Lean Transformation Lead – Manufacturing

Weatherford; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Weatherford is seeking a Lean Specialist to lead the deployment and sustainment of the Weatherford Lean Program across Repair & Maintenance facilities. You will translate business priorities into measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost while coaching leaders and shop-floor teams.

Key responsibilities include conducting value stream maps, leading Kaizen events, and building Hoshin scorecards and dashboards using Excel, Power BI, and ERP systems to enable data-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial/ manufacturing engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional Lean/CI/Operational Excellence experience in heavy-industrial environments.
• Proven track record delivering quantified and sustainable productivity, throughput, lead-time, cost, quality, schedule adherence, backlog, or capacity improvements.
• Hands-on experience implementing daily management systems and coaching operational leaders and shop-floor teams.
• Lean Bronze/Silver or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred; practical Lean implementation with measurable business results is essential.
• APICS CPIM/CSCP certification or formal planning/scheduling training is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment and sustainment of Weatherford Lean elements across R&M facilities, aligned with business priorities and roadmaps.
• Establish and sustain SDM and ODM routines, KPI governance, action tracking, escalation, and leadership reviews.
• Conduct Value Stream Mapping, process mapping, time studies, Gemba observations, and capacity analyses to identify waste and opportunities.
• Deliver measurable improvements in throughput, cycle time, lead time, schedule adherence, backlog, overtime, productivity, and capacity utilization.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and structured problem-solving using A3, PDCA, DMAIC, 5 Why; ensure actions are implemented and sustained.
• Develop Hoshin scorecards, dashboards, and management reports using Excel, Power BI, JDE, MyAdvisor, Oracle to support data-driven decisions.
• Apply standardized productivity measures, validate benefits, and ensure improvements are traceable, auditable, and sustainable.
• Improve planning, scheduling, material flow, and information flow using standard work, pull systems, Kanban, FIFO, Heijunka, and APICS principles where applicable.
• Support facility layout, material flow, space utilization, and consolidation to optimize footprint and resource use.
• Support intelligent shop-floor solutions, robotics, and automation initiatives where applicable.
• Implement and sustain 5S, workplace organization, Quality at the Source, visual management, standard work, and Leader Standard Work through coaching and audits.
• Build Lean capability by coaching leaders and developing local Lean champions; foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Manage cross-functional priorities and communicate progress, risks, actions, and results to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Operational Excellence

Value Stream Mapping

5S

Visual Management

Standard Work

Kaizen

Kanban/Pull Systems

Hoshin Kanri

A3

PDCA

DMAIC

5 Why

Root Cause Analysis

Advanced Excel

Power BI

ERP Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

JDE

MyAdvisor

Oracle

Job description

Weatherford is seeking a Lean Specialist to lead the deployment and sustainment of the Weatherford Lean Program across Repair & Maintenance facilities. You will translate business priorities into measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost while coaching leaders and shop-floor teams.

Key responsibilities include conducting value stream maps, leading Kaizen events, and building Hoshin scorecards and dashboards using Excel, Power BI, and ERP systems to enable data-driven