EmSteel
Shift Engineer – Cement Plant Production Operations
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 15/04/2026
Job overview
Date posted
02/03/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Job description
The Shift Engineer – Cement Plant Production Operations is responsible for managing and coordinating all shift operations within a cement manufacturing plant to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production while leading personnel and maintaining equipment performance. The role oversees overall shift management by coordinating all operational activities during assigned shifts to ensure smooth and efficient plant operations. It includes production supervision through continuous monitoring of production processes, equipment performance, and production parameters to maintain optimal productivity levels. The Shift Engineer provides team leadership to operators, technicians, and maintenance staff, ensuring adherence to safety protocols, production targets, and quality standards. The position requires identifying and resolving operational issues, equipment failures, and process deviations to minimize downtime and maintain production efficiency. The role enforces safety compliance by conducting safety inspections, addressing safety concerns promptly, and ensuring compliance with EHS legislative requirements and the Company’s EHS policies, procedures, and standards among team members and contractors. The Shift Engineer ensures quality assurance by monitoring product quality and coordinating with quality control personnel as needed. Responsibilities also include preparing detailed shift reports covering production output, equipment performance, and incidents; coordinating with maintenance teams to schedule and prioritize maintenance activities; facilitating communication between departments and management; conducting thorough shift handovers; delivering training on operational procedures, safety protocols, and equipment usage; acting as primary contact during emergencies; driving continuous improvement initiatives; and performing additional duties assigned by the line manager. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or industrial engineering and a minimum of 8 years of experience in the production department within a cement manufacturing plant, with English essential and Arabic advantageous.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Oversee and coordinate all operational activities during assigned shifts to ensure smooth and efficient cement plant operation, supervising production processes, monitoring equipment performance and production parameters, and maintaining optimal productivity levels in alignment with production targets.
- Lead and direct shift personnel including operators, technicians, and maintenance staff, ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols, EHS policies and procedures, EHS legislative requirements, quality standards compliance, and established operational procedures across all production activities.
- Identify and resolve operational issues, equipment failures, and process deviations through structured problem solving to minimize downtime, maintain production efficiency, and safeguard continuous plant performance.
- Enforce safety compliance by conducting routine safety inspections, addressing safety concerns promptly, supporting safety initiatives, fostering safe work practices, and ensuring contractors and team members comply with Company EHS policies, procedures, standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure quality assurance by monitoring product quality, verifying compliance with quality standards and specifications, and coordinating closely with quality control personnel to address deviations and maintain consistent product output.
- Prepare comprehensive shift reporting documentation detailing production output, equipment performance, incidents, maintenance coordination activities, and other relevant operational data for communication to management and incoming shift personnel.
- Coordinate maintenance activities with maintenance teams to schedule and prioritize equipment maintenance during shifts, facilitate effective interdepartmental communication, conduct thorough shift handovers, lead emergency response coordination as primary contact, provide training and development on operational procedures and equipment usage, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and execute additional tasks assigned by the line manager.
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Industrial Engineering as the minimum educational qualification required to manage cement manufacturing production operations and oversee plant-level shift activities.
- Demonstrate a minimum of 8 years of professional experience within the production department of a cement manufacturing plant, with direct exposure to production supervision, equipment performance monitoring, and operational shift management.
- Possess strong knowledge of cement manufacturing processes, production parameters, process deviation analysis, and equipment performance optimization to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality plant operations.
- Exhibit practical understanding of EHS legislative requirements, EHS policies and procedures, safety inspections, and regulatory compliance obligations to effectively enforce safety standards among team members and contractors.
- Demonstrate capability in maintenance coordination, including scheduling and prioritizing maintenance activities during shifts to minimize production disruptions and maintain equipment reliability.
- Show competence in emergency response coordination, acting as the primary point of contact during emergencies or unexpected events, implementing contingency plans, and mitigating operational and safety risks effectively.
- Communicate effectively in English as an essential requirement, with Arabic considered an advantage, and apply leadership competencies including learning agility, leading change and continuous improvement, building networks and teams, effective communication, and accountability and problem solving to support team performance and operational excellence.