Regional Head, Continuous Improvement & Ops (IMEA)

Maersk Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk Group in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Industrial Engineering leader to drive continuous improvement through a standardized framework across sites in the region.

You will collaborate with regional and global stakeholders, build capability in on-site engineers, and lead change initiatives leveraging automation, AI, and digital analytics to deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification.
• Experience leading regional/global CI initiatives.
• Strong change management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent CI in regional and global conversations and translate needs into scalable rollouts.
• Work with area regional and global stakeholders to review refine and adapt rollouts so initiatives are fit for purpose and feasible for local facilities.
• Design and deliver tools training and coaching to equip on-site industrial engineers with the methods and skill sets needed to execute CI effectively.
• Define maintain and enforce a standard CI framework that requires a clear problem statement root-cause analysis hypothesis testing and measurable success criteria.
• Ensure industrial engineers and local teams apply the agreed standards run audits reviews and governance checkpoints to maintain consistency and quality.
• Identify and prioritise opportunities for large-scale process improvements leveraging automation and technology including AI robotics and digital analytics.
• Partner with local operations to implement and sustain standardised processes work instructions and performance metrics across sites.
• Lead change management efforts to secure buy-in measure adoption and remove barriers to sustained improvement.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Change management

Analytical rigor

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Coaching and development

Technical curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

Automation technologies

AI use cases

Digital analytics

Job description

Maersk Group in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Industrial Engineering leader to drive continuous improvement through a standardized framework across sites in the region.

You will collaborate with regional and global stakeholders, build capability in on-site engineers, and lead change initiatives leveraging automation, AI, and digital analytics to deliver measurable outcomes.