Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

Vallourec North America • Houston, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

Vallourec is seeking a highly qualified continuous improvement professional passionate about driving transformative operational performance. The Senior Operational Excellence Engineer leads the deployment of the DRIVE+ Operational Excellence Management System, supports strategic lean initiatives, and helps operations teams improve safety, quality, cost, productivity, and people development across North America. This position provides leadership to assist operating and maintenance leaders in the identification, prioritization, and implementation of projects, routines, and system elements that improve key business indicators. They will provide expertise and support in monitoring, facilitating, leading, and training all team members to work effectively within the system, including methods such as 5S, TPM, standardization, workflow analysis, value stream mapping, maintenance excellence, and Six Sigma. The Senior OpEx Engineer will track overall improvement progress and report as necessary to local up through executive management. The role will also support other sites and divisions of Vallourec Corporation as needed in the spirit of benchmarking and collaboration, which may result in up to 25% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, or related discipline) required
• Demonstrated success deploying Lean, Six Sigma, TPS, or other continuous improvement methodologies
• Strong statistical analysis, problem-solving, and project management capabilities
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio
• Ability to influence and collaborate at all organizational levels
• English required

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred
• Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, TPS, or equivalent certification preferred
• Experience in operations leadership, process engineering, manufacturing, or industrial operations environments
• Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment, governance, auditing, and continuous improvement of the DRIVE+ Operational Excellence Management System
• Facilitate and lead continuous improvement projects focused on safety, quality, flow, cost, and people performance
• Develop KPIs, analytics tools, and performance dashboards to drive operational decision-making
• Conduct value stream mapping, workflow analysis, TPM, 5S, standardization, and Six Sigma initiatives
• Coach leaders and employees on lean manufacturing principles and daily management systems (MDI)
• Partner with finance teams to validate project business cases and financial results
• Coordinate Lean and Six Sigma training programs and support skill development initiatives
• Lead benchmarking and best-practice sharing across sites and global Vallourec operations
• Report improvement progress and strategic results to executive leadership
• Travel up to 25% to support regional operational excellence initiatives

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Company-Paid Life Insurance & Short/Long-Term Disability
• Profit Sharing: Up to 4%
• 401(k): Company match 4.5% with no vesting period
• Paid Parental Leave
• 10 Paid Holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• Paid Vacation Time
• Performance-Based Bonus Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior