OCTG Shop Supervisor

• Shop-floor leadership – visible on the line, sets the pace and holds the team to standard.
• Results and urgency – owns output, delivery and cost; acts on losses the same shift.
• Data-driven – measures before improving; uses OEE and loss data to decide priorities.
• Quality mindset – will stop the line rather than ship a doubtful connection.
• Coaching – develops machinists and builds multi-skill cover across machines and grades.
• Collaboration – works constructively with the Machine Shop Manager, inspection, QA, HSE, planning, procurement, sales, customers, suppliers and licensors.
• Integrity – complies with company policy, NOV Code of Conduct and UAE regulations.

Job Description

• Shop-floor leadership – visible on the line, sets the pace and holds the team to standard.
• Results and urgency – owns output, delivery and cost; acts on losses the same shift.
• Data-driven – measures before improving; uses OEE and loss data to decide priorities.
• Quality mindset – will stop the line rather than ship a doubtful connection.
• Coaching – develops machinists and builds multi-skill cover across machines and grades.
• Collaboration – works constructively with the Machine Shop Manager, inspection, QA, HSE, planning, procurement, sales, customers, suppliers and licensors.
• Integrity – complies with company policy, NOV Code of Conduct and UAE regulations.

Responsibilities Production planning and order execution

• Review customer purchase orders and work orders for connection type, size, weight, grade, drawing revision and special requirements before release.
• Coordinate with the production planner to effectively plan and sequence the line daily and weekly to group connection types, sizes and grades, minimising changeovers and protecting delivery dates.
• Load work to machines and keep every CNC manned and running across shifts; manage shift rosters, handovers and staff movement.
• Track customer orders through machining, inspection, surface treatment, make-up and dispatch; escalates risks to delivery early.

Cross-shop coordination, sales and material supply

• Work with the Machine Shop Manager to plan shared capacity across both shops – machines, people, tooling and gauges – so resources are used where they add most output.
• Balance loading between the shops, share skilled machinists and equipment during peaks, and avoid idle capacity or duplicated setups.
• Act as the technical point of contact for the sales team on connection, grade and specification questions; review enquiries for manufacturability, lead time and special requirements before quotation.
• Support sales in clarifying technical specifications with customers – drawings, licensor requirements, surface treatment, inspection and documentation – and resolve deviations before order acceptance.
• Coordinate with stores, procurement and raw material suppliers on bar stock, coupling stock and pipe availability, grade, dimensions and lead times.
• Confirm incoming and free-issue material against the order specification and mill certificates before cutting; flag shortfalls or non-compliant material early and agree alternatives with sales and the customer.

CNC performance, productivity and OEE

• Act as the line's technical lead on the installed CNC threading lathes: setups, offsets, tooling, programme proving and troubleshooting.
• Establish and report OEE (availability × performance × quality) per machine and shift; drive it up from the current baseline to agreed targets.
• Cut setup and changeover times (SMED); standardise setup sheets and tool kits per connection and size.
• Optimise cycle times and cutting parameters with the machinists and programmers without compromising thread quality.
• Run daily production boards and short-interval shift reviews; act on downtime, speed losses and rework causes the same day.
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