Ministry of Industry issues ‘factory developer consultant’ license to improve production efficiency

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources launched a “factory developer consultant” licensing service within the industrial consulting licenses, to develop industrial facilities and their business, improve their production efficiency, and benefiting from the experience of national cadres in the industrial sector.

In a statement, the ministry said that the tasks of a factory developer consultant include establishing and improving companies and industrial facilities, developing and improving production lines and reducing material costs, building and developing institutional strategies in industrial facilities, in addition to organizing operations and developing quality standards. The consultant should also analyze performance to enhance effectiveness and competitiveness in the market and communicate with stakeholders such as investors and the board of directors.

Meanwhile, the role of the factory developer consultant includes developing production and operational processes in industrial facilities, estimating the costs of production operations, developing the strategic framework and special business models, and reviewing production schedules and engineering specifications.

The license is issued according to a set of standards and conditions, including that the applicant must be Saudi national, and must have at least a bachelor’s degree from a university or college in the Kingdom, or any other equivalent certificate from outside the Kingdom from one of the recognized universities, the statement added.