What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior VPA position at Vallourec North America?
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and/or facilitate all continuous improvement efforts associated with Safety, Quality, Operational Excellence, and cost.
- Work with Houston department managers to identify, prioritize, and execute on projects that improve their key performance indicators and support strategic alignment of projects.
- Support the development and implementation of all levels of the hourly Skill Based Development program as it relates to Lean and Six Sigma methods.
- Coordinate the content of all Lean training materials and lead the implementation of a structured target training program for improvement teams.
- Support cross-site and cross-functional efforts to improve shared business processes – both transactional and operational.
- Help units to identify key performance indicators and develop tools to improve them (flow complexity, purchasing methods, and value analysis of process).
- Hold teammates accountable for the good deliverance and sustainability of improvement results. Assure the appropriate performance indicators are in place and that teams have been provided with adequate knowledge to achieve and maintain their improvements.
- Coordinate efforts of process experts, department leaders, and steering committees as needed to generate improvement ideas and accomplish key objectives.
- Oversee the effort to streamline processes.
- Coordinate and report status of improvement efforts and results to allow for easy reporting to executive leadership.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE:
- Understanding of business strategy and concepts. Operations leadership or process engineering experience in Industrial sector.
- Experience in facilitating and motivating continuous improvement activities with cross-functional groups.
- Ability to influence and coach employees at any level of an organization. Strong change management and change acceleration skills and experience
- Drive to be involved with the shop floor personnel creating an integral communication.
- Ability to understand and execute instructions through strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects and ability to summarize efforts in clear and concise manner.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.).
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering Operations Management or related.
- Prefer Master’s Degree of Science / Manufacturing Operations or Business Administration in Lean Manufacturing
- Experience with process/value stream mapping, statistical data analysis tools, lean manufacturing methodologies, and DMAIC approach to continuous improvement. Six Sigma Blackbelt certification or higher will be required within 18 month of acceptance of the position.
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES & CAPABILITIES:
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Accountability
- Reliability/dependability
- Initiative
- Safety awareness
- Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback
- Pride in performance
- Continuous Improvement/Quality
- Communication
- Positive responses to change
- High attention to detail
