Workshop Superintendent (Refinery Site)

About the role

KBR is looking for a Workshop Superintendent (Maintenance Head) for its refinery site in Al-Jubail. The role guarantees that daily refinery maintenance activities, including corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance on various equipment, are carried out in line with safety, environmental and quality rules to ensure availability, reliability and continuous operation. Saudi nationals are preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and lead the department, giving direction to employees, evaluating staff and coordinating work so tasks are completed on time according to organizational policies.
• Take part in developing goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities.
• Prepare, optimize and track the preventive maintenance schedule, minimizing breakdowns through effective monitoring and scheduling.
• Manage day-to-day activities of the welding and fabrication shop, scaffolding and insulation workshop, and heavy lift and rigging division, and handle planned and unplanned equipment repairs.
• Manage resources, equipment and machinery on site for routine and emergency situations.
• Review work plans, job requests and priorities, allocate resources, monitor workflows, MOS and procedures, and coordinate with internal departments, external workshops and OEM dealers for repairs and parts.
• Review the weekly plan and give feedback to the planning team to meet schedule targets.
• Ensure equipment and workshop facilities meet HSE standards, conduct regular safety audits and implement corrective actions.
• Schedule and recommend engineering and technical training, and review daily, weekly and monthly maintenance performance reports, timesheets and KPIs.
• Respond promptly to emergencies and report incidents, accidents or violations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in engineering or a related field.
• Previous experience as a maintenance engineer in a refining environment or equivalent.
• 12+ years of refinery plant experience.
• Proven ability to solve problems as a leader in large organizations, with good judgment under pressure and strong communication skills.
• Capacity to deliver results in a multi-cultural environment.

Required skills

• Knowledge of fabrication shop equipment.
• Piloting of maintenance contracts.
• Knowledge of safety rules.