Master Planner Scheduler

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, world-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 Master Planner role is focused on managing and coordinating the efficient planning and scheduling of component parts and asset maintenance to satisfy customer demand. Analyzes and revises work orders to ensure proper utilization of parts and to provide appropriate delivery dates. 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

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 Maintains system accuracy over work orders in JDE and My Advisor

OPERATIONS
Assemble master schedule reporting regarding performance to the business plan, the shipment plan, the inventory plan, and the production plan Analyze data for use in maintenance planning and scheduling, maintaining, and developing Best Practices for preventative maintenance 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 Establish reporting to determine labor and productivity performance statistics Routinely develop, enhance, and implement procedures and schedules for various maintenance activities Manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilize theory of constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling. Coordinate information with other functional staff, including customer service, engineering, accounting, and human resources Understand capacity management relationship to D/MRP specifically JDE. Work with work center input and output loading Establish, measure, monitor, and adjust capacity levels to execute all work order 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 D/MRP. Manage work center input and output loading. Resolve differences between workstation loads and available capacity. Measure the utilization and efficiency of workstations.

COMMUNICATION
Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external Maintains effective communications in system functions: JDE, My Advisor

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 Monitor work order costs and document and validate variances to maintenance estimates

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

VISION & LEADERSHIP
Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour, and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times Lead and mentor lower-level schedulers and production managers as appropriate

Qualifications

Experience & Education

REQUIRED
High School Diploma or equivalent 8+ years planning/scheduling experience in an MRP-driven environment

PREFERRED
Accredited 4-year college degree Manufacturing Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Industrial Engineering or other related fields or relevant industry experience Experience with MRP/ERP Software preferred Lean or Green Belt Six Sigma certification APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or APICS Certified Supply chain Professional (CSCP)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

REQUIRED
Knowledgeable in work processes for Notification Management, Work Order Management, Maintenance planning & Scheduling Demonstrated strong communication skills, ability to communicate at various levels within the organization Must be able to read, write and speak in English. Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team Good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook Solid understanding of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) Solid, proven organizational, project management and leadership skills

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