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Manager, Maintenance ARGP

Location: Mansourrah Massarah, Saudi Arabia

Job ID: 7732

Full time

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Description

Maaden, established in 1997, is one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. We are leading the development of the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world-class, unique, and fully integrated mining value chain.

We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for the below mentioned position. This role offers a chance to contribute to our ambitious growth and play a key part in shaping the future of mining in the Kingdom.

Job Purpose

Provide site wide leadership and accountability for the fixed plant maintenance function at a medium scale gold operation, ensuring safe, reliable, cost-effective operation of the processing plant and associated infrastructure.

The role is responsible for maximizing plant availability, driving disciplined maintenance execution, and embedding best practice asset management systems, aligned with Maaden standards, MSHEM requirements, and globally recognized maintenance and reliability frameworks.

The Maintenance Manager acts as a key member of the site leadership team, partnering with Processing, Supply Chain, Projects and EHSS to deliver stable production, controlled costs, and continuous improvement.

Key Accountabilities

1. Safety, Health & Environmental Leadership

Act as the visible safety leader for all maintenance activities across the processing plant.

Ensure full compliance with MSHEM standards, Isolation & LOTO, Work Permits, confined space, working at height, and contractor safety requirements.

Lead safety interactions, risk assessments, and incident investigations within maintenance.

Ensure maintenance plans and shutdowns are risk‑assessed, authorized, and executed safely.

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2. Plant Reliability & Asset Performance

Own and deliver fixed plant availability, reliability, and OEE targets.

Implement and continuously improve preventive, predictive and condition‑based maintenance strategies.

Ensure asset strategies are aligned to criticality rankings, failure modes, and plant operating context.

Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on major failures and recurring downtime.

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3. Maintenance Planning, Scheduling & Execution

Establish and enforce disciplined work management covering:

Work identification & prioritization

Planning & job scoping

Weekly and daily scheduling

Execution & close‑out quality

Ensure maintenance backlog is controlled, visible, and risk‑based.

Drive high compliance to weekly schedules and preventive maintenance plans.

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4. Shutdown & Major Maintenance Management

Lead the planning and execution of major plant shutdowns, statutory inspections, and crusher/mill relines.

Ensure shutdowns are fully planned, resourced, costed, and risk‑managed.

Deliver shutdowns safely, on time and within approved budgets.

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5. Financial & Cost Management

Develop and control the annual maintenance budget, including labor, spares, and contractor costs.

Drive cost optimization through improved planning, reduced rework, inventory optimization and reliability improvements.

Provide accurate maintenance cost forecasting and performance reporting.

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6. Systems, Data & Digital Enablement

Own the effectiveness of the CMMS / EAM system (e.g. SAP PM, Oracle EAM).

Ensure asset master data, maintenance plans, BOMs and history are accurate and complete.

Use maintenance KPIs and data analytics to drive decisions and improvement.

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7. Leadership, Capability & Organization

Build and lead a competent, disciplined, and engaged maintenance organization.

Develop supervisors and engineers through coaching, structured performance management and capability development.

Ensure appropriate use and governance of maintenance contractors.

Foster strong collaboration with Processing and Projects teams.

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8. Continuous Improvement & Best Practice

Benchmark maintenance performance against gold and base‑metals industry best practice.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on:

Plant stability

Equipment life extension

Reduced unplanned downtime

Improved maintenance efficiency

Support plant upgrades, debottlenecking and capital projects from a maintenance and reliability perspective.

**Minimum Qualifications,

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