Title:
Area Maintenance Manager - MFC (Cracker)

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all maintenance activities for the Mixed Feed Cracker (MFC)/Steam Cracker area, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations in accordance with Company standards.
• Manage mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and rotating equipment maintenance for Cracker units, including preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance.
• Ensure effective execution and reporting of maintenance activities through the CMMS system.
• Support Planning & Scheduling and Reliability teams in maintenance optimization, bad actor analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Lead maintenance planning and execution during turnarounds, major shutdowns, and emergency maintenance.
• Manage day-to-day maintenance teams and contractors while ensuring compliance with all HSE requirements.
• Prepare weekly maintenance reports and participate in maintenance review meetings.
• Develop team capability through technical coaching and job-specific training in coordination with HR.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 15 years' experience in Oil & Gas / Petrochemical maintenance - Diploma.
• • Minimum 20 years' experience in Oil & Gas / Petrochemical maintenance - High School.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in Oil & Gas / Petrochemical maintenance - Bachelor Degree.
• Saudi Nationals Only
• * Mandatory hands-on maintenance experience in Ethylene Cracker/MFC units. Candidates without Cracker maintenance experience will not be considered.
• Strong knowledge of gas turbines, compressors, pumps, furnaces, heat exchangers, boilers, columns, piping systems, and critical rotating equipment used in Cracker plants.
• Proven experience managing plant turnarounds, shutdowns, maintenance contracts, and reliability improvement programs.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS, maintenance planning, RBI, RCA, and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to deliver business results while working in a multicultural environment.

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