- Hiring continuously
- Eastern Province
Industrial jobs in Jubail
The largest industrial city in the Middle East and AKFAL's home base — refineries, petrochemical complexes and the workshop.
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.
- 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.
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
Trades we hire for in Jubail
Welder jobs in Jubail6G-certified TIG, MIG and SMAW welders for piping and structural work at petrochemical plants.Steel Fabricator jobs in JubailFabricators who read drawings and turn plate and section into structures, supports and skids.Pipe Fitter jobs in JubailPipe fitters for process and utility piping: isometrics, spool fit-up, flanged and welded joints.Mechanical Fitter / Millwright jobs in JubailFitters and millwrights for installation, alignment and maintenance of static and rotating equipment.Rotating Equipment Technician jobs in JubailSpecialists for pumps, compressors, turbines and blowers: alignment, balancing, overhaul and condition monitoring.Industrial Electrician jobs in JubailLV and MV electricians for plants, camps and construction power, including hazardous-area installations.Instrument Technician jobs in JubailTechnicians for transmitters, control valves and loop checks — calibration, installation and commissioning.Rigger jobs in JubailCertified riggers for lifting plans, slinging and signalling on cranes and plant lifts.Scaffolder jobs in JubailCertified scaffolders and scaffold supervisors for shutdown and maintenance access.QA/QC Inspector jobs in JubailWelding, coating and dimensional inspectors who keep the work acceptable the first time.HSE Officer jobs in JubailSafety officers who run inductions, permits and inspections on AKFAL crews at client sites.Crane Operator jobs in JubailCertified mobile-crane operators (25–100 t) for the rental fleet and client shutdowns.Forklift & Telehandler Operator jobs in JubailOperators for forklifts (3–16 t) and rough-terrain telehandlers in yards, warehouses and sites.Heavy Truck Driver jobs in JubailDrivers for flatbed and lowbed trailers, dump trucks and water tankers on site and highway.Camp Boss jobs in JubailManagers for AKFAL's worker accommodation: rooms, mess hall, housekeeping, transport and security.
Locations
Industrial jobs in Ras Al KhairThe mining and minerals city north of Jubail — Ma'aden's phosphate and aluminium complexes and a growing shipyard.Industrial jobs in JafurahAramco's unconventional gas field south of Al-Ahsa — one of the largest construction programmes in the Kingdom.Industrial jobs in DammamThe Eastern Province's capital and logistics hub — industrial cities, port, power plants and the regional headquarters of contractors.
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