Quality Engineer

About the role

Saudi Gold Refinery is looking for a Quality Engineer to lead quality assurance and control across its gold refining operations and CIL plant construction projects in Saudi Arabia. Reporting to the Engineering & Projects Manager, the engineer will ensure compliance with LBMA Good Delivery, ISO 9001 and Saudi regulatory standards while driving continuous improvement in product purity and operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and update the ISO 9001 quality management system, aligning it with LBMA and SASO requirements.
• Conduct internal audits, manage documentation and support external regulatory inspections.
• Monitor critical refining parameters during dore melting and electrolytic processing to achieve 99.99 % bullion purity.
• Validate sampling methods and assay results, preventing off‑specification production.
• Investigate quality deviations, issue non‑conformance reports and track corrective actions to closure.
• Inspect materials and equipment for CIL plant construction, verify compliance with engineering specifications and participate in pre‑startup safety reviews.
• Prepare quality reports for the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and facilitate LBMA audit processes.
• Evaluate incoming dore bars and recyclable feed materials against acceptance criteria.

Required profile

• Proven experience in quality assurance or control within precious‑metals refining or related industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of LBMA Good Delivery standards, ISO 9001 and Saudi (SASO) regulatory requirements.
• Ability to conduct internal audits, manage quality documentation and support external inspections.
• Competence in root‑cause analysis, non‑conformance management and corrective‑action tracking.
• Familiarity with sampling, assay validation and high‑purity bullion production processes.

Required skills

• ISO 9001 quality management system implementation
• LBMA Good Delivery compliance
• SASO standards application
• Root‑cause analysis tools
• Internal auditing
• Non‑conformance reporting
• Sampling and assay validation
• CIL plant construction quality assurance