Operation Manager

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Operation Manager
Date: 
Oct 13, 2026
Location: 
SA
Job Description: 
Position Title: Operations Manager
Reports to: Plant General Manager / Country Manager
Function: Operations
JOB PURPOSE:
To lead the Operation’s department of the plant and manage all operations and laboratory 
related activities in accordance with contractual requirements and defined quality, cost & HSE 
standards, to ensure effective achievement of production targets, whilst ensuring operational 
efficiency.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: 
Description
▪ Strategy & Plans
▪ Develop the Operations-departmental strategy in line with the overall Plant’s strategy to ensure 
vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing departmental strategies across. 
▪ Regularly report to the Plant General Manager / Country Manager on the operational activities of 
department, challenges and issues faced, mitigations taken, etc. as required, to keep them informed 
and updated on the division’s activities.
Budget Management
▪ Contribute to the preparation of the operation department’s budget and manage and monitor the 
financial performance against the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, 
rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.
▪ Participate actively in the monthly budget variance analysis and discussions to ensure the gaps are 
reviewed and analysed and appropriate and timely actions are taken to reduce the gaps. 
Operations Planning 
Job Description
▪ Cascade of the Plant’s operational strategy to develop production plans and lead the effective monthly 
and daily scheduling of plant shift operations in line with the approved strategies and business 
demands to ensure the production targets are met.
Operations Management
▪ Lead and effectively manage all aspects of power generation and / or water production within ACWA 
NOMAC’s plant to ensure efficient operations, whilst maintaining a critical focus on safety and quality. 
▪ Work with all related parties to troubleshoot and resolve escalated/critical operational issues in order to 
facilitate timely achievement of production objectives whilst ensuring minimal liquidity damages. 
▪ Review the daily operations reports and submit periodic reports to the management, keeping them 
informed of all technical problems, if any, as well as on recent changes or modifications on existing work 
plan or schedule.
▪ Lead the Operational management meetings so that the entire team is clear on the production standards 
required and the operations programs that are underway.
▪ Review the long-term equipment and operating performance characteristics and provide technical 
recommendations to improve the reliability of the equipment and overall efficiency of the operations 
processes.
▪ Ensure all safety protective device tests on critical equipment are carried out successfully on regular 
basis, to ensure protective continuity testing in Compliance with International Safety Standards
Maintenance and Outage Support 
▪ Together with Maintenance department, plan and facilitate the implementation of planned preventative 
and corrective maintenance programmes, ensuring timely repair of critical equipment so as to minimize 
downtime and forced outages. 
▪ Work with the Maintenance team, for the safe execution of the planned outages for the major operating 
facilities/equipment on site and provide support during the shutdown and re-starting of equipment, as 
needed, to ensure the EHS, scope, cost, and timeline objectives are met.
Plant Chemistry and Laboratory Management 
▪ Oversee and monitor the setting of production parameters and adjust production conditions during 
operation to ensure quality and efficiency.
▪ Oversee the laboratory activities and ensure the testing is in accordance with regulatory requirements, 
procedures, schedules, budgeted costs and quality standards.
Health, Safety, Security & Environment
▪ Ensure compliance to all relevant health, safety, security and environmental management policies, 
procedures and controls across the department to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance and 
a responsible environmental attitude.
▪ Report and respond to HSSE incidents using the established emergency communication channels and 
protocols, to minimise the impact of the hazard. 
▪ Together with HSE department, ensure that safety rules and regulations are fully explained to plant 
employees / contractor staff and appropriate safety and protective equipment are worn; safety notices are 
prominently displayed in all work areas and that all accidents and incidents are efficiently investigated and 
analysed whilst ensuring that measures are implemented to avoid any recurrence.
Job Description
▪ Monitor and ensure that ERT teams are readily available and evaluate their performance at regular 
intervals especially during the drills, to ensure they are complying with the HSSE prac

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