diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_flaky b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_flaky
index 3f77243da2c1bd..95f1f605ce9fa7 100644
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_flaky
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_flaky
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stage("Kibana Pipeline") {
                 if (!IS_XPACK) {
                   kibanaPipeline.buildOss()
                   if (CI_GROUP == '1') {
-                    runbld "./test/scripts/jenkins_build_kbn_tp_sample_panel_action.sh"
+                    runbld("./test/scripts/jenkins_build_kbn_tp_sample_panel_action.sh", "Build kbn tp sample panel action for ciGroup1")
                   }
                 } else {
                   kibanaPipeline.buildXpack()
@@ -60,18 +60,18 @@ stage("Kibana Pipeline") {
 def getWorkerFromParams(isXpack, job, ciGroup) {
   if (!isXpack) {
     if (job == 'firefoxSmoke') {
-      return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('firefoxSmoke', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh' })
+      return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('firefoxSmoke', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh', 'Execute kibana-firefoxSmoke') })
     } else if(job == 'visualRegression') {
-      return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('visualRegression', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh' })
+      return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('visualRegression', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh', 'Execute kibana-visualRegression') })
     } else {
       return kibanaPipeline.getOssCiGroupWorker(ciGroup)
     }
   }
 
   if (job == 'firefoxSmoke') {
-    return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-firefoxSmoke', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh' })
+    return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-firefoxSmoke', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh', 'Execute xpack-firefoxSmoke') })
   } else if(job == 'visualRegression') {
-    return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-visualRegression', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh' })
+    return kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-visualRegression', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh', 'Execute xpack-visualRegression') })
   } else {
     return kibanaPipeline.getXpackCiGroupWorker(ciGroup)
   }
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 0d5d22aeaa1b1f..d2bc808cd5f7a6 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ stage("Kibana Pipeline") { // This stage is just here to help the BlueOcean UI a
               'oss-ciGroup10': kibanaPipeline.getOssCiGroupWorker(10),
               'oss-ciGroup11': kibanaPipeline.getOssCiGroupWorker(11),
               'oss-ciGroup12': kibanaPipeline.getOssCiGroupWorker(12),
-              'oss-firefoxSmoke': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('firefoxSmoke', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh' }),
-              'oss-visualRegression': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('visualRegression', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh' }),
+              'oss-firefoxSmoke': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('firefoxSmoke', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_firefox_smoke.sh', 'Execute kibana-firefoxSmoke') }),
+              'oss-visualRegression': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('visualRegression', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_visual_regression.sh', 'Execute kibana-visualRegression') }),
             ]),
             'kibana-xpack-agent': kibanaPipeline.withWorkers('kibana-xpack-tests', { kibanaPipeline.buildXpack() }, [
               'xpack-ciGroup1': kibanaPipeline.getXpackCiGroupWorker(1),
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ stage("Kibana Pipeline") { // This stage is just here to help the BlueOcean UI a
               'xpack-ciGroup8': kibanaPipeline.getXpackCiGroupWorker(8),
               'xpack-ciGroup9': kibanaPipeline.getXpackCiGroupWorker(9),
               'xpack-ciGroup10': kibanaPipeline.getXpackCiGroupWorker(10),
-              'xpack-firefoxSmoke': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-firefoxSmoke', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh' }),
-              'xpack-visualRegression': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-visualRegression', { runbld './test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh' }),
+              'xpack-firefoxSmoke': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-firefoxSmoke', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_firefox_smoke.sh', 'Execute xpack-firefoxSmoke') }),
+              'xpack-visualRegression': kibanaPipeline.getPostBuildWorker('xpack-visualRegression', { runbld('./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_visual_regression.sh', 'Execute xpack-visualRegression') }),
             ]),
           ])
         }
diff --git a/vars/kibanaPipeline.groovy b/vars/kibanaPipeline.groovy
index e8d7cc03edad0a..c908f6a2e3de00 100644
--- a/vars/kibanaPipeline.groovy
+++ b/vars/kibanaPipeline.groovy
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def getOssCiGroupWorker(ciGroup) {
       "CI_GROUP=${ciGroup}",
       "JOB=kibana-ciGroup${ciGroup}",
     ]) {
-      runbld "./test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh"
+      runbld("./test/scripts/jenkins_ci_group.sh", "Execute kibana-ciGroup${ciGroup}")
     }
   })
 }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def getXpackCiGroupWorker(ciGroup) {
       "CI_GROUP=${ciGroup}",
       "JOB=xpack-kibana-ciGroup${ciGroup}",
     ]) {
-      runbld "./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh"
+      runbld("./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_ci_group.sh", "Execute xpack-kibana-ciGroup${ciGroup}")
     }
   })
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def legacyJobRunner(name) {
         ]) {
           jobRunner('linux && immutable', false) {
             try {
-              runbld('.ci/run.sh', true)
+              runbld('.ci/run.sh', "Execute ${name}", true)
             } finally {
               catchError {
                 uploadAllGcsArtifacts(name)
@@ -118,12 +118,15 @@ def jobRunner(label, useRamDisk, closure) {
       // Move to a temporary workspace, so that we can symlink the real workspace into /dev/shm
       def originalWorkspace = env.WORKSPACE
       ws('/tmp/workspace') {
-        sh """
-          mkdir -p /dev/shm/workspace
-          mkdir -p '${originalWorkspace}' # create all of the directories leading up to the workspace, if they don't exist
-          rm --preserve-root -rf '${originalWorkspace}' # then remove just the workspace, just in case there's stuff in it
-          ln -s /dev/shm/workspace '${originalWorkspace}'
-        """
+        sh(
+          script: """
+            mkdir -p /dev/shm/workspace
+            mkdir -p '${originalWorkspace}' # create all of the directories leading up to the workspace, if they don't exist
+            rm --preserve-root -rf '${originalWorkspace}' # then remove just the workspace, just in case there's stuff in it
+            ln -s /dev/shm/workspace '${originalWorkspace}'
+          """,
+          label: "Move workspace to RAM - /dev/shm/workspace"
+        )
       }
     }
 
@@ -225,27 +228,33 @@ def sendKibanaMail() {
   }
 }
 
-def bash(script) {
-  sh "#!/bin/bash\n${script}"
+def bash(script, label) {
+  sh(
+    script: "#!/bin/bash\n${script}",
+    label: label
+  )
 }
 
 def doSetup() {
-  runbld "./test/scripts/jenkins_setup.sh"
+  runbld("./test/scripts/jenkins_setup.sh", "Setup Build Environment and Dependencies")
 }
 
 def buildOss() {
-  runbld "./test/scripts/jenkins_build_kibana.sh"
+  runbld("./test/scripts/jenkins_build_kibana.sh", "Build OSS/Default Kibana")
 }
 
 def buildXpack() {
-  runbld "./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_build_kibana.sh"
+  runbld("./test/scripts/jenkins_xpack_build_kibana.sh", "Build X-Pack Kibana")
 }
 
 def runErrorReporter() {
-  bash """
-    source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
-    node scripts/report_failed_tests
-  """
+  bash(
+    """
+      source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
+      node scripts/report_failed_tests
+    """,
+    "Report failed tests, if necessary"
+  )
 }
 
 return this
diff --git a/vars/runbld.groovy b/vars/runbld.groovy
index 501e2421ca65b5..e52bc244c65cb8 100644
--- a/vars/runbld.groovy
+++ b/vars/runbld.groovy
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-def call(script, enableJunitProcessing = false) {
+def call(script, label, enableJunitProcessing = false) {
   def extraConfig = enableJunitProcessing ? "" : "--config ${env.WORKSPACE}/kibana/.ci/runbld_no_junit.yml"
 
-  sh "/usr/local/bin/runbld -d '${pwd()}' ${extraConfig} ${script}"
+  sh(
+    script: "/usr/local/bin/runbld -d '${pwd()}' ${extraConfig} ${script}",
+    label: label ?: script
+  )
 }
 
 def junit() {
-  sh "/usr/local/bin/runbld -d '${pwd()}' ${env.WORKSPACE}/kibana/test/scripts/jenkins_runbld_junit.sh"
+  sh(
+    script: "/usr/local/bin/runbld -d '${pwd()}' ${env.WORKSPACE}/kibana/test/scripts/jenkins_runbld_junit.sh",
+    label: "Process JUnit reports with runbld"
+  )
 }
 
 return this