gbl pl quality leader - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Weatherford International Oil Field Services

Description

This position will report to the Quality function (specifically to the Director PL Quality) with a strong dotted line to their respective Product Line VP to support the product line(s) with their product line expertise, driving quality improvements, reduced NPT, and improved margins within the product lines(s).

• Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the Company s Rules to Live By
• Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security, and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk.
• Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations.
• Demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises.
• In case of concerns with safety, quality non-conformances, or integrity concerns, exercises Stop Work Authority to suspend operations.

• Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford s Management System
• Maintains quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement.
• In conjunction with the GeoZone Quality team members and R&M Quality, implement a quality program and systems to ensure continuous improvement and conformity of products and services to internal and external client and industry quality standards.
• Coordinate with the Quality function and product line to maintain, communicate and implement Quality Management System (QMS) in R&M and operations.

• Support Global Service Delivery with Quality inputs to ensure OCPs and Quality Plans are built for 3 levels of operational complexity required for operational success and to enable consistent high-quality services.
• Identify and fix system and procedural gaps through analyses of cross GeoZone Product Line incident reports and failures.
• Ensure quality processes including work instructions, operational control plans, or other process critical to product and service quality are clear, concise, and value added. Collaborate with Global Service Delivery Leaders to make applicable changes to drive simplicity, clarity, and ease of execution.
• Implement prevention-based quality tools and mindset Quality as a superordinate value, lead FMEA failure mode effects analysis (in the design phase of NPI and process development), Process Controls like SPC, DOE design of experiments, measurement of process capability, Poke-Yoke to engineer out potential failure modes, reduction of process drift to reduce sources of variation and to drive uniformity of process outcomes.
• Ensure Product Line adheres to OEPS global procedures and requirements example: MOC, Incident reporting.
• Drive simplification and standardization of OEPS work instructions as part of the OEPS simplification project and on an ongoing basis.
• Lead reliability projects to reduce common cause failure modes in our products, services, and solutions.

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Quality, Management, or related field from an accredited University (or diploma / certificate with relevant work experience).
• 8-12 years experience in a Quality, Service Delivery or related functional role. At least 8+ year s relevant experience in a quality related capacity.
• 10+ years experience or more in a leadership position driving influence cross functionally.
• Subject matter expertise in related Product Line(s).
• Lean Six Sigma practical experience.
• Strong knowledge of project management, quality assurance and quality control processes and philosophies.
• Proven ability to execute and achieve impactful results in the organization.
• Detail oriented individual with proven ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects concurrently and within projected deadlines. Ability to offer creative solutions and resourceful problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively as part of global and virtual teams across multiple geographies/vertical markets.
• Well organized, effective written, verbal and presentation and communication skills. Ability to prepare and present clear and concise verbal and written opinions, reports and presentations.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

• Experience of Lean Operations Practitioner.
• Six-Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification.
• Experience with WPTS and OEPS (Weatherford Quality related systems).
• Experience of project delivery and implementation.
• Experience of Oil and Gas surface systems, down-hole tools and applications.

Desired Candidate Profile