Continuous Improvement Lead – Oil & Gas Equipment Manufacturing and Service

​Lead moderate-to-complex improvement initiatives across a site, region or end-to-end value stream, covering manufacturing, repair and field service operations for engineered oil and gas equipment. You will coach cross-functional teams, standardize best practices and drive lasting gains in on-time delivery, productivity, quality, cost, safety and environmental performance. You will also support the evaluation and justification of improvement projects and help carry out the implementation plans. The focus is on delivering results across functions and building continuous improvement capability in others.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives and value stream mapping across the full process, from order and engineering through manufacturing, testing, delivery and aftermarket service

• Apply Lean and Six Sigma methods to improve process capability, quality, delivery and cost

• Coach teams in problem solving and CI tools, and mentor junior CI practitioners

• Replicate best practices across sites and regions and put control plans in place to sustain results

• Work with IT and analytics teams to enable data-driven improvement where applicable

• Support the rollout of business strategy by keeping improvement initiatives aligned with company priorities

• Lead complex projects and value stream improvements

• Coach cross-functional teams and develop junior CI practitioners

• Establish control plans and measurement systems to sustain gains

• Identify opportunities to replicate improvements and deploy best practices

• Advanced Lean and Six Sigma capability, with strong facilitation and influencing skills

• Strategic thinking, with the ability to link improvement work to business outcomes

• Sound risk management and resilience in ambiguous situations

• Communicate professionally, positively and courteously at all levels of the business

REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain or a related field, or equivalent experience. Further study in Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma or operational excellence is a plus.

• Experience: 5 to 8+ years delivering continuous improvement or process excellence results in a heavy equipment, engineered-to-order or industrial manufacturing environment, including cross-functional projects, change adoption and sustainment.

• Certification: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred, or an equivalent advanced certification.

• Advanced facilitation, including value stream mapping, rapid improvement events and daily management coaching

• Strong analytical ability (process capability, root cause analysis, basic statistics) and the ability to tell a clear story with data

• Coaching and influencing without formal authority, working with leaders and frontline teams

• Project and change management, including managing risk and stakeholder expectations

• Experience standardizing and replicating improvements across departments or sites

• Strong written and verbal communication, meeting facilitation and training skills

• Comfort working in fabrication shops, machining and assembly areas, test bays, repair centers and customer sites as required

• A process-driven, leadership-oriented mindset

Please contact Mandy George at Sign in to view email for a confidential discussion.

EA License no: 16S8066 | Reg no.: R1767184

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