Develop and implement a group-wide maintenance and reliability strategy covering all group’s activities. Standardize maintenance policies, procedures, KPIs, and reporting across all sites. Introduce preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs. Oversee maintenance of heavy machinery, production lines, furnaces, refining equipment, utilities, and supporting infrastructure. Ensure high availability and reliability of refinery-critical assets (melting, casting, purification, safety systems). Coordinate shutdowns, turnarounds, and major overhauls with production leadership. Implement root cause analysis (RCA) for failures and continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure compliance with Local and international HSE standards, Environmental regulations & Fire, electrical, and industrial safety codes. Lead risk assessments, audits, and emergency response planning. Ensure contractor safety compliance across all sites. Maintain accurate asset registers and maintenance history. Lead equipment refurbishment, upgrades, and replacement planning. Support CAPEX planning, new factory setups, refinery upgrades, and technology investments. Collaborate with finance on asset capitalization and depreciation inputs. Select and manage OEMs, contractors, and service providers. Negotiate SLAs, long-term service agreements, and spare parts contracts. Implement CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance analytics tools across the Group. Prepare and control group maintenance budgets. Optimize spare parts inventory and reduce maintenance cost per unit. Track and report maintenance performance metrics to executive management. Lead and develop maintenance managers, engineers, supervisors, and technicians. Build technical capability and succession plans across Egypt & GCC. Promote a culture of reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.