Operational Excellence Leader Americas

Would you like to work for a world class organization in energy

Are you interested in working with dynamic teams

Join the Team!

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company who delivers across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries. Our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward! Making it safer cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Partner with the best

The Operational Excellence Leader - Americas will be responsible for all resources and logistics required to perform services and maintenance activities on customers site/property. These activities contribute to maintaining repairing and refurbishing sold or existing products. Includes all types of maintenance service (preventive and remedial) manage maintenance facilities and field services engineering.

As an Operational Excellence Leader - Americas you will be responsible for:

Safety & Process Safety Leadership

• Champion a culture of safety integrity and operational discipline.
• Lead implementation of Process Safety Management (PSM) across assets.
• Ensure effective use of HAZOP LOPA MOC JSA and critical risk management practices.
• Support reduction of TRIR PSIFs and lossofcontainment events.
• Partner with HSE to strengthen risk controls and mitigate highpotential hazards.

Drive the Operational Excellence Strategy

• Develop maintain and execute the companys Operational Excellence roadmap.
• Identify operational gaps and lead cross-functional problem-solving.
• Facilitate continuous improvement using Lean Six Sigma Kaizen and reliability methodologies.
• Prioritize initiatives based on operational value risk reduction and productivity.

Improve Operational Performance

• Optimize production execution and reliability across upstream midstream or downstream operations.
• Reduce nonproductive time (NPT) and improve rig plant or facility performance.
• Lead initiatives that reduce OPEX and support cost-perBOE improvements.
• Drive improvements in turnaround planning maintenance execution and equipment reliability.

Standardization & Operational Discipline

• Establish deploy and monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure compliance with industry standards such as API OSHA ISO and internal governance frameworks.
• Conduct audits and maturity assessments to ensure sustainability of improvements.

Digital Transformation & Data-Driven Operations

• Implement digital solutions (predictive analytics digital twins dashboards IoT).
• Partner with IT/OT teams to enhance realtime operational visibility.
• Develop and track KPIs: OEE downtime production efficiency NPT cost per BOE energy metrics.
• Enable data-driven decision-making at all levels.

Change Management & Capability Building

• Build organizational capabilities in continuous improvement and problemsolving.
• Coach leaders and frontline teams to adopt OPEX tools and behaviors.
• Facilitate workshops training sessions and best-practice sharing across assets.
• Guide stakeholders through operational and cultural change.

Project Leadership

• Lead cross-functional high-impact transformation projects.
• Manage project pipelines business cases and benefit realization.
• Ensure improvements are embedded and sustained through governance and follow-up.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations or related field.
• 7 years of operations experience in oil & gas (upstream midstream or downstream).
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of process safety and operational risk management.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication influencing and facilitation skills.

Preferred (Not a must but is a nice to have)

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification.
• Experience in digital transformation or analytics-driven operations.
• Experience working across multiple assets or regions.
• Advanced degree (MBA MS in Engineering etc.).

Key Competencies

• Operational leadership
• Process safety awareness
• Data analytics and KPI management
• Problem solving and critical thinking
• Project management
• Influence and stakeholder engagement
• Change management
• Coaching and capability-building
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Resilience and adaptability

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone this role we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits