AKFAL LTD. CO. — Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Skilled trades for the plants of the Eastern Province.
AKFAL mobilises welders, fitters, electricians, riggers, scaffolders, inspectors, safety officers and certified operators to petrochemical plants and projects in Jubail, Ras Al Khair, Jafurah and Dammam. Applying takes two minutes, and it never costs you anything.
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- trades we hire for
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- languages
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What you can count on
No recruitment fees
Not for the application, not for the visa, not for the transfer. Fees on workers are illegal in Saudi Arabia and AKFAL never charges them. Anyone asking for money in our name is not us.
Legal status handled properly
Transfer through Qiwa, secondment through Ajeer for short assignments, or a new visa through a licensed agency — the route is agreed with you before you accept, and AKFAL pays its fees.
Housing, meals and transport
Crews live in AKFAL's managed camp near Jubail Industrial City or in project accommodation, with meals, laundry, daily buses to site, medical insurance and overtime paid as the law requires.
An answer within 48 hours
Every application gets a reply from a person: whether your trade is being hired now, what test to expect, and what documents to prepare.
Hiring continuously
Jobs by trade
Fifteen trades AKFAL hires for continuously. Each page says exactly what the work is, what we look for and how the Iqama or visa is handled.
Industrial SupportWelder
6G-certified TIG, MIG and SMAW welders for piping and structural work at petrochemical plants.
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Industrial SupportSteel Fabricator
Fabricators who read drawings and turn plate and section into structures, supports and skids.
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Industrial SupportPipe Fitter
Pipe fitters for process and utility piping: isometrics, spool fit-up, flanged and welded joints.
View jobsIndustrial SupportMechanical Fitter / Millwright
Fitters and millwrights for installation, alignment and maintenance of static and rotating equipment.
View jobsMechanical DivisionRotating Equipment Technician
Specialists for pumps, compressors, turbines and blowers: alignment, balancing, overhaul and condition monitoring.
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Industrial SupportIndustrial Electrician
LV and MV electricians for plants, camps and construction power, including hazardous-area installations.
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Industrial SupportInstrument Technician
Technicians for transmitters, control valves and loop checks — calibration, installation and commissioning.
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Industrial SupportRigger
Certified riggers for lifting plans, slinging and signalling on cranes and plant lifts.
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Industrial SupportScaffolder
Certified scaffolders and scaffold supervisors for shutdown and maintenance access.
View jobsIndustrial SupportQA/QC Inspector
Welding, coating and dimensional inspectors who keep the work acceptable the first time.
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Industrial SupportHSE Officer
Safety officers who run inductions, permits and inspections on AKFAL crews at client sites.
View jobsEquipment & TransportCrane Operator
Certified mobile-crane operators (25–100 t) for the rental fleet and client shutdowns.
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Equipment & TransportForklift & Telehandler Operator
Operators for forklifts (3–16 t) and rough-terrain telehandlers in yards, warehouses and sites.
View jobsEquipment & TransportHeavy Truck Driver
Drivers for flatbed and lowbed trailers, dump trucks and water tankers on site and highway.
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Camps & AccommodationCamp Boss
Managers for AKFAL's worker accommodation: rooms, mess hall, housekeeping, transport and security.
View jobsWhere the work is
Four locations in the Eastern Province, each with its own plants, projects and shutdown season.
Jubail
The largest industrial city in the Middle East and AKFAL's home base — refineries, petrochemical complexes and the workshop.
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Ras Al Khair
The mining and minerals city north of Jubail — Ma'aden's phosphate and aluminium complexes and a growing shipyard.
View jobsJafurah
Aramco's unconventional gas field south of Al-Ahsa — one of the largest construction programmes in the Kingdom.
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The Eastern Province's capital and logistics hub — industrial cities, port, power plants and the regional headquarters of contractors.
View jobsThe divisions you would join
Industrial Support — Skilled Trades
Welders, fitters, electricians, riggers, scaffolders, inspectors and safety officers mobilised to plants across the Eastern Province.
View jobsMechanical Division — Rotating Equipment
Technicians for pumps, compressors, turbines and gearboxes: installation, alignment, overhaul and shutdown work.
View jobsEquipment & Transport
Certified crane, forklift and heavy-equipment operators and heavy-truck drivers for the rental fleet.
View jobsCamps & Accommodation
Camp bosses, cooks, housekeeping and administration for managed worker accommodation near Jubail.
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How to apply
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Fill the form
Two minutes on your phone in your own language. A CV helps but is not required — a photo of your Iqama or passport is enough to start.
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We call you
Within 48 hours a recruiter tells you whether your trade is being hired, and what test or certificate check comes next.
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Trade test and offer
You are tested in Jubail or at a partner centre abroad, then receive a written offer with the package before you decide.
Before you apply
The three things applicants ask about most, answered properly.
How to get an Aramco or SABIC gate pass
What a contractor's worker needs before entering an Aramco or SABIC plant in the Eastern Province: documents, medical, safety induction and the tests clients run.
Read the guideThe 6G welding test: what AKFAL and its clients ask for
How the 6G pipe-welding qualification works, which processes are tested, what inspectors reject, and how to prepare before you apply.
Read the guideSponsorship transfer to AKFAL: how it works
How a worker already in Saudi Arabia moves to AKFAL — the transfer through Qiwa, the Ajeer option for short assignments, what the worker pays (nothing) and how long it takes.
Read the guideQuestions applicants ask
Does AKFAL charge any fee to apply or to arrange a visa?
No. Applying is free, and visa, Iqama and transfer fees are paid by AKFAL as the law requires. If anyone asks you for money in AKFAL's name, it is a scam — report it to us on WhatsApp.
I am outside Saudi Arabia. Can I apply?
Yes. We recruit from abroad through licensed agencies for most trades. Apply with your trade, certificates and country; if your trade is being hired we tell you which agency will contact you.
My Iqama is with another company. Can I still join?
Usually yes — through a sponsorship transfer on Qiwa, or through Ajeer for a short assignment. Tell us your Iqama status and profession in the form and we will tell you which route applies.
Do I need a CV?
No. The form asks for what we actually need. Attach a CV if you have one; a clear photo of your certificates is more useful to us than a long CV.
How is salary decided?
By trade test, certificates and years of experience, confirmed in a written offer before you accept. We do not publish figures, so a strong candidate is never capped by a listed number.
Which languages do you work in?
Site inductions and toolbox talks run in English and Arabic, with Hindi and Urdu on most crews. You can apply and be interviewed in any of the four languages of this site.
Ready to work in Jubail?
Apply in two minutes, or message us on WhatsApp with your trade and where you are now.