OCTG Shop Supervisor
NOV · Abu Dhabi, UAE · onsite
- 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.
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; escalate 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.
- Lead structured problem solving (5 Whys, root cause, Kaizen) on recurring losses and contribute to the site operational excellence programme.
Quality
- Implement the company Quality Management System.
- Support QA/QC on non-conforming product; raise and close non-conformances in the company QAR system with root cause and corrective action.
- Drive right-first-time threading: reduce re-cuts, scrap and customer returns.
People and leadership
- Lead, coach and discipline machinists, operators and gauge inspectors; build multi-skilling across machines, connection types and grades.
- Plan and deliver on-the-job training and licensor-required qualifications for direct reports.
- Communicate clearly with customers, management, the inspection team and other NOV divisions.
Cost, reporting and assets
- Control labour hours, overtime, tooling and consumables cost per connection; report revenue and output against plan.
- Purchase consumables, inserts, gauges and materials within approved authority.
- Capture metrics in the site reporting system (SharePoint / JDE) and present at monthly and quarterly reviews.
- Ensure preventive maintenance of CNC machines, phosphating/plating equipment, bucking unit, jib cranes and compressors to protect availability.
Diploma in Mechanical or Production Engineering, or technical trade qualification with equivalent experience.
7+ years in OCTG threading, including 3+ years supervising a premium connection threading line.