This position requires full relocation to Saudi Arabia. It is a permanent full time Expat position with an attractive relocation package. Please note only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Overview
This requisition is for hiring an individual interested and qualified to fulfill the position of an Operational Excellence Professional in the Operational Excellence Department of Saudi Aramco as Engineering Specialist to work within the OE Divisions.
The Operational Excellence Professional is expected to:
- Support and contribute in implementation of the in-house Operational Excellence Management System (OEMS) across Saudi Aramco organizations and its affiliates.
- Evaluate deviations from OEMS requirements, identify areas for improvement and support corrective measures.
- Plan for and schedule resources, logistics, and other requirements for implementation, training, assessments, and other activities in relation to OEMS.
- Develop and conduct excellence related awareness campaigns and education or discussion events.
- Support other department staff in completing their assigned tasks and work commitments.
- Support digital transformation and process optimization (continuous Improvement) initiatives pertaining to OE.
- Work cross functionally, lead and coordinate with diverse corporate entities to conduct OE Corporate Assessments to Saudi Aramco organizations and Technical Assessments to affiliates.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
- Master Business Administration or equivalent
- Minimum (9 up to 12) years of experience in oil/gas or petrochemical industry, or project management, or equivalent in quality management and operational excellence relevant fields.
- Operational excellence/quality management assessment international certification (e.g., EFQM, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, etc.).
- Ability to communicate fluently in English both in writing and orally, and strong communication skills in delivering (training/presentations/report writing).
- Strong Computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). Power BI and Minitab are desirable.
Duties and Responsibilities
The candidates be required to perform the following:
- Engages with OE teams in achieving overall operational excellence in compliance with Saudi Aramco standards, policies and regulations, objectives and targets.
- Supports OE internal assessments, writes assessment reports, and develops action plans and recommendations and related activities leading to OE performance improvements.
- Supports operational excellence gap analysis based on the Plan, Do, Check and Adjust (PDCA) quality cycle, and related activities.
- Supports the development of OE action plans to close OE gaps and follows up on implementation progress.
- Participates in the Identification of risks hindering OE active deployment and in developing risk mitigation measures to improve overall department OE performance, and engages in OE performance dialogues.
- Participates in OE integrated or Due Diligence corporate assessments, writing assessment reports, development of recommendations and action plans related activities leading to OE performance improvements.
- Engages in identifying and controlling of hazards, as well as developing and following up on recommendations as applicable.
- Assists in the preparation and delivery of OE performance presentations to management as required, and maintains department OE manual and procedures, benchmarks, best practices, and OE knowledge sharing activities.
- Assists in the preparation and delivery of operational excellence training courses.
- Supports process optimization (Continuous Improvement) and strategy development workshops.
