ON THE SPOT JOB INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED TO HIRE TALENTED ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG SAUDI GRADUATES
Saudi Readymix has participated in King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) annual career day for the 3rd time. The event was held from January 3rd till 5th 2011 at the University Campus in Dhahran.
The “Career Day” is an ongoing initiative of KFUPM that is designed to help students better understand their future career options and meet leading Saudi companies.
Saudi Readymix’s participation at the event showcased its core business, highlighting the company values and operations as one of the leading companies in its field.
Commenting on the occasion, Human Resources and Administration Director, Mr. Hesham Khairallah said: “We are really proud of the efforts that KFUPM has put to make the Career Day an annual success, which contributes to the personal and career development of the young Saudi graduates. We are always keen on attracting more young talented Saudis to join our team. At the time being, Saudization in the company accounts for 18.3% of our total staff.”
“Our team that has attended the event consisted of representatives from different departments in the company and conducted on the spot interviews for available job vacancies in engineering, sales, finance and information technology.”
“We would like to thank KFUPM for giving us the opportunity to access their pool of talented students, and we are looking forward to our participation in next year’s Career Day”, he added.
Some of Saudi Readymix employees, who were KFUPM graduates, also attended the event to share their success stories with the students and enlighten them about the outstanding career progression opportunities that awaits them when they join Saudi Readymix.
“Saudi Readymix remains committed towards the development of its human resources, our human capital is one of our major assets”, Mr. Khairallah concluded.
Saudi Readymix is the leading ready-mixed concrete company in Saudi Arabia. The Company is ranked among the Top 100 Saudi Companies, also ranked among the top Saudi Fast Growth 100 companies and also received an award as the 9th “Best Saudi Company to Work For” in 2010.
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About Saudi Readymix
Saudi Readymix is the leading producer and supplier of ready-mixed concrete and related products in Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1978 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khalid Ali Alturki & Sons group of companies (Alturki Group), a leading industrial conglomerate.
Saudi Readymix employs a total workforce of over 2,800 managerial, administrative, technical and operational staff. Its teams of technical experts offer technical advice and assistance to customers throughout the Kingdom. The teams operate local, regional and central laboratories which develop mix designs, perform routine testing and analysis on its concrete products and research new products under development. They also conduct in-house technical training of all its employees.
Since its establishment, Saudi Readymix has worked on an impressive array of prestigious projects for both the public and the private sectors. Most of the Company’s stations are officially approved as suppliers to major governmental and industrial authorities, such as Saudi Aramco, SEC, SABIC, the Royal Commission, MoDA, among others.
The Company’s network of plants and stations are strategically located throughout the Kingdom in order to cover all major commercial and industrial areas, including: Dammam, Sihat, Aziziyah,