CAVU International partnered with a global energy company for 8 months to improve operational discipline, safety standards, and efficiency. The initiative involved onsite field coaching and training programs aimed at the first line (well site) supervisors across multiple workover rigs, resulting in significant improvements in key performance metrics.
download case studyCAVU International partnered with a global energy company for 8 months to improve operational discipline, safety standards, and efficiency. The initiative involved onsite field coaching and training programs aimed at the first line (well site) supervisors across multiple workover rigs, resulting in significant improvements in key performance metrics.
CAVU implemented a comprehensive coaching program for this client, involving several key actions:
1. Initial Assessment and Planning:
Conducted an organizational assessment with senior leadership to determine specific training and coaching requirements.
Developed a Supervisor Responsibility sheet with hyper-links to required documents and references.
Created briefing and debriefing cards to support continuous improvement training.
2. Onsite Coaching and Training:
Provided individualized training for 70 Well Site Supervisors (WSS) across 29 workover rigs with multiple contractors to include Key, Ranger, Sun, KSI, Weatherford, and DSI.
Spent three days with each WSS, observing, training, and applying leadership, management, and Team Resource Management (TRM) principles.
Hosted two 5-day Human Performance Instructor (HPI) courses for 21 attendees.
3. Leadership and Continuous Improvement:
Focused on leadership development to ensure WSS ownership and accountability at the well site.
Implemented the Continuous Improvement Cycle, training all WSS and rig teams to conduct briefing and debriefing sessions.
Provided coaching and training to support the integration of new WSS hires into the Continuous Improvement Cycle, TRM, and Leadership PRO principles.
4. Ongoing Support and Integration:
Attended daily operations meetings and safety meetings to integrate continuous improvement processes.
Provided ongoing coaching and training for the HPI team to ensure effective field support.
Engaged with the team to synergize efforts between Operations and EHS departments.
DECREASED job cycle time in 2023 by 10%
DECREASED safety incident count in 2023 by 60% ; INCREASED number of hazard observations in 2023 by 160%
CAVU’s comprehensive coaching and training program significantly enhanced this energy company’s operational efficiency, safety standards, and leadership capabilities. By focusing on continuous improvement, leadership development, and effective communication, CAVU helped them achieve substantial performance gains and establish a more robust, accountable, and efficient workover operation. The success of this initiative highlights the critical importance of structured coaching and continuous improvement processes in achieving operational excellence.