- Hiring continuously
- Dammam
- Full-time
Steel Fabricator jobs in Dammam
Fabricators who read drawings and turn plate and section into structures, supports and skids.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Dammam, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Steel Fabricator work at Dammam. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
Fabricators at AKFAL build pipe supports, platforms, skids and structural frames in the Jubail workshop and repair steelwork on client sites. The work is drawing-driven: mark out, cut, fit, tack and hand over to the welder, then check the piece against the drawing before it leaves the shop.
What you will do
- Read fabrication drawings and cutting lists; mark out plate and section
- Cut with oxy-fuel, plasma and band saw; grind and prepare edges
- Fit up and tack assemblies square and to tolerance before final welding
- Operate drills, rolling and bending machines under workshop rules
- Check finished pieces against the drawing and flag deviations
What we look for
- 3 years or more as a fabricator or fitter-fabricator in a steel or piping workshop
- Confident reading structural and piping fabrication drawings
- Safe use of cutting, grinding and lifting equipment
- Able to tack-weld; a welding certificate is a plus
- Basic English or Arabic for drawings and permits
Certificates that help
- Trade certificate in fabrication or fitting
- Tack-welding competence or welder certificate
- Rigging and slinging awareness
- Workshop safety induction
Working in Dammam
Dammam and the Dammam–Khobar–Dhahran metro area hold the Second and Third Industrial Cities, King Abdulaziz Port, power and desalination plants, and the regional offices of the EPC and maintenance contractors AKFAL works with. The work is more varied than in Jubail: factory maintenance, warehousing and logistics, utilities and camp services alongside plant trades.
Plants and projects
- Dammam Second and Third Industrial Cities (MODON)
- King Abdulaziz Port and logistics zones
- Qurayyah and Ras Tanura power and refining sites nearby
- Saudi Aramco and contractor headquarters in Dhahran and Khobar
- Steel, pipe and fabrication factories
Typical work
- Factory maintenance: mechanical, electrical and instrumentation
- Warehouse and yard operations with forklifts and telehandlers
- Heavy transport between the port, Jubail and project sites
- Fabrication and coating work for regional projects
- When demand peaks
- Demand is steady through the year with peaks when Jubail and Ras Tanura shutdowns pull crews from the region.
- Accommodation and transport
- Crews are housed in AKFAL accommodation in Jubail or Dammam depending on the contract, with daily transport.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes — three or more years in a steel or piping workshop, working from drawings. A helper with less can apply for the helper role and grow into it.
Which certificates do I need?
A trade certificate helps but the trade test decides: you will be given a drawing and material and asked to fabricate a piece to tolerance.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Fabricators inside the Kingdom with a transferable Iqama are placed first. We also hire from abroad through licensed agencies; AKFAL bears the transfer and visa costs.
Hours and shifts
Workshop hours are regular day shifts, six days a week. Site repair work during shutdowns follows the site's shift pattern with paid overtime.
Where would I live in Dammam?
Crews are housed in AKFAL accommodation in Jubail or Dammam depending on the contract, with daily transport.
How is salary decided?
Pay depends on the trade test, drawing-reading ability and experience, and is fixed in the written offer. We do not publish figures.
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