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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
• Solid 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.

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