What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Performance Engineer position at Vallourec Star LP?
Job Description
Job Description
Anticipated Start Date : January 6, 2025
POSITION SUMMARY :
The Industrial Performance Engineer is tasked with the facilitation and deployment of the Vallourec Management System, with a primary focus on lean management. The position is based out of our Houston facility. He / she will assist department leaders in the identification, prioritization, and implementation of projects that improve key business indicators. He / she will monitor, facilitate, lead, and train all team members in our Lean Management system, including but not limited to methods such as 5S, TPM, standardization, workflow analysis, value stream mapping, and Six Sigma. The Industrial Performance Engineer will track overall improvement progress and report as necessary to executive management. The Industrial Performance Engineer will also be required to support other sites and other divisions of Vallourec Corporation as needed, which may result in up to 15% travel. This position reports to the Senior Industrial Performance Engineer.
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.
- Lead 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.
- Utilize process experts, department leaders and steering committees as needed to generate improvement ideas and accomplish key objectives.
- Lead the effort to streamline processes across all Vallourec sites. Coordinate and report status of improvement efforts and results to allow for easy reporting to executive leadership.
- Lead team members to deploy the appropriate Safety / Quality / Delivery / Cost / People metrics and management routines at all levels of the organization.
- Perform Six Sigma projects and act as expert / coach for other members seeking Six Sigma certification.
- Assist leadership in the planning, development, coordination, support, and execution of strategic planning process, and take ownership of high impact (immediate and long term) improvement projects.
- Lead benchmarking and the exchange of knowledge and best practices in relation to lean and Six Sigma methodologies with Vallourec Group steering committees and other entities.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES AND CAPABILITIES
