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Job Purpose

This position requires the ability to plan, maintain and analyze production and sales requirements, compare progress to schedule, resolve scheduling conflicts, assess data, and coordinate solutions.

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

• Open and manage production Work Order packages.

• Manage material shortages for production build and communicate status to management.

• Coordinate with Purchasing on the status of parts being procured for production orders to ensure timely release and completion of production orders.

• Communicate with Production Supervisors and Leads to determine status of production orders.

• Attend Production Meetings to provide detailed updates on the plan and manage promise dates.

• Review customer requirements with Customer Service and convey promise dates.

• Set and maintain product master and planning fields in JDE.

• Coordinate stock issues and outages.

• Setup and maintain a master schedule based on customer requirements to drive MRP.

• Setup BOM's inside of JDE and item branch records for all component items.

• Ability to monitor and manage load vs. capacity to maintain efficient business practices.

• Assist Management in setting build priorities, assessing master schedule changes, identifying bottlenecks and constraints, etc.

• Create outside service purchase orders and manage material through the processes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Engineering

• At least 1-3 years’ experience in MRP

PREFERRED

• High-School diploma or basic technical education with 1-3 years manufacturing experience

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing is preferred

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

REQUIRED

• Knowledge of ERP systems

• Be fluent, both verbal and written, in the English language

• Computer literate (MS Excel)

• Ability to competently perform all job functions with minimal supervision.

• Individual must be able to follow instructions.

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

PREFERRED

• Technical and IT knowledge is an advantage

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

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