Lead plant operations and maintenance to deliver the production plan safely, at the required quality and cost, and keep all plant equipment reliable. Coordinate with head office procurement so materials are available when production needs them.
Roles, Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Operations
• Prepare and execute daily, weekly and monthly production plans and meet output, efficiency (OEE) and waste targets.
• Manage production shifts, line supervisors and operators across all filling and packing lines.
• Ensure every line runs to approved procedures, safety rules and quality standards.
• Review shift reports, downtime and losses, and lead corrective action.
Maintenance
• Own the maintenance plan for the whole plant: preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, including utilities and water treatment equipment.
• Set up and follow a maintenance schedule, spare-parts list and critical-spares stock.
• Lead planned shutdowns, equipment upgrades and commissioning of new machines.
• Keep maintenance records, equipment history and work orders up to date.
Planning & procurement coordination
• Translate sales and supply plans into material requirements and send them to head office procurement on time.
• Follow up purchase orders for preforms, caps, labels, film, cartons, pallets, chemicals and spare parts.
• Report stock levels and shortage risks early, and agree recovery actions.
People, safety & budget
• Lead, coach and evaluate the production and maintenance teams; plan training and shift cover.
• Enforce HSE rules, permit-to-work and lock-out/tag-out; investigate incidents.
• Prepare and control the production and maintenance budget and report variances.
• Work with Quality on food safety, GMP and audit readiness.
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electromechanical Engineering (or Electrical / Mechanical Engineering with strong electromechanical experience).
• 10+ years in food or beverage manufacturing (bottled water or PET filling preferred), including at least 3 years managing production and maintenance teams.
• Experience with PET bottling lines (blow moulder, filler, labeller, packer, palletiser) and utilities (air, water treatment, chillers).
• Knowledge of preventive/predictive maintenance, OEE, TPM and lean tools; CMMS/SAP PM experience is an advantage.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP/ISO 22000 and HSE requirements.
• Strong planning, leadership and supplier-coordination skills; good Arabic and English.
How Performance Is Measured
• Production plan attainment and OEE
• Planned vs. unplanned downtime; maintenance plan compliance
• Material availability (no line stops due to shortages)
• Waste, cost per case and budget adherence
• Safety record and audit results