What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineer position at Weatherford?
Job Description
We're seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and implement optimized manufacturing processes and systems. You'll drive production efficiency through cost-effective solutions while maintaining high-quality standards and enabling design for manufacturability. This role requires a Lean Manufacturing approach to solve complex technical challenges and coordinate seamless transitions of new processes and methods.
Roles And Responsibilities
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.
We're seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and implement optimized manufacturing processes and systems. You'll drive production efficiency through cost-effective solutions while maintaining high-quality standards and enabling design for manufacturability. This role requires a Lean Manufacturing approach to solve complex technical challenges and coordinate seamless transitions of new processes and methods.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Process Development: Design and develop manufacturing processes, equipment, and systems to improve process capability, quality, and manufacturing readiness at the plant level
- Product Launch Coordination: Lead manufacturing launches for new or revised products, creating and updating BOMs and routings to reflect process improvements and Lean Manufacturing efficiencies
- Equipment & Tooling: Design, develop, test, source, and cost-justify tools, machinery, and equipment for new or improved manufacturing methods, including CAD facility and equipment layout drawings
- Problem Solving: Identify and develop collaborative solutions for production workflow issues including level loading, bottlenecks, machine reliability, and waste reduction
- Continuous Improvement: Monitor production output, recommend and implement improvements to processes and methods, and collaborate with global cross-functional teams to implement manufacturing technology best practices
- Technical Support: Provide technical guidance for manufacturing activities, support quoting and order management processes, and write procedures and reports
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Engineering to ensure BOM accuracy in Windchill, collaborate with Purchasing and Category Management on manufacturing COGS assignments
- Financial Responsibility: Prepare feasibility studies and cost justifications for projects, ensuring costs remain within approved budgets
- Compliance & Safety: Maintain highest standards of corporate governance, Quality, Health & Safety, Security, and Environmental protection in accordance with company policies and industry regulations
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing Engineering preferred) from an accredited university
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
- Lean Manufacturing experience or Lean Green Belt/Black Belt certification
- Oil & Gas manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of machine design, welding processes, and special processes (coating, grinding, elastomer manufacturing, painting, bonding, etc.)
- Understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and dimensioning
- Proficiency in AutoCAD (Mechanical Desktop a plus) and MS Office suite software
- Strong team leadership skills with ability to work independently as a self-starter
- Innovative problem-solver capable of working with minimal supervision
- Effective communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
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.