Specialist, Operational Excellence

JOB PURPOSE

• Study and identify improvements opportunities and provide subject matter expertise to ensure the coherence and optimisation of all activities related to Operations Excellence.
• Design and implement changes to processes that improve results and reduce cost and eliminate waste.
• Deliver process innovation and continuous improvement initiatives whilst addressing all process deficiencies through re-engineering interventions and corrective action plans.
• Develop and implement all technical training related to Operations including the receipt, storage, handling and delivery of aviation products, use of related equipment’s, safety and fire prevention, driving of fuelling vehicles and quality control. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Operational Excellence

• Lead the provision of awareness sessions on the role of Operations excellence and the implemented internal controls, policies and procedures to Operations employees and partners.
• Lead the Identification and setting standards of Operational excellence in order to maximise the safe and reliable performance of company Assets.
• Lead the assessment of Operations performance against standards set in order to provide confidence on the status of operations.
• Present business process optimization opportunities and underlying operations improvement business case to the operations group management and executives.
• Continuously leverage the expertise and resources of the impacted areas to support and implement the initiatives.
• Identify and communicate obstacles and challenges encountered throughout the project, and opportunities for improving or accelerating the process
• Identify continuous improvement activities to produce bottom line risk and savings to support the overall Operational Excellence program.
• Execute improvement activities to promote organizational changes and facilitate the culture of operational excellence in delivering the goals through cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead and facilitate lean/process improvement-based workshops to drive ideas and solutions.
• Coordinate with sites and various division for OE and sites communications and to prepare for audits.
• Work with key business stakeholders to build a continuous improvement environment to support driving of Operational Excellence across ADD.
• Support the delivery of better value and greater efficiency through the identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity within business processes and identification of better ways of working.
• Assist in the development and implementation of a ‘best-in-class’ continuous improvement strategy.
• Participate in developing implementing and executing the operational excellence program.
• Identify key opportunities and gaps in the core business and operational processes and identify improvement plans.
• Lead the development of value stream mapping to measure current performance and establish future state targets to eliminate waste, improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory.
• Own the timely delivery of initiatives and regularly reports to leadership team and the site with status of schedules and achievement of intended objectives.QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 8 years of experience in continuous improvement role preferably in oil and gas retail industry
• PMP or/and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification are preferred