- Hiring continuously
- Ras Al Khair
- Full-time
Scaffolder jobs in Ras Al Khair
Certified scaffolders and scaffold supervisors for shutdown and maintenance access.
- 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 Scaffolder work at Ras Al Khair. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
Scaffolders are among the first crews on every shutdown and the last to leave. AKFAL scaffolders erect, modify and dismantle tube-and-coupler and system scaffolds to the client's standard, tag them, and inspect them daily under a scaffold supervisor. Speed matters, but a green tag on an unsafe platform is the one thing that ends a contract.
What you will do
- Erect, alter and dismantle scaffolds to the design and the site standard
- Inspect and tag scaffolds; keep the scaffold register
- Handle and store tubes, boards, couplers and system components
- Work at height with full fall protection at all times
- Follow permit and exclusion-zone rules around live plant
What we look for
- 2 years or more scaffolding on industrial sites
- Scaffolder certificate (level II or III); supervisor certificate for lead roles
- Physically fit for height and heavy handling
- Understands scaffold tagging and inspection
- Basic English or Arabic for tags and permits
Certificates that help
- Scaffolder Level II / III certificate
- Scaffold supervisor / inspector certificate for lead roles
- Aramco scaffold certification, if held
- Work-at-height and harness training
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?
Two or more years on industrial scaffolds with a certificate. Helpers without a certificate can apply as scaffold helpers and train up.
Which certificates do I need?
A scaffolder certificate is required; a supervisor or inspector certificate qualifies you for lead roles and better pay.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Scaffolders with a transferable Iqama are mobilised first; overseas recruitment runs through licensed agencies with no cost to you.
Hours and shifts
Shutdown scaffolding runs extended day and night shifts with paid overtime; maintenance contracts run regular days.
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 level and experience and written into the offer. Not published.
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