MAIN FUNCTIONS

• Operations Advisor has responsibilities for clusters, zone, or at global company level.
• Expert resource for specific management systems, global processes and procedures, technical matters, and coordination of improvement plans.
• Demonstrates expert operations and/or maintenance skills; ability to influence without authority and interact at all levels within an organization.
• Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with diverse groups; able to network effectively across organizations.
• Operations Advisor will cover some but not all of the responsibilities listed below.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates development of operations and maintenance design philosophies including project specific specifications.
• Demonstrates a broad understanding of the impact of changes across functional boundaries.
• Provides technical expertise and facilitates consistent coordination of Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS), Global Product Quality Management System (GPQMS)/Global Product Integrity Management System (GPIMS), Hydrocarbon Controls Practices (HCP) matters, Unit Internal Assessment (UIA), and audit preparation.
• Provides technical expertise and facilitates consistent coordination of risk assessments, incident investigation.
• Provides functional guidance with respect to technical matters and structural improvements/initiatives in operations and/or manufacturing and may include coordination of improvement plans.
• Helps coordinate cost management and productivity improvement plans.
• Provides technical support and input to training development and delivery.
• Leads or participates in cross-functional initiatives.
• Supports Operations Management as requested.
• Develops, maintains and shares best practices.
• Guides resources that are made available to execute key initiatives.
• Networks and develops effective relationships with cross-functional representatives and teams, industry associations’ suppliers and resellers/dealers/third parties as appropriate.
• Develops project plans while identifying application opportunities for lessons learned & best practices sharing.
• May provide technical expertise and facilitates consistent coordination of conceptual and pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies.
• May assist with Company Plan preparation and stewardship.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Behavioral Skills: adaptability, analytical capability, collaboration, effective communication, mentorship, innovative, applied learning, shows initiative.
• Functional Skills: Safety, Security, Health, and Environment (SSHE) management operations and maintenance, managing critical operations and workforce, plant operating technology, maintenance management.
• Previous experience in a closely related position and/or industry experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree required
• Demonstrates sound business judgement, decision making skills and customer focus
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills (either formal or informal) and ability to create ownership and commitment to the organization’s purpose
• Familiarity with SAP and warehouse management systems
• Ability to drive functional excellence through a willingness to aggressively pursue new and creative approaches to resolve problems; strong willingness to share own expertise and tricks of the trade
• Demonstrate ability to influence and promote change to achieve desired results
• Ability to handle a high volume of work in a fast paced environment