Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement Lead

PBS (Ponticelli UK) are looking for Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement Lead, reporting to Maintenance & Operational Excellence Manager.

Activities:

Maintenance Systems (CMMS) optimisation.
Develop and implement a comprehensive operational excellence and continuous improvement framework, aligned with the company’s strategic goals and objectives.
Lead and facilitate operations, maintenance, and SMC teams in identifying and analysing process inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.
Conduct process assessments and gap analyses to identify opportunities for cost reduction, increased efficiency, and enhanced performance.
Facilitate the development and implementation of process improvement plans, including defining key performance indicators (KPIs) and establishing targets.
Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to ensure buy-in and commitment to continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide training and guidance to employees on lean methodologies, problem-solving techniques, and process improvement tools.
Monitor and track progress of improvement initiatives and provide regular updates to management on key metrics and achievements.
Lead and support the implementation of process automation and digitalization initiatives to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
Stay abreast of industry best practices, emerging trends, and new technologies related to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Support and enforce the PBS Safety Culture Program and HSE Project objectives and directives.
Lead maintenance system reviews and improvements.
Identification and resolution of operational ‘bad actors’.
Optimisation of SMCs technical.
Maintenance execution optimisation.

Accountabilities:

Overall:

Ensuring high operational performance as per the Contractual Key Performance Indicators for the assets, with a focus on continual improvements across systems, planning and execution.
Set the same expectations for our technical SMC and drive delivery performance internally and externally.
Work closely with SMC technical engineers on optimisation & efficiencies of work programme in CMMS.
Provide support for GMOC Commercial/Contracts team on best delivery of portfolio of novated and non-novated vendors.

HSE:

Improve HSE performance to achieve 0 LTI, =<1 HIPO, reduced CO2 eq emission.
Support and enforce the PBS Safety Culture Program and HSE Project objectives and directives.
Provide safety leadership across all contract activities and act as the role model for preferred safety behaviour.
Encourage preventive safety action, ensure appropriate investigation of safety event (RCA) are completed and actions are implemented whilst sharing lessons learned across the business.
Set / validate HSE action plan end ensure full implementation of the actions decided as required.

Reliability & Maintenance Engineering:

Ensure application of the optimized maintenance requirements.
Identify bad actors and methods for improving them.
Deliver RCA on high value or repeat failures, identify, and implement improvements
When required, provide advice in optimising maintenance process, in accordance with the CPY minimum maintenance guidelines, and applying LEAN methodology when necessary.
Challenge maintenance requirements and apply a continuous improvement methodology throughout the CMMS.
Manage MDCR liquidation & track progress to ensure timely close out.

Operational Readiness & Assurance:

Assess training requirements for new equipment/processes and liaise with Training & Competency to ensure PBS personnel receive adequate training.
Ensure all new equipment assigned to assets is correctly represented within the CMMS with a maintenance strategy applied.

Contract Management:

Manage technical application of contract services, taking a lead role in the involvement/co-ordination of, and interface between, onshore/site/offshore teams/contractors ensuring effective communication and understanding between appropriate parties.
Develop positive and constructive relationships with contractors and suppliers. Identify and support SMC team with opportunities to improve contractor/supplier performance, reduce costs and improve the quality of services/products supplied.
Support development and reporting of SMC Vendor KPIs to meet asset and contract objectives.
Responsible for the performance management of novated contracts working with head of Commercial, who is accountable for novated Contracts.
Develop positive and constructive relationship with individual assets to ensure an aligned approach to each assets specific requirements such as late life, COMAH status & high production.
Develop strong relationships with chosen asset focal points for supporting improvements and efficiencies in non-novated Contracts.

Qualifications/Experience Required:

Proven work experience in similar role
Level/Diploma: Master’s degree of Engineering
Training/Certification: Valid Offshore certification
Oil & Gas Operations & Maintenance activities (Mechanical, E&I and AIC) experience
Skills in manage teams in difficult environment (Offshore & Onshore)
Maintenance systems and process experience within Oil & Gas
Decision and autonomous capacities
Adaptability & innovation. Capability to encourage, support, implement innovative ways of working
Exceptional communication skills, internal or external

Should you wish to apply for the above role, please send a copy of your CV to:

recruitmentpbs@pbs-offshore.com