Continuous Improvement Senior Coach

Vision Advanced Petroleum Solutions (VAPS)

Oman

Ref: SP208-02

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Purpose of the Job

The CI Senior Coach will be part of the central lean team and will participate in and manage the execution of the Lean transformation, in line with overall Lean Deployment model and plan, principles, roles and responsibilities, resourcing model, methodologies and training curricula.

The CI Senior Coach will coach improvement initiatives (projects, kaizen events and daily improvement), implementation of goal deployment (strategy deployment) and Leader Standard Work in support of the lean deployment program while delivering results within a planned schedule and benefits assessed at project outset with project champions and sponsors.

Specific Lean/CI leadership coaching and training is a key component of this role with extensive Gemba coaching at all leadership levels.

Coaching on the implementation of the elements of Lean Management System (Improvement Goal deployment, Leader standard work) in support of building a CI culture and driving right behaviors is key component of the role.

Coaching, mentoring and developing internal CI coaches it is a key accountability for the role.

Principal Accountabilities

As CI Senior Coach you are expected to:

1. Provide Lean and Six Sigma professional training and coaching to:
a. leadership teams (MDC, MDC-1, MDC-2) and front line leaders
b. Lean practitioners

c. CI coaches. These are full time dedicated internal resources identified and selected to grow and develop in CI. The intention is that they will follow a fast track development, progressing from Lean practitioner’s level towards Lean Senior coaches.

2. Working closely with the value stream sponsors, champions and leadership teams and provide expert advice

3. Apply the Lean/CI methodology and recommend solutions to specific business case issues with the specific aim to deliver the improvement projects/ kaizen events/daily improvements on schedule, with benefits realised and competency of Lean Practitioners raised and embedded.

4. It is critical to support build internal lean coaching capability and you will be assigned a number of internal CI Coaches to mentor them into their development path. As CI Senior Coach you will be expected to oversee all Internal CI coaches in the assigned value stream. This will require coaching and mentoring, working together, periodically executing competence assessments and building together competence development plan, such as the internal CI coaches grow and develop through the CI competence framework as per the timeline.

5. Lead projects as a project manager, advisor, coach or trainer, playing a Q/A role where needed, participating in steering teams, ensuring compliance with group methods, etc. It is anticipated this will include Kaizen workshops, facilitated sessions, and project co-ordination.

6. Provide on-site coaching support to Lean Practitioners and CI coaches in their project execution

7. Develop own and others CI Leadership Behaviours and in doing so support and develop a sustainable continuous improvement culture

8. Facilitate Teamwork (Cross functional Project Teams).

9. Support the Lean Deployment team and to establish the Improvement agenda. This includes understanding the current situation and future vision, establishing relevant benchmarks/metrics and framing improvement programs to close the gaps

10. Conducting periodic lean assessments as per the deployment plan, etc…

Requirements

Experience/Qualifications Needed

• At least 10 years of professional experience in continuous improvement (CI) and with lean/ sigma, and with the sustainable delivery of these, which includes embedding improvement rigor, an improvement culture and organizational enablers like daily performance management, standard work, leader standard work etc.
• Minimum Bachelors degree, preferably in Technical Field

• A proven track record in leading change management efforts and interventions that have a large-scale organizational impact.

• A senior CI certification , Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Master, with A&A accreditation from RDS Process Leadership
• Demonstrated ability to deliver through the use of influencing skills rather than formal authority

• Strong coaching capability, also senior leaders level

• Effective communication skills with ability to inspire (presentation, energetic conversation, and effective writing skills)
• Solid change management skills for influencing behavior change in senior managers and staff

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

• Excellent facilitation and instructor skills, with a strong track record of delivering Lean/CI training experience in an operating company is essential.
• Demonstrated capability to apply Lean/CI philosophy and tools in a manufacturing / operational (oil and gas) or similar environment.
• CI deployment experience

Experience in upstream business is a benefit but not essential

About the Company

Vision Advanced Petroleum Solutions (VAPS) is a professional petroleum engineering consultancy and services that has been established in 2008 with employees of over 30 years of experience in the sector of Oil&Gas upstream business.

Our extensive experience in the oil and gas industry has enabled us to gain remarkable position where we are able to deliver practical and cost effective solutions.

Our vision is to become the lead solutions provider for the oil and gas sector in the globe.

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