Productivity Operations Manager Jobs

Job Summary:

The Productivity Operations Manager II is responsible for management of overall Outage Cost Productivity and Project Controls for their assigned sub-region. Will lead a medium sized team of Project Controls Analysts to drive real time outage reporting related to Cost, Hours, OTD and Escalation. This role is assigned a sub-regional cost out target and is also responsible for managing key metrics for outage Planning, Execution and Closeout for both Productivity, Operations and Project Controls, partnering with both Regional Service Manager and Service Directors. This position will ensure the assigned outages are optimized by deep diving into the number of resources, shift patterns, tooling, productivity projects, standards versus estimates, JCE and actuals, etc. This position will also travel to sites during the outages to facilitate Lean Action Workouts, Pit Crew execution and overall delivery of a world class outage.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Utilize data from post outage reviews to make strategic recommendations for outage execution performance to the regions during the planning process
• Quantify productivity on a granular level in both hours and dollars for executive report out
• Ensure PCA’s are trained and equipped to delivery world class reporting, monitor their metrics and drive results
• Understand outage risk landscape and escalate PCA reporting Outage Performance Updates as required to keep key stakeholders apprised
• Review the bid document to ensure appropriate productivity measures have been accounted for
• Deliver targeted cost out operating plan
• Work with the sourcing department on vendor qualifications/management/optimization to minimize sourcing costs
• Make site visits to lead Lean Action Work Outs and support with critical outages
• Develop and implement productivity training
• May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our FieldCore vision and align with our organization’s core values.
• Monitor and remediate outages that demand more resources than planned in the final JCE
• Apply project planning methodology and enforces a productivity focus in rigorous weekly execution rhythms
• Travel required
• Lead the overall sub-regional organization of Project Control Analysts, ensuring world class support and building a robust recruitment and succession plan.
• Partner with both the sub-region Service Director and Service Managers within FieldCore’s region to provide support on outage cost productivity and Project Controls.
• Develop cost and OTD remediating actions for outages that are escalated during execution
• Review and understand the work scope of every outage through a detailed outage planning process; driving consistency on the 3-month Operations Schedule and Cost Review thorough the Post Outage Review, leading meaningful reviews for each assigned outage
• Ensure Implementation and execution of Top Programs on all applicable sites and quantifies the results and track programs commitment vs. execution for best practices/lessons learned
• Responsible for overall Productivity and Project Controls rhythms, KPI’s and Metrics in their respective sub-region; including the SII outage cost out op plan build for both the CS and TX Business units.
• Assist the optimization of job cost estimates (JCE) and Man-load schedules using Primavera as appropriate to understand idle time and productivity opportunities.
• Identify overall Inefficiencies and find Productivity Gains

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 8+ years of leadership level experience in a global/complex environment
• 3+ years of experience in power generation and field services
• Heavy Duty Gas Turbine and/or Steam Turbine Experience required
• Primavera experience
• Bachelor’s degree in related field with minimum five years of Field Engineer or Project management experience; additional years’ experience in power generation can be substituted for degree
• English proficiency required
• 3+ years of managing and developing employees

Desired Characteristics:

• Work well both independently and in a team environment (capable of being managed remotely and managing remote, indirect reports)
• Strong project planning and organizational skills
• Ability to travel including internationally 50% of the time
• Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently/very results-oriented
• Excellent communication and management skills and strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with all levels of employees
• Proficiency in power generation outage maintenance
• Excellent customer service skills

Compensation and Benefits:

The annual salary range for this position is $83,500 to $133,700. This is an exempt from overtime position. FieldCore benefits include insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life), retirement savings, health and Wellness reimbursement, and a bonus or incentive program. Eligibility for FieldCore benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable benefits plan.

About FieldCore:

FieldCore, a GE company, is an independent, industrial field services organization focused on World-Class Execution across the power generation and oil & gas industries. We have brought together more than 12,000 of the foremost experts in field services to focus on one thing; delivering excellent outcomes for our customers. As a global organization, we celebrate the uniqueness of our diverse employees and strive to create an inclusive culture. Our people are driven by our core values of safety, integrity and quality, and focused by our guiding principles. For more information visit our website www.fieldcore.com.

FieldCore is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law