV/HHV), moisture, halogen, and ash content.
• Enforce chemical compatibility protocols to prevent exothermic reactions, polymerizations, or hazardous gas evolution (H2S, HCN, Cl2) in storage tanks, pits, and blend bays.
• Review incoming waste characterization, analytical profiles, and manifests against plant operating licenses and storage permit limits.
• Manage hazardous residues, including secure collection, handling, and compliant transfer/landfilling of bottom slag and fly ash/Air Pollution Control Residues (APCR).
• Collaborate with the engineering team to plan and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for optical sorters, shredders, trommels, conveyors, balers, and thermal boilers.
• Minimize unplanned downtime to preserve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and plant availability.
• Oversee critical spare parts inventory and service-level agreements (SLAs) with technology vendors.
• Lead shift supervisors, process engineers, plant operators, technicians, and sorting labor across multiple shifts.
• Direct workforce training on equipment safety, hazardous waste identification, and environmental emergency response.
• Serve as the primary operational liaison during regulatory audits, environmental inspections, and permit renewal reviews.
• Lead incident investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) implementation.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or Environmental Engineering.
• Experience: 7–10+ years of experience in industrial operations or solid waste processing, with at least 4–5 years in a supervisory or plant management role.
• Certifications: IOSH or HAZWOPER certification is required. Certified hazardous waste treatment operator credentials are preferred.
• Technical Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of combustion stoichiometry, flue gas treatment, CEMS calibration, hazardous reaction hazards, and SCADA/DCS process automation.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh and involves managing operations within a hazardous and industrial waste treatment facility, requiring adherence to strict safety and environmental protocols.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this full-time position. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.