Job Purpose

This role is focused on managing schedules and coordinates the efficient scheduling of component parts and machine maintenance to satisfy customer demand. Analyzes and revises production plans and provides appropriate delivery dates as required. This position will be supervising a team of Production Schedulers / Planners. Leadership experience with mentoring a team and planning daily activities is critical to the success of this role. Works with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction. Analyzes reports on actual customer demand, trends and forecasts, and adjusts capacity plans accordingly.


Roles & Responsibilities


SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

• Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company's Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the Company's Rules to Live By

• Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk

• Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations

• Supervisors & Managers should demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises


QUALITY

• Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherford's Management System

• Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement


OPERATIONS

• Long term 18 month contract

• Translate projected forecasts, incoming volume, and work scopes into a production plan with a time-phased build schedule

• Work with customer base to determine weekly inbound forecast and develop consumption models to improve accuracy

• Establish key performance indicators of forecast accuracy. Ensure the interaction of department managers, and track and maintain the forecast through timely and accurate feedback

• Schedule demand based on the product mix and provide accurate commitment dates to customer service team across product lines

• Assemble master schedule reporting regarding performance to the business plan, the shipment plan, the inventory plan, and the production plan

• Provide input to finance on operating plans for the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, concerning incoming volume and capacity

• Identify current planned level of demand and create tactical production plans to meet the identified customer demand. Calculate production lead times

• Manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilize theory of constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling

• Analyze production floor status through input/output control reporting

• Coordinate information with other functional staff, including customer service, engineering, accounting, and human resources

• Establish reporting to determine labor and productivity performance statistics

• Understand capacity management relationship to MRP specifically JDE

• Establish, measure, monitor, and adjust capacity levels to execute all manufacturing schedules

• Determine available capacity before planned orders are released

• Engage in capacity management during sales and operations planning, master scheduling, materials requirements planning, and production activity control

• Understand capacity management relationship to MRP;manage work center input and output loading.

• Resolve differences between workstation loads and available capacity, measure the utilization and efficiency of work stations


COMMUNICATION

• Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external

• Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports


FINANCIAL

• All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses

• Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure


PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

• Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience

• Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential

• Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherford's performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities

• Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce


VISION & LEADERSHIP

• Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times


Experience & Education


REQUIRED

• Degree/diploma Manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or other related or other related fields or relevant industry experience

• 3-7 years of scheduling experience with extensive demonstrated success of implementing of master schedules


PREFERRED

• Previous operations or inventory management experience preferred

• Knowledge of artificial lift equipment and experience in the petroleum, oil and gas industry preferred


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities


REQUIRED

• Strategic thinker, strong analytical skills, able to synthesize considerable and complex data

• Strong Microsoft Office, JDE proficiency required

• Strong ERP-type software experience in managing the planning process.

• Solid, proven organizational, project management and leadership skills

• Change Agent skill with enabling change, strong influencing abilities particularly with client groups and front-line teams

• Effective conflict resolution skills, troubleshooting skills and strong problem solving abilities. Team player with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent facilitating, training and listening skills

• Demonstrated ability to influence teams and programs regarding quality, productivity and/or customer service

• Ability to work on multiple projects with limited direction. Clearly has growth potential beyond the role


Travel Requirement: This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to: < 10%



About Us



Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.


When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.


Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.