Job description
The Company
Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in MENA. Headquartered in Riyadh, Almarai Company is ranked as the number one FMCG Brand in the MENA region and the market leader in all its categories across GCC, Egypt, and Jordan.
Over five decades of sustainable growth, Almarai has consistently provided nutritious and healthy products to consumers of all ages, driven by its core principle: “Quality you can trust.”
Almarai has expanded its product range to include, in addition to dairy products, juices and beverages, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, under more than 20 brands such as Almarai, L’usine, 7DAYS, ALYOUM, Nuralac, Farm’s Select, Ice Leaf, Almira, Seama, Oska, IVAL, Almarai Pro, Premier Chef, Bakemart, and others.
Almarai currently employs over 46,000 Quality Makers, across the GCC, Egypt & Jordan. In 2025, Almarai reported net income of SAR 2.4 billion on sales of SAR 22 billion.
An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.
The Opportunity
The Factory Engineering Manager (FEM) – Dairy leads site engineering operations to ensure maximum availability, reliability, and performance of manufacturing assets within Almarai’s Dairy plants. The role is accountable for defining and executing preventive and corrective maintenance strategies, providing engineering input to capital projects and new dairy line installations, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and HSE standards, and maintaining tight control over engineering budgets and operating costs. The FEM works closely with Manufacturing, QA, Projects, and H&S teams to support high‑volume dairy production and deliver operational excellence.
As a senior site leader within the Dairy business unit, the FEM manages and develops a large, multi‑disciplinary multi‑national engineering workforce operating in a demanding 24/7 manufacturing environment. The role requires strong people leadership to align diverse cultures, skills, and shift patterns, drive accountability, build technical capability, and embed a strong safety and continuous improvement culture in line with Almarai values and Dairy business objectives.
Qualifications:
- Degree or Diploma (HND/HNC minimum) in Mechanical or Electrical or similar Engineering speciality
- 10+ years’ experience in engineering management within dairy or liquid food manufacturing
- Proven capability leading and developing large, multi‑national engineering teams
- Strong expertise in preventive maintenance (PPM/TPM), asset reliability, and breakdown reduction
- Hands‑on experience with dairy processing, utilities, and high‑speed packaging equipment
- Solid exposure to engineering budget control, SAP PM, and cost management
- Strong working knowledge of food safety, HSE, quality systems, risk assessment, and audits
If you meet the qualifications and are looking for a challenging opportunity in a dynamic industry, please apply now. We offer competitive salary and benefits package for the right candidate.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team. Apply now and take the next step in your career as a Factory Engineering Manager.
Preferred candidate
Years of experience
5+ years
Degree
Bachelor's degree / higher diploma