- Hiring continuously
- Jubail
- Full-time
Heavy Truck Driver jobs in Jubail
Drivers for flatbed and lowbed trailers, dump trucks and water tankers on site and highway.
- Last hiring review
- 17 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 1 November 2026
- Locations
- Jubail, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Heavy Truck Driver work at Jubail. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
AKFAL's transport fleet moves plant, materials and crews between Jubail, Ras Al Khair, Dammam and project sites. Heavy truck drivers haul equipment on lowbeds, run flatbed deliveries and operate dump trucks and tankers on site — under journey-management rules, with a valid Saudi heavy licence and a clean record.
What you will do
- Drive flatbed and lowbed trailers, dump trucks and tankers to journey-management rules
- Secure loads with chains and straps; check before every departure
- Carry out daily vehicle checks and report defects
- Follow client site traffic rules and speed limits
- Keep trip logs, delivery notes and fuel records
What we look for
- 3 years or more driving heavy trucks or trailers in Saudi Arabia
- Valid Saudi heavy driving licence
- Clean traffic record
- Knows load securing and lowbed loading
- Basic Arabic or English
Certificates that help
- Saudi heavy driving licence
- Defensive driving certificate, a plus
- Load securing / lowbed training
- Client journey-management induction, if held
Working in Jubail
Jubail Industrial City is where AKFAL is based and where most of its crews work. The city holds the SABIC affiliates, Sadara, SATORP and dozens of petrochemical, fertiliser and steel plants, each with its own maintenance contractors and its own shutdown calendar. Crews live in AKFAL's camp nearby and reach site by company bus.
Plants and projects
- SABIC affiliates (Petrokemya, Kayan, Sharq, Kemya, Hadeed and others)
- Sadara Chemical Company
- SATORP refinery (Aramco – TotalEnergies)
- Sipchem, Tasnee, Advanced Petrochemical, Farabi
- Marafiq utilities and the Jubail desalination plants
- Amiral petrochemical complex (under construction)
Typical work
- Turnaround and shutdown crews for the petrochemical complexes
- Maintenance contracts on rotating equipment
- Piping fabrication and repair in the AKFAL workshop
- Scaffolding, rigging and crane hire inside running plants
- When demand peaks
- Shutdowns cluster in spring and autumn, when plants take their planned outages; demand for welders, fitters and scaffolders peaks from February to April and from September to November.
- Accommodation and transport
- AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes — three or more years on heavy trucks in the Kingdom with a Saudi heavy licence. A licence from another country must be converted before you can drive.
Which certificates do I need?
The Saudi heavy licence is the requirement; a defensive-driving certificate is a plus.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Drivers already in Saudi Arabia with a transferable Iqama and a Saudi licence are placed first. Saudi nationals are especially welcome for driver roles.
Hours and shifts
Day shifts with occasional long-distance trips; night driving only under journey-management approval. Overtime is paid.
Where would I live in Jubail?
AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
How is salary decided?
Set by licence class and experience and fixed in the written offer. Not published.
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