🔹Unit Supervisor sulfur plant – Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Operations

📍Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Full-Time | Senior Leadership Appointment

LHR Americas, an international executive search firm headquartered in Katy, Texas (USA), is leading a confidential executive search for a Unit Supervisor sulfur plant to oversee contractor operations at a globally recognized integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia.

This confidential process is personally led by Carlos G. Lopez, Managing Director at LHR Americas.

LinkedIn profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-guillermo-lopez-lhr/

We welcome applications from Saudi Nationals and/or experienced expatriates eligible to work in the Kingdom who bring strong technical depth and leadership within complex refinery and petrochemical environments.

🌍 The Industrial Environment

This world-class integrated complex operates at the intersection of:

• Refining (diesel, jet fuel, gasoline streams, naphtha)

• Petrochemical feedstocks (ethylene, propylene)

• Polymer production (polyethylene, polypropylene)

• High-value chemical intermediates serving global downstream industries

Operational reliability, asset integrity, and safety performance are mission-critical.

Are you an experienced refinery operations leader ready to take ownership of performance, reliability, and operational excellence in a major downstream environment?

We are supporting a leading industrial services organization operating inside a world-class integrated refinery complex in Saudi Arabia. We are seeking a technically solid and operationally disciplined Operation Superintendent to oversee refinery operations support and ensure alignment with safety, reliability, and profitability priorities.

This is a strategic, high-responsibility role within a performance-driven and safety-critical environment.

Role Overview

The Operation Superintendent will:

• Ensure efficient and cost-effective refinery operations
• Supervise daily operational activities in line with client standards
• Maintain compliance with safety, environmental, and operational procedures
• Drive operational performance, reliability, and process optimization
• Support startup, shutdown, and ongoing operational execution
• Lead and develop operation staff
• Interface with client stakeholders to ensure operational alignment

This role requires strong operational discipline and hands-on refinery experience.

Mandatory Requirements

To be considered, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Minimum 12+ years of total experience, with at least 10 years in refinery operations
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience in refinery operations, including sulfur handling systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• Minimum 7 years in managerial/supervisory positions
• Strong understanding of petroleum operations and refinery process units
• Fluent in English (oral and written)
• Strong leadership and team supervision experience

Professional certifications (PMP, Six Sigma, Lean, etc.) are considered a plus.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking professionals who demonstrate:

• Strong operational troubleshooting capability
• Ability to manage operational KPIs and drive results
• Experience supervising refinery operations teams
• Strong safety mindset and regulatory compliance awareness
• Structured decision-making and analytical thinking
• Leadership presence and stakeholder coordination skills

This is not an EPC project role. Direct refinery operations experience is mandatory.

🌟 Why Consider Saudi Arabia?

For expatriate professionals, this opportunity represents more than career growth — it offers participation in one of the most ambitious national transformations globally.

Saudi Arabia is a vibrant country with one of the most robust economies in the region, driven by its strategic Vision 2030 transformation plan.

By joining this opportunity, you and your family will:

• Live in a modern, multicultural environment

• Experience major global sporting and cultural events taking place across the Kingdom

• Benefit from world-class residential communities and international infrastructure

• Be located on the West Coast near the Red Sea, in a strategic industrial region

• Be within approximately two hours of Jeddah, one of the most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities in the country 

The Kingdom today offers professional growth combined with an evolving lifestyle opportunity.

📅 Selection Process Timeline

• Process Launch: March 3 - March 5

• Preselected Candidates Presented to Client: March 6

• Following client review, shortlisted finalists will be invited to technical interviews

This is a structured and time-sensitive executive search process.

📌 Application Requirements

To be considered, candidates must:

• Submit an updated Resume (CV) in English

• Complete and answer all questions in the application form

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

🚀 Ready to Lead at the Highest Industrial Standard?

If you combine deep maintenance expertise with executive leadership capability, this is your opportunity to step into a high-impact strategic role.

Apply now and take the next step in your industrial leadership journey.

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