Production Manager

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will be responsible for designing, developing and implementing manufacturing processes, equipment and systems to enable optimized production efficiency while maintaining focus on cost efficient solutions, sustaining high quality product results, and enabling design for manufacturability in new designs. Provide guidance and support for solving complex technical problems that arise in manufacturing production. Coordinate the orderly transition and installation of new processes and/or methods in accordance with product specifications with a Lean Manufacturing approach.

Responsibilities

• Accountable to study, plan and execute Production Schedule to meet delivery deadlines
• Responsible to establish training and development plans for employees
• Accountable and responsible to monitor and control all production related KPI
• Responsible to accomplish manufacturing results by communicating job expectations coordinating process requirements with different functions
• Accountable to achieve targeted 5S scores and maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, and maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures
• Responsible for coaching, education, and necessary discipline of staff along with related documentation
• Responsible to Improve manufacturing processes and methods for cost-reduction, quality improvement and efficiency
• Responsible to Identify and develop collaborative solutions for continuous improvement on issues within the production workflow such as level loading, production bottlenecks, machine reliability, general production related work flow waste.
• Lead ECN implementation, including review of drawing and attributes for completeness, providing guidance to Manufacturing team (e.g. part extension, BOM updates, router updates, scrap implementation, etc.) and coordinating the rest of the team (Finance, Purchasing, Planning, etc.) to ensure manufacturing readiness
• Make key decisions, resolve issues and oversee projects to shape manufacturing success
• Partner with Engineering department on design process of new or revised products and coordinate smooth transition from R&D to production in Manufacturing
• Responsible for CNC machine tooling, fixture, part development to maintain availability.
• Responsible for shop consumable cost tracking, Job cost variance, cycle time study/ Motion Study, Utilization, Efficency, OEE etc.
• Responsible for scrap analysis and proactively robust actions on each issue.
• Responsible to drive the DWM along with team and set as lead by example.
• Provide disposition for NCRs on incoming products per Quality procedures for ME
• Provide technical guidance for manufacturing activities (e.g. technical support to Procurement, external vendors, troubleshooting support for shop floor, guidance to Customer Service for new part requests, etc.)
• Responsible to support the Quoting process and Order Management process by supplying pertinent information as required
• Authorized to write procedures and reports, including revisions to manufacturing documentation (e.g. PFT, Work Instructions, Technical Procedures, etc.)
  
  

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Bachelors Degree from an Accredited University in Mechanical Engineering discipline preferred) or equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of management/supervisory experience.
• 10+ years of experience in CNC Machining (Turning/Miling).
• Must have knowledge and experience of working on Lean production Management.
• Able to manage maintenance / TPM activities.
• Knowledge of Manufacturing process optimisation.
• Knowledge of Machining processes and/or any special manufacturing processes related to the product line (coating, grinding, elastomer mfg, painting, bonding, etc.).
• Strong team leadership skills, be a self-starter, innovative and able to work with little or no supervision.
• Ability to implement SPC.
• Ability to understand the application of mathematical formulations to tasks such as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, variance analysis, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Lean Manufacturing experience, or Lean Green Belt/Black Belt certification preferred Oil & Gas manufacturing experience preferred
• Understand GDT and dimensioning
• Experience in JDE
  
  

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.