- Hiring continuously
- Ras Al Khair
- Full-time
Crane Operator jobs in Ras Al Khair
Certified mobile-crane operators (25–100 t) for the rental fleet and client shutdowns.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Ras Al Khair, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Crane Operator work at Ras Al Khair. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
AKFAL's rental division runs mobile cranes from 25 to 100 tonnes, each with a third-party certificate and an operator who holds the client's approval. Operators work from the rigger's lift plan, check the crane daily, and refuse a lift that the chart does not allow — the operator's signature on the daily check is what keeps the fleet on approved lists.
What you will do
- Operate mobile cranes to the lift plan and load chart
- Carry out and record daily pre-use checks
- Set up the crane: outriggers, mats, ground conditions, exclusion zone
- Work with the rigger and banksman on radio and hand signals
- Report defects and keep the crane logbook
What we look for
- 5 years or more operating mobile cranes on industrial sites
- Saudi heavy-equipment driving licence
- Third-party operator certificate; Aramco crane operator card is a strong plus
- Reads load charts and lift plans
- Basic English or Arabic for radio and permits
Certificates that help
- Third-party crane operator certificate
- Aramco / SABIC crane operator approval, if held
- Saudi heavy-equipment licence
- Rigging and signalling awareness
Working in Ras Al Khair
Ras Al Khair, 80 km north of Jubail, is Ma'aden's industrial city: phosphate and ammonia plants, the aluminium smelter and rolling mill, the desalination and power complex and the shipyard. It is heavy industry with long maintenance campaigns and a steady need for mechanical, electrical and rigging trades. AKFAL crews commute from the Jubail camp.
Plants and projects
- Ma'aden Phosphate and Ma'aden Wa'ad Al Shamal (ammonia, phosphoric acid, DAP)
- Ma'aden Aluminium smelter, rolling mill and casthouse
- Ras Al Khair power and desalination complex (SWCC)
- International Maritime Industries shipyard
- Port and bulk-handling terminals
Typical work
- Planned maintenance on kilns, mills and conveyors
- Electrical and instrumentation maintenance in the smelter
- Structural and piping repairs; heavy rigging
- Crane and telehandler hire for maintenance campaigns
- When demand peaks
- Ma'aden's maintenance campaigns run through the year with larger turnarounds in the cooler months; demand is steadier than in Jubail's shutdown peaks.
- Accommodation and transport
- Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes — five or more years on mobile cranes, with a valid certificate and Saudi heavy licence. Tower or overhead crane experience alone does not qualify for the mobile fleet.
Which certificates do I need?
A third-party operator certificate and a Saudi heavy licence are required. An Aramco operator card lets you work on Aramco sites from day one.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Operators inside the Kingdom with a transferable Iqama and a Saudi licence are mobilised fastest. Overseas operators are recruited through licensed agencies and licensed locally after arrival.
Hours and shifts
Rental work follows the client's schedule: day shifts normally, extended shifts with paid overtime during shutdowns.
Where would I live in Ras Al Khair?
Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
How is salary decided?
Set by certificate, crane class and experience and fixed in the written offer. Not published.
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