Director Production & Intervention (PRI) Manufacturing

Job Overview:
Weatherford has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Director Production & Intervention (PRI) Manufacturing to join the team in Houston.
Reporting to the VP Fulfillment, the Director PRI Manufacturing is a critical leadership role across the Weatherford organization, with responsibility for the performance and strategic direction of multiple manufacturing facilities supporting the PRI portfolio.
The Director PRI Manufacturing will lead and develop manufacturing teams across the network and drive safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective operations through strong manufacturing and production management, Lean Manufacturing implementation and execution, supply chain coordination, quality assurance, inventory control, and disciplined use of manufacturing systems.
The role partners closely with plant leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align capacity, footprint, talent, technology, and operational priorities across facilities and to deliver consistent performance against customer and business requirements.
In addition, the Director will support the integration of NCS Multistage Holdings following its acquisition by Weatherford, with specific focus on the synergies of their production line with the existing Weatherford manufacturing footprint. This includes evaluating manufacturing capabilities, capacity, processes, systems, and site roles; identifying opportunities for alignment, optimization, and standardization; and supporting a coordinated integration plan that maintains business continuity while strengthening the combined manufacturing network.
The successful candidate must be an effective communicator who can work across all levels of the organization and provide clear leadership across geographically dispersed operations.
Responsibilities:
OPERATIONS Effectively lead cross-functional manufacturing teams across multiple facilities to optimize the use of manpower, materials, and equipment and advance productivity and quality improvement initiatives.
Responsible for implementing the strategy and long-term planning for the PRI manufacturing network to ensure continued success in meeting customer expectations.
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.
A Lean Manufacturing expert able to demonstrate success working with disciplines of Daily Management, Kaizen, Tact Time/Cycle Time analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Waste Elimination, Gemba Walks, Visual Management and other relevant Lean tactics to drive plant performance success.
Develop and standardize processes and systems across facilities and functional teams to improve manufacturing KPIs such as productivity, job cost variance, purchase price variance, gross expense reduction, OTD, general cost reduction, and inventory management, while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and 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 levels.
Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.
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.
Design and develop manufacturing processes, equipment, and systems across the manufacturing network to improve process capability, quality, and manufacturing readiness.
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