Weatherford Looking for Senior Manufacturing Engineer Full Time

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.

JOB SCOPE: Using Lean methodologies and project management experience, work to improve process and facility safety, product quality through process development/progression, improve process flow/layouts, and Champion and participate in the ten Lean Elements of Continuous Improvement to reduce cost and improve efficiencies.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: (not listed in any particular order)

• Know and understand Weatherford’s Enterprise Excellence Program and the Quality Policy and comply with all requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating and Technical Procedures and Workplace Instructions.
• Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies of Weatherford.
• Support and assist in the improvements to production processes, methods and controls.
• Performs research, design and development of manufacturing processes including production scheduling, assembly methods and production equipment.
• Coordinates the manufacturing launch of new/revised products including establishing goals, training team members and evaluating results.
• Designs, develops and test and/or sources and cost-justifies various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Coordinate efforts associated with planning, procuring, installing and qualifying tooling, fixtures and equipment.
• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency.
• Lead/own CPARs (corrective and preventative actions), MOCs (Management of Change) to resolve production and customer issues
• Work with a team to improve and change shop floor layouts with SQDC in mind.
• Ability to produce shop floor layouts for existing and future changes.
• Develop and or improve Preventive Maintenance
• Participates in all team activities such as hazard hunts, quality and safety improvement projects and well as manufacturing projects.
• Represents manufacturing on cross-functional teams.
• Work assignments carried out to the highest quality level.
• Champion and participate in the ten Lean Elements of Continuous Improvement to reduce cost and improve efficiencies.
• Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.
• Maintain clean and safe environment.

• Ability to plan scheduled tasks within guidelines set by management.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with management, internal and external customers.
• Proficient with JDE and Windchill
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Diverse knowledge of manufacturing processes and products.
• University degree in engineering related discipline required.
• Understanding of business operations and financials
• Familiarity with computer-aided design tools and standard shop-work practices.
• Ten or more years of related experience with proficiency in shop floor layouts, process improvements.

Preferred

• Must have experience working with layout, process and flow improvements as well as an understanding of shop floor equipment including but not limited to drill presses, welding, hand tools and fabrication.
• Experience with downhole tools
• Experience in CAD/CREO, ERP JDE software.