Continuous Improvement Specialist
Weatherford
- Abu Dhabi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company’s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the Company’s Rules to Live By
- Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk
- Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations
- Supervisors & Managers should demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises
- Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System
- Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement
- Coordinate the deployment and roll out of the Lean Manufacturing Program with Plant Manager and plant leadership team, including developing, deploying, and sustaining lean manufacturing processes.
- Assist Plant Manager with Hoshin Karin Process and A3 thinking
- Develop and drive Value Stream Mapping (VSM), including developing VSM continuous improvement road maps and action plans
- Identify, create, and sustain standard processes throughout the organization
- Implement Shop Daily Management (SDM).
- Identify process improvement opportunities in collaboration with other functional leaders, employees and customers and categorize opportunities as improvement vs action activities, projects, or kaizen events.
- Facilitate lean daily management, promote initiatives to create Lean culture including Gemba walk, 5S/visual management.
- Develop, deploy and sustain lean manufacturing processes.
- Support both process and transactional productivity improvement or waste reduction projects.
- Provide plant leadership with awareness, knowledge and guidance of Lean and/or Six Sigma principles, methodologies and tools to support achievement of business objectives.
- Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external
- Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports
- All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses
- Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure
- Teach various sections of the lean training curriculum.
- Mentor, influence and develop potential lean practitioner candidates.
- Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience
- Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential
- Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities
- Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce
- Provide the necessary leadership to promote change and lean transformation efforts throughout the assigned Manufacturing plant
- Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times
- Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Electrical Engineering required
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in lean manufacturing as a continuous improvement leader, lean lead, black belt, or similar role
- Proven experience as Kaizen Facilitator
- Successful practical experience in VSM, 5S, 5Why, TPM, Standard Work, Mistake Proofing, SIPOC, Process Mapping, Kanban, SMED, Types of Waste & Waste Reduction, Visual Management, Shop Floor Management, Hoshin Planning, Cellular Manufacturing, PDCA and/or DMAIC cycles
- Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Required
- Certified Lean Practitioner is strongly preferred
- Advanced knowledge and the ability to teach VSM, 6S, 5Why, TPM, Standard Work, Mistake Proofing, SIPOC, Process Mapping, Kanban, SMED, Types of Waste & Waste Reduction, Visual Management, Shop Floor Management, Hoshin Planning, Cellular Manufacturing, PDCA and/or DMAIC cycles
- Manufacturing experience highly preferred
- Excellent leadership traits with the ability to inspire and motivate the people around you.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and effectively communicate at all levels from the shop floor to senior management.
- Hands- on, energetic person who spends time on the shop floor working to engage & sustain employees in a Lean culture
- The ability to be an “ambassador of change”
- Strong organizational and computer skills, including experience in MS Office and manufacturing software
- The ability to shift priorities and manage time in a fast-paced environment
- Tenacious in learning the specifics of the business
- Strong training and presentation skills
- Must have strong statistical problem solving background with examples
- Strong communication and presentation skills required