- Hiring continuously
- Ras Al Khair
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Instrument Technician jobs in Ras Al Khair
Technicians for transmitters, control valves and loop checks — calibration, installation and commissioning.
- 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 Instrument Technician work at Ras Al Khair. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
Instrument technicians at AKFAL calibrate and install pressure, temperature, level and flow instruments, check loops to the DCS, and service control valves and positioners on maintenance contracts and shutdowns. The role sits between the field and the control room and needs neat documentation as much as neat wiring.
What you will do
- Calibrate transmitters, gauges and switches with certified test equipment
- Install instruments, impulse lines, tubing and junction boxes
- Loop-check from field device to DCS and record results
- Service control valves, positioners and solenoid valves
- Maintain calibration certificates and loop folders
What we look for
- 3 years or more as an instrument technician in process plants
- Reads loop diagrams, P&IDs and hook-up drawings
- Uses HART communicators, calibrators and multimeters
- Understands intrinsically safe circuits and Ex practice
- Working English for datasheets
Certificates that help
- Diploma in instrumentation or electronics
- Calibration or HART training
- Hazardous-area awareness
- Client site induction, if held
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 — three or more years on process instrumentation. Electronics repair experience without plant exposure is not enough for the loop-check test.
Which certificates do I need?
An instrumentation diploma is the normal profile; vendor training on transmitters or control valves is a plus.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Technicians with a transferable Iqama first; overseas recruitment through licensed agencies with no fee to the applicant.
Hours and shifts
Regular day shifts on maintenance contracts; extended shifts with paid overtime during shutdowns and commissioning.
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 from the practical test and experience and written into the offer. Not published.
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