Senior OpEx Engineer: Drive Lean, Safety & Performance

Vallourec; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Company-Paid Life Insurance & Short/LD

Profit Sharing

401(k) Match

Paid Vacation Time

Performance-Based Bonus Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Vallourec in North America seeks a Senior Operational Excellence Engineer to lead deployment of the DRIVE+ Operational Excellence Management System and advance continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, and productivity. You will coach teams, develop KPIs, and collaborate with finance on business cases, with up to 25% travel.

This role requires engineering expertise, Lean/Six Sigma credentials, and strong leadership in cross-functional environments, enabling sustainable performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred.
• Experience in operations leadership, process engineering, or industrial operations.
• Strong statistical analysis, problem-solving, and project management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio).
• Ability to influence and collaborate at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment, governance, auditing, and continuous improvement of the DRIVE+ system.
• Facilitate and lead CI projects focused on safety, quality, flow, cost, and people.
• Develop KPIs, analytics tools, and performance dashboards.
• Conduct value stream mapping, workflow analysis, TPM, 5S, standardization, and Six Sigma initiatives.
• Coach leaders and employees on lean principles and daily management systems.
• Partner with finance to validate project business cases and results.
• Coordinate Lean and Six Sigma training and skill development.
• Lead benchmarking and best-practice sharing across sites and Vallourec operations.
• Report improvement progress to executive leadership; travel up to 25%.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

5S

Value stream mapping

Workflow analysis

Problem solving

Project management

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Visio

Job description

Vallourec in North America seeks a Senior Operational Excellence Engineer to lead deployment of the DRIVE+ Operational Excellence Management System and advance continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, and productivity. You will coach teams, develop KPIs, and collaborate with finance on business cases, with up to 25% travel.

This role requires engineering expertise, Lean/Six Sigma credentials, and strong leadership in cross-functional environments, enabling sustainable performance