Engineer, Operation - Saudi Kayan

Chemistry that Matters

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE portfolio. Our success is built upon the collective excellence of our 32,000 employees in 50+ countries. Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact our culture. We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

Job Post Start Date: July 13, 2026

Job Post End Date: July 27, 2026

Job Purpose:

• Provide day-to-day operations & technical support required to maintain plant in order to meet planned production. This includes troubleshooting, plant optimization, & maintaining plant economics, and finances.
• Lead plant debottlenecking, commissioning and optimization of plant performance and track key yield parameters to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the Plant.
• Ensure quality and safety standards are adhered-to in accordance with SHEM/OMS and applicable local & International Standards.

Key Accountabilities:

• Reporting: Daily monitoring of the plant performance reports. (Operating conditions), Overall quality and productivity reports issues relating to products, Daily production report, Environment report, shutdown reports, and Month end closing reports.
• Troubleshooting: Trouble shoot all operational issue/deviations and provide immediate technical solutions, Monitor the production quality and advice for corrective action to maintain quality, identify production losses, and initiate and leads troubleshooting tasks that requires consorted efforts by other departments (i.e. PED, AED, QA. etc.).
• Planning: Prepare production plan and coordinate with business planning, accordingly, Communicate with SBU, Communicate with PLE, and Verify invoices i.e. feedstock, chemicals, and catalyst.
• Modifications, Projects & Capex: PHA and HAZOP studies for MOC’S packages, Coordinate Modification Implementation & oversee MOCs process, Review Design Packages (CDPs), Lead CAPEX, and Business development coordination with SABIC T&I
• Safety: Participate in Accident / Incident Investigation Committees as required and recommend corrective action, Participate in HAZOP revalidation, conduct necessary Risk Assessment, and Conduct PSSRs as required.
• Plant Performance: Participate in the SOP review, Ensure and monitor Plant sustainability performance, Advice on plant waste management, Responsible for Plant Production and Throughput, Improve production cost., etc.
• Monitoring of the Production quality to ensure meeting the approved specification, with providing technical analysis & support for any deviation, and ensure to meet all global standers (GMP, HALAH, KHOSHER, ISO 9001) requirements as quality and Records, etc. and providing the required support for Certification auditing.

Requirements:

• B.S. Degree in Engineering Chemical / Petrochemical Engineering

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of experience

Job Specific Skills:

• Team Leadership
• Analytical Thinking
• Relationship Building
• Information seeking
• Organization commitment
• Determined & Meet targets and objectives.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion