Operational Excellence Program Manager
Lake Charles, LA - USA
Job Summary
A job at Sasol is a career made by you with purpose development opportunities benefits to support every stage of life and a working culture that embraces flexibility diversity and inclusion. Learn more.
Responsible for implementing Operations Excellence (OE) initiatives across the U.S. region. Ensures consistent execution of OE programs supports adoption of standard practices and drives continuous improvement. Works with global OE teams to represent U.S. regional needs and support alignment of global standards with local operations.
- Coordinates cross-functional teams to execute improvement initiatives and monitor performance metrics
- Plan and manage OE projects ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
- Monitor project progress timeline and budgets and report the status to Senior Leadership
- Ensure OE tools and methodologies are applied consistently and effectively through alignment with global OE teams.
- Develop and maintain documentation related to OE initiatives including project charters process maps and performance metrics
- Provide support to Sites for variable cost optimization
- Serves as the regional focal point for all relevant stakeholders and engages with them regularly to solicit input ideas and feedback.
- Responsible for the evaluation of ideas (estimates business value and ROI and develops timeline and scope) if senior management decides that the idea fits to the strategy of the group to become a project
- Reviews the project progress at the end of every sprint or Gate
- Initiates and prepares Gate Reviews and Steering Committee meetings supports the communication and promotion of OE programs and initiatives
- Bachelors degree in engineering or science
- 10 plus years of industrial experience in Chemical Process
- 5 plus years of managerial experience operations management preferred
- Previous management training or experience particularly in supervision or interpersonal skills management is a prerequisite
- Previous experience in business process development and implementation
- Capability to handle a large work volume and develop a wide breadth of knowledge to operate effectively in all areas of responsibility
- Knowledge of management systems related to Operations SHE Technical Services and Maintenance
- Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong sense of business acumen with continuous improvement as a priority
- Management style must include values driven leadership cultural sensitivity strong business acumen team focused networking and relationship building ability and capable of blending innovative ideas with practical solutions Some travel may be required
Sasol (USA) Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race color religion creed age sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy national origin disability or protected veteran status as well as any other characteristic protected by applicable law regulation or local ordinance. For more information about your rights under the law see treats work-authorized job applicants equally in recruiting and hiring without regard to their citizenship status or national origin unless required by law regulation executive order government contract or determination by the Attorney General. Please note Sasol will not sponsor obtain and/or petition for temporary visa status (for example E F-1 H-1 H-2 L B J or TN) for candidates for this position and/or personnel hired for this position.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Sasol is a global chemicals and energy company. We are a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States.