Continuous Improvement Executive

Entity:
Customers & Products

Job Family Group:
Engineering Group

Job Description:

Job Purpose:
The Continuous Improvement Executive will be supporting the CI manager and plant team in identifying, planning, and implementing process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness within the lubricants manufacturing plant. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence through Lean, Kaizen, and other improvement methodologies.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Analyse existing manufacturing processes, identify inefficiencies, and recommend improvements to enhance productivity, cost, quality, and safety.
2. Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other methodologies to reduce waste and optimize processes.
3. Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency and efficiency.

1. Collect, analyse, and interpret data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
2. Prepare detailed reports and presentations to communicate findings, recommendations, and progress to stakeholders.

1. Lead and coordinate continuous improvement projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with plant objectives.
2. Monitor project performance using KPIs and adjust as necessary.

1. Ensure all improvement initiatives comply with relevant safety, environmental, and quality standards.
2. Continuously seek opportunities to enhance plant safety and environmental performance.

1. Work closely with production, planning, maintenance, quality, safety, and supply chain teams to drive improvements.

Key Requirements:

1. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or other disciplines or at least 15 years' experience in manufacturing environment preferred in lubricants blending (SMB, BBV, ILB) and filling operation, demonstrating expert knowledge of manufacturing processes, raw material planning and controls, and its measurements.
2. Hands on with process improvement and simplification, CI, Lean manufacturing system, 5S, and Kaizen Methodology.
3. Knowledge in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF6949.
4. Team works and open to new challenges.

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life These benefits can include flexible working options, paid parental leave policy among others

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement:
No travel is expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation.

Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working.

Skills:
Application of hierarchy of control, Asset health monitoring, Commercial Acumen, Defect Elimination, Design case for safety, Design development and delivery, Design performance standards, Economic evaluation methodology, Emergency process isolation and shutdown systems, Environment and Social Impact Assessment, Facility layout, Fluid characterisation, Hazardous area classification, Hydraulics, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Lean Practices, Major accident risk, Operational performance standards, Personal Safety, Plant Layout, Process and process safety design philosophies, Process control and automation, Process performance monitoring, Process safety assurance.

Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.