Lean Excellence Lead for Multi-Facility Operations

Weatherford; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Weatherford Lean Specialist sought to lead deployment of the Weatherford Lean Program across R&M facilities in Abu Dhabi. You will coach leaders, map value streams, and drive daily management systems to reduce waste and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Responsibilities include Kaizen events, 5S, leader standard work, and data-driven improvements using Excel and BI tools. A strong cross-functional collaboration mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of Lean/CI/Operational Excellence experience in heavy-industrial environments.
• Hands-on experience implementing daily management systems and coaching leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment and sustainment of Weatherford Lean elements across assigned R&M facilities, aligned with business priorities, facility objectives, and product line roadmaps.
• Establish and sustain Shop Daily Management (SDM) and Office Daily Management (ODM) routines, including SQDC boards, KPI governance, action tracking, escalation, and leadership review.
• Conduct Value Stream Mapping, process mapping, time studies, Gemba observations, product-process analysis, and load-versus-capacity assessments to identify waste and opportunities.
• Deliver measurable improvements in throughput, cycle time, lead time, schedule adherence, backlog, overtime, productivity, quality, cost, and capacity utilization.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and structured problem-solving using A3, PDCA, DMAIC, 5 Why, and root-cause analysis with sustainable follow-up.
• Develop Hoshin scorecards, operational dashboards, and management reports using Excel, Power BI, JDE, MyAdvisor, Oracle and other systems.
• Apply standardized productivity and performance measurement methods; ensure improvements are traceable and auditable.
• Improve planning, scheduling, material flow, and information flow using standard work, Kanban, FIFO, Heijunka, and APICS principles where applicable.
• Support facility layout, material flow, and space utilization to reduce movement and optimize footprint.
• Support implementation of intelligent shop-floor solutions, robotics, and automation initiatives.
• Implement and sustain 5S, workplace organization, Quality at the Source, visual management, standard work and Leader Standard Work; coach and audit.
• Build Lean capability by coaching leaders and developing local Lean champions.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Operational Excellence

Value Stream Mapping

5S

Visual Management

Standard Work

Kaizen

Kanban

Hoshin Kanri

A3

PDCA

DMAIC

5 Why

Root Cause Analysis

Excel

Power BI

JDE

MyAdvisor

Oracle

ERP Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Tools

JDE

MyAdvisor

Oracle

ERP systems

Job description

Weatherford Lean Specialist sought to lead deployment of the Weatherford Lean Program across R&M facilities in Abu Dhabi. You will coach leaders, map value streams, and drive daily management systems to reduce waste and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Responsibilities include Kaizen events, 5S, leader standard work, and data-driven improvements using Excel and BI tools. A strong cross-functional collaboration mindset is essential.