Job description

The Operational Excellence Leader -- USA will be responsible for defining, maintaining, and tracking the Drilling Services Full Potential continuous improvement program across the USA region. This role will also help provide training for operational excellence tools and concepts within the USA to ensure the frontline process best practices and structural improvement initiatives are well defined and tracked per division manager. Lastly, the Operational Excellence Leader – USA will be responsible for process improvement of key Drilling Services processes, productivity data collection and reporting, and creating / improving project management capability. The Operational Excellence Leader - USA will report directly to the Global Operational Excellence Manager with a dotted line to the USA Regional Director.

Position Responsibilities:

Supports the definition, yearly refresh, and implementation of structured continuous improvement activities across the Drilling Services business.
Partners with the Regional Director to ensure that structured continuous improvement initiatives are resourced and are delivering value.
Travels periodically to offices and project sites in the region to spend time with division managers, supervisors, and other team members to support operational excellence activities.

Manages 2-3 high value process improvement projects across the USA in addition to the above responsibilities to improve USA region earnings / efficiency.
Maintains process conformance audit of the company’s Hard Work Cycle frontline and meeting process.
Works to standardize production reporting systems in the USA region ensuring central capture of production data and rapid reporting to the field.
Works to standardize key USA region project management processes and to define and build internal project management capability.

Key skill requirements:
Strong problem-solving skills
Deep knowledge of business improvement philosophies and their respective tools – e.g., lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints
Business process reengineering experience
Project management experience; understanding with ability to apply project management fundamentals
Strong communication, presentation, relationship building and strategic planning skills
Strong time management, goal setting, and task prioritization abilities
Proficiency in reporting project progress through dashboard presentations, project metrics, trend analysis, and executive reporting
Working experience in Project Management Office organization structure
Highly competent computer skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Word (MS Office)
Business Intelligence and project management software experience - an advantage

Position qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in engineering or geosciences, business process improvement, consulting and/or project management
A minimum of 5+ years of experience in business improvement, consulting, relevant industry (including drilling, mining, or other extractive sectors)
MBA or advanced degree – a plus
Formal lean / Six Sigma training / certification – an advantage
Formal project management training – an advantage (e.g., PMP, Prince, or equivalent)

Perks, Benefits and Compensation:
We know that talented people are attracted to companies with long term success, and amazing culture. We also know you want a company that provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and outstanding career advancement opportunities. If hired, you can expect:

• Strong compensation plan
• Full medical benefits
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Fun and relaxed work environment

About Boart Longyear
Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading provider of drilling services, drilling equipment and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies. It also has a substantial presence in aftermarket parts and service, energy, mine dewatering, oil sands exploration, production drilling, and down-hole instrumentation.
Boart Longyear is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney, Australia (ASX: BLY). More information about Boart Longyear can be found at www.boartlongyear.com. To get Boart Longyear news direct, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

*All new hires must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test*

Boart Longyear does not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Boart Longyear does business.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Salt Lake City, UT 84104: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Business Improvement: 5 years (Preferred)
• drilling/mining: 5 years (Preferred)
• Business consulting: 5 years (Preferred)
• Project management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Logistics: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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