Job Overview

Weatherford is hiring a Manufacturing Production Scheduler for our Wallingford facility. The Manufacturing Scheduler will be working within a supportive, inclusive team in a fast-paced, progressive environment. Weatherford provides training, excellent benefits and fantastic career progression.

The Manufacturing Scheduler is responsible for ensuring the timely execution of production activities on shop floor by creating, monitoring, and adjusting the production schedule in line with demand and capacity constraints.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed production schedules that align with demand, resource availability, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Assess capacity and workload weekly, implementing measures to prevent overload.
• Eliminate shop overload by distributing the load evenly among work centers with similar capability and establish outsourcing plan wherever needed.
• Coordinate with production [ Assembly and machine shop], to ensure schedules are realistic and achievable.
• Respond promptly to changes in demand or production disruptions, adjusting the schedule as necessary.
• Monitor production progress, ensuring that WO operation start/request dates are achieved as planned.
• Ensure Work orders with outside process operations are sent on time to suppliers.
• Optimize production sequences to minimize lead times and maximize resource utilization.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing planner to align daily production schedules with monthly and weekly manufacturing plans.
• Work with warehouse team to ensure that required materials are pulled and staged for scheduled Work orders.
• Evaluate potential schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies through outsourcing.
• Provide regular updates to management on schedule adherence, highlighting any deviations and corrective actions taken.
• University Degree/Diploma &/or 4+ years related experience
• Legally authorized to work
• Minimum 2 years + of experience in shop floor manufacturing planning
• Ability to interact in English and potentially other language relevant in local hub
• Intermediate Excel user and proficient in MS Office suite, Power BI
• Experience in ERP systems (JDE 9.1)
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Sourcing Certificate
• 6+ years of experience in a scheduling, supply chain position

Qualifications

Required

• University Degree/Diploma &/or 4+ years related experience
• Legally authorized to work
• Minimum 2 years + of experience in shop floor manufacturing planning
• Ability to interact in English and potentially other language relevant in local hub
• Intermediate Excel user and proficient in MS Office suite, Power BI
• Experience in ERP systems (JDE 9.1)

Preferred

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Sourcing Certificate
• 6+ years of experience in a scheduling, supply chain position

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About Us

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. Join Us: Weatherford is producing energy for today and tomorrow- with global opportunities as unlimited as your sense of adventure. Join us to make an impact on our customers, the industry, and the world. 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.