Job Description
Overview
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.
We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.
Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.
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 offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.
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.
Responsibilities
The General Manager is responsible for the management of the Wireline Plant, including all of the Repair and Maintenance of Tool Assets as well as the Capital Build Plan and Spares that are shipped to Operation locations as applicable for the plant. This role is responsible for providing overall direction, coordination and evaluation of all Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and support employees at the facility.
The General Manager will also be responsible for achieving the Key Performance Indicators and Objectives defined for the Plant in order to satisfy the Product Lines demand. This will be accomplished through the development and implementation of cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods, delivering, and granting product specifications and quality standards ensuring HSE compliance. A key aspect of the General Manager role is the overall Supply Chain management of all components and required materials for new build and all assemblies.
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 and 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
- Effectively manage cross functional relationships with other departments to support effective use of manpower, materials, and equipment, as well as productivity and quality improvement initiatives.
- Responsible for implementing the strategy and long-term planning of the facility's operations to ensure continued success in meeting customer expectation.
- Interface with Company engineers, strategic sourcing, project management, human resources, logistics, customer service, and accounting personnel regarding facility issues, process optimization, methods development, personnel development, outside supplier development, strategic project implementation, quotes, and order management, and for analyzing and preparing monthly financial reporting presentations.
- Oversee, review, and authorize procedures, work instructions, forms, and other documents as applicable with the support of concerned personnel and measure and evaluate productivity.
- Develop and implement improvements to productivity, cost reduction and inventory management, including evaluating and maintaining appropriate levels of inventory while responsible for on-time shipment.
- Support the implementation and sustaining efforts to promote and execute new techniques and products, purchase and use of new machinery or equipment and optimize staff level.
- Ensure plant operations are running in accordance with sales priorities and customer requests.
- Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.
COMMUNICATION
- Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external.
- Supervisors and 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 and following the relevant financial policy and procedure.
- Effectively manage routine maintenance projects to include establishing operating budgets, cost justification, quoting equipment and contractors, maintaining records, executing deliverables, meeting time and cost restraints.
PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT
- Leads, mentors, and provides supervision for Safety, Quality, Production, Planning, Procurement, Inventory, Logistics and Facility itself, as well as other facility personnel responsible for personnel management; plan for personnel changes, forecast changes in personnel levels, source local recruits.
- 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 and retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction and retention of a high performing talented workforce.
VISION & LEADERSHIP
- Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour, and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times.
- Be a role model and always conduct yourself in a safe manner. Require the same of your employees.
Qualifications
REQUIRED:
- Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience with multiple direct reports.
- Demonstrated understanding and experience with hands-on Lean Manufacturing which has resulted in driving positive plant performance and financial improvements.
- 5-8 Years minimum experience in a manufacturing setting with hands on involvement in leading productivity improvement via setup reduction, tooling improvements, etc.
- Full understanding of Capital Equipment processes and procedures.
- Manufacturing Supply Chain experience directly related to Wireline Product lines.
- Wireline Services Preferred.
- Capital Equipment Manufacturing of Complex Assets
- Repair and Maintenance Capital Asset experience with managing Repair and Maintenance tools and processes in parallel to New Build production.
- Proficient in MS Office suite.
- Strong organizational skills and high degree of attention to detail and follow through.Excellent leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
- Effective communicator.
- Ability to delegate work effectively.
- Understanding of budgetary process and fiscal responsibility requirements.
- Excellent project management and problem- solving skills.
- Strong training and presentation skills.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- General knowledge of purchasing, inventory control and oilfield related parts.
- Fundamental knowledge of manufacturing equipment, preventative/predictive maintenance systems, and equipment cost.
PREFERRED:
- Bachelor's degree or experience equivalent to 10+ years of experience related to manufacturing, particularly in oilfield applications.
- Fundamental Lean Training and background knowledge of lean principles preferred.
- Strong understanding and experience in the oil & gas industry.
- Experience working in a multi-product line manufacturing plant serving international customers.
- Ability to interact in language relevant in local plant.
- Detailed understanding of MRP, with experience in Microsoft Axapta.
- Demonstrated experience developing supply chains to improve operational performance - on time delivery, lead time and cost.