# OCTG Shop Supervisor at NOV > Open job at NOV in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Workplace: On-site. Source: RigJobsDirect, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/nov-octg-shop-supervisor-gz3chcs Posted 4 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 5 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [NOV](https://rigjobsdirect.com/companies/nov) - Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Full-time - Local language: Not required - Not mentioned in the job post: pay, rotation, visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from ## 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; 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. #### Qualifications 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. ## How to apply Apply on the job page, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/nov-octg-shop-supervisor-gz3chcs: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page. ## More jobs from NOV - [Maintenance Technician](https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/nov-maintenance-technician-gl4rzb9): NOV, Andrews, United States. 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