Design Section Manager | Wooden Factory

Role Overview

Design Section Manager – Wooden Factory at alfanar, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Company Overview

alfanar is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and operates construction and manufacturing businesses, design and development centers, and facilities across the Middle East and other countries. alfanar Building Systems manufactures and markets building construction products and systems, including ceramic wall and floor tiles, façade cladding, glazing systems and architectural aluminum products, precast concrete products and architectural elements, and office and home furniture and interior décor products. alfanar Construction is classified as a Grade I contractor by the Contractors Classification Committee of the Government of Saudi Arabia.

Role Purpose

Lead and manage all technical activities related to wooden joinery products, ensuring accurate design development, shop drawings, engineering standards, manufacturability, material optimization, quality compliance, and successful project execution from concept through installation.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Engineering Management

• Lead the technical office responsible for shop drawings, production drawings, and material specifications.
• Review and approve technical submittals, design details, and construction drawings.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, client requirements, and industry standards.
• Develop technical standards for joinery manufacturing and installation.

Design & Shop Drawings

• Supervise preparation of detailed shop drawings using AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, or related software.
• Coordinate design development with architects, consultants, and clients.
• Resolve design conflicts and technical issues before production.

Production Engineering

• Translate project requirements into production-ready manufacturing packages.
• Ensure production drawings support efficient manufacturing processes.
• Optimize material utilization and reduce waste.
• Support CNC programming and automated manufacturing processes.

Project Technical Support

• Coordinate with Project Managers regarding technical requirements, schedules, and deliverables.
• Attend project coordination meetings with consultants and clients.
• Review variation orders and assess technical impact.

Factory & Installation Support

• Provide technical guidance to production and installation teams.
• Resolve complex manufacturing and site installation challenges.
• Support mock-up approvals and site inspections.

Continuous Improvement

• Introduce new joinery technologies, materials, fittings, and manufacturing methods.
• Improve engineering processes and drawing management systems.
• Drive cost reduction and productivity improvement initiatives.

Leadership & People Management

• Recruit, recognize, and cultivate high performers and develop a robust second line of management.
• Recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them.
• Treat subordinates equally without any discrimination.
• Base assessment of subordinates on performance that leads to planned results.
• Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix with sufficient delegations as per company policy.

Business Planning & Performance

• Transform corporate goals into business plans.
• Plan, follow-up, and execute annual and development plans.
• Monitor plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take corrective action accordingly.
• Provide periodic work progress reports.
• Monitor and control budgets and expenses to achieve optimum cost efficiency.

Strategic Operations

• Take full responsibility for the operation as per the job description and required deliverables, in consideration of general company guidelines.
• Anticipate problems and make necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
• Take necessary and proper timely decisions.
• Deliver required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.
• Make a tangible difference to the area of operation and exceed business expectations.

Organizational Development

• Develop the organizational structure according to current requirements, taking into consideration future and development plans.
• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.

Business Process Improvements

• Develop and coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, and procedures.
• Seek automation opportunities as much as possible.
• Be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to the role and business.
• Promote automated systems and their full utilization to spread its culture.

Quality & Compliance

• Recognize quality as alfanar's prime competitive advantage and act accordingly.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per standard regulations.

Adaptation

• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in any relevant field.
• 6 to 10 years of experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Technical Research.
• Leadership.
• Resource Management.
• Communication.
• Engineering Design.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Inventor, and SolidWorks.
• CNC programming knowledge.