The posting
Job Location: Saudi Arabia Department: Forging Shop Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Forging Shop Supervisor to oversee and coordinate heavy forging operations involving a 45 MN Hydraulic Press and Forging Manipulator. The role involves supervising production activities, managing manpower, ensuring equipment efficiency, maintaining product quality, and achieving production targets while adhering to safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise daily forging shop operations using 45 MN hydraulic presses and manipulators.
- Plan and coordinate forging activities according to production schedules and work orders.
- Oversee billet heating, reheating, transfer, pressing, forging, cooling, and material handling.
- Monitor forging parameters, including temperature, reduction ratio, and deformation sequence.
- Coordinate with furnace, quality, maintenance, production planning, and inspection departments.
- Monitor production output, productivity, material utilization, and process efficiency.
- Ensure forged products meet approved drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
- Identify and address forging defects such as cracks, laps, underfill, scale defects, and dimensional deviations.
- Ensure proper selection and condition of forging dies and tooling.
- Allocate manpower and supervise operators and skilled workers.
- Ensure compliance with HSE procedures, PPE requirements, and 5S standards.
- Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Maintain production records, shift reports, and equipment logs.
- Train and guide operators and ensure effective shift handovers.
Required Experience
- 8–12+ years of experience in heavy forging or steel forging operations.
- Strong experience with large hydraulic forging presses.
- Experience with 45 MN or higher-capacity forging presses is highly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with forging manipulators.
- Experience in open-die forging and heavy steel forging.
- Previous supervisory experience in a forging shop is mandatory.
- Experience in steel, casting and forging, heavy engineering, or metallurgical plants is preferred.
Technical Skills
- Hydraulic Forging Press Operations (45 MN or above)
- Forging Manipulator Operations
- Open-Die and Heavy Forging
- Billet Heating and Reheating
- Hot Forging Operations
- Forging Process Parameters
- Forging Dies and Tooling
- Temperature Control
- Quality Inspection and Defect Identification
- Production Planning and Coordination
- HSE and 5S
Educational Qualification
Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Production Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Key Competencies
- Strong leadership and manpower management.
- Excellent knowledge of heavy forging operations.
- Troubleshooting and decision-making abilities.
- Production planning and coordination.
- Strong commitment to quality and workplace safety.



