Head Operational Excellence

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We are currently recruiting for a Head Operational Excellence, worksite at Westlake, LA.

• May Telecommute 2 days per week.
• Must put job code LVW2026 on resume and on cover.
  
  
  

Duties

• Lead Operational Excellence through strategic initiatives to improve the performance and maturity of operational and engineering processes in chemical manufacturing.
• Develop and implement plana to establish and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead the alignment and standardization by simplifying and optimizing existing operational, engineering, and project execution processes and identify opportunities to automate and digitize processes in close collaboration with Digital Business Solutions.
• Keep constructive relationships and collaborate effectively with other functions and peers in Sasol Chemicals to identify and deliver the full scope of optimization potential.
• Develop and implement plans for the necessary management of change processes executing the implementation of Operational Excellence and similar initiatives.
• Generate and implement ideas to embed Sustainability as a concept in Sasol International Chemicals’ way of thinking along the entire value chains.
• Develop, coach and manage direct line reports and ensure robust succession plans for all key positions together with HR.
• Breakdown and prevent silos between the various departments within Operations, namely Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Project Management and SHE.
• Standardize all business processes (including production, maintenance, engineering, and project management).
• Clarify roles & responsibilities, ensure clear interfaces with other Sasol functions, and establish common tools and systems.
  
  
  

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Systems Engineering or related field
  
  
  

Experience Requirement

• 10 yrs as Head of Operational Excellence or similar occupational title with closely related experience in project and portfolio management in the oil and gas and specialty petrochemical industries, including 5 yrs of experience in senior leadership positions in one or more operations or engineering divisions in chemicals and/or energy organizations.
  
  
  

Travel Requirement

• Up to 20% domestic travel required.
  
  
  

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