- Hiring continuously
- Ras Al Khair
- Full-time
Pipe Fitter jobs in Ras Al Khair
Pipe fitters for process and utility piping: isometrics, spool fit-up, flanged and welded joints.
- 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 Pipe Fitter work at Ras Al Khair. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
Pipe fitters are the largest group AKFAL mobilises for shutdowns. They read isometrics, measure and mark spools, fit flanged and butt-welded joints, and install supports on process and utility lines inside running plants. Precision and permit discipline matter as much as speed — a misaligned flange on a live unit is a stoppage.
What you will do
- Read isometric drawings and P&IDs; take field measurements
- Fit up spools, flanges, valves and fittings to alignment tolerance
- Bolt flanged joints to the torque sequence and record it
- Install pipe supports, hangers and guides to the drawing
- Work under permit in live plant areas with the client's HSE rules
What we look for
- 3 years or more fitting process or utility piping in an industrial plant
- Fluent with isometrics, spool drawings and flange tables
- Understands bolt torquing and gasket handling
- Fit for climbing and working at height on scaffolds
- Basic English or Arabic for permits
Certificates that help
- Pipe-fitting trade certificate
- Flange management / bolt torquing training
- Work-at-height and confined-space training
- Aramco or SABIC 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 fitting piping in a refinery, petrochemical or utility plant. Construction-site experience with structural work alone is not enough for the process-piping test.
Which certificates do I need?
A trade certificate and flange-management training help. The practical test — reading an isometric and fitting a spool — is what decides.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Fitters already in Saudi Arabia with a transferable Iqama can be mobilised within days. Recruitment from abroad runs through licensed agencies at no cost to you.
Hours and shifts
Shutdown work runs in day and night shifts, typically ten to twelve hours with paid overtime. Between shutdowns fitters work regular days at the workshop or on maintenance contracts.
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?
Pay is fixed per fitter from the trade test and experience, and written into the offer before you accept. Figures are not published.
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