WEBINAR
Achieving ‘Goal Zero’ Performance – Eliminating Non-Compliance Events
In this on-demand webinar, we discussed how to eliminate Non-Compliance Events in manufacturing plants & how to achieve superior performance in field operator training and procedures.
Former SVP Lyondellbasell and author of ‘The Power of Goal ZERO’
Name:
Sam Smolik
Job Title:
Former SVP Lyondellbasell and author of ‘The Power of Goal Zero’
Speaker Bio:
Sam Smolik is Former Senior Vice President of America’s Manufacturing at LyondellBasell Industries and author of the new and powerful book ‘The Power of Goal ZERO’. Previously he was Global Vice President of EH&S at The Dow Chemical Company, Royal Dutch Shell and LyondellBasell. Smolik and his colleagues developed and perfected many of the principles that were shared in this session.
Director of Operations at Voovio
Name:
Francis Montemurro
Job Title:
Director of Operations at Voovio
Speaker Bio:
Fran spent over 30 years in manufacturing management with DuPont. He was plant manager at multiple DuPont’s Safety and Protection, Performance Materials, and Chemicals & Specialties manufacturing sites. He successfully managed high hazard chemical continuous and batch operations, and his teams were awarded the inaugural E.I. DuPont Safety Excellence Medal for remarkable injury-free performance, zero process safety events, and product distribution incidents, as well as the E.I. DuPont Engineering Excellence Award for delivering step-change improvements in business performance through an organizational transformation. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Fran received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He has served in several leadership roles in industry associations and civic organizations.
North America Market Coordinator at Voovio
Name:
Christian McDermott
Job Title:
North America Market Coordinator at Voovio
Speaker Bio:
Christian began his career with a major EPC company, working in management consulting and project management roles in the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. He has been with Voovio for over ten years and has become a leading expert in enhanced reality and knowledge automation solutions for the process industry. Christian has a BA and MSc from University College London and an MBA from IESE Business School.
This session looked at how the process industry can achieve superior human performance in manufacturing plants. Sam Smolik is Former Senior Vice President of America’s Manufacturing at LyondellBasell Industries and author of the new and powerful book ‘The Power of Goal ZERO’. Previously he was Global Vice President of EH&S at The Dow Chemical Company, Royal Dutch Shell and LyondellBasell. Smolik and his colleagues developed and perfected many of the principles that were shared in this session.
Key takeaways of the webinar:
- Sam shared that “The top 5 causes of incidents have a factor of human performance“, going on to explore techniques to standardize procedure execution and improve human performance and reliability.
- Sam Smolik shared insights from his new book and his personal experiences, walking through his recipe to implement operational excellence within organizations and how to create a management system that delivers consistent and winning results.
- We also looked at the five key components for operational excellence to ensure sustainability: Leadership, People, Culture, Systems and Assets.
- Sam explained during the webinar: “People can leave, but their knowledge remains“, and gave insights on how organizations could prevent institutional knowledge.
To see the whole webinar for yourself, you can watch the video below:
