Field Operations Manager - Wireline

Weatherford•Broussard, LA

About The Position

The Field Operations Manager leads multiple related teams, develops departmental plans, and aligns resources to meet business priorities and performance goals. The role is accountable for business P&L and day-to-day operational execution and field delivery. It owns resource utilization, service quality, forecasting, team performance, technical sales pipeline development, tender support, and customer technical engagement and opportunity readiness. The position assesses product-line repair and maintenance (R&M) processes and identifies opportunities to improve consistency across locations. It implements LEAN-based efficiencies to lower costs while meeting quality and delivery requirements, and collaborates with product lines and engineering to integrate modern repair technologies into execution systems. The role also works with Asset Management, logistics, and Supply Chain to coordinate asset deployment, movement, and vendor support for R&M activities.

Requirements

High school diploma.
10+ years of wireline (WL) experience.
5+ years in leadership positions.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate commercial strategy and operational execution effectively.
Demonstrated resilience, persistence, and creativity in building trust with stakeholders, particularly when driving process and people change.
Understanding of how to drive change effectively.
Ability to operate successfully in a matrix management environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant oilfield or business discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute departmental plans aligned with business goals.
Provide leadership to managers and professional staff.
Allocate resources and set priorities across teams.
Solve complex operational and organizational problems.
Support and fund projects, products, and services.
Influence internal stakeholders to take strategic action.
Ensure departmental performance and alignment with annual plans.
Account for the business’s P&L.
Lead day-to-day operational execution and field delivery.
Build the technical sales pipeline and support tender development.
Manage customer technical engagement and opportunity readiness.
Own resource utilization, service quality, forecasting, and team performance.
Assess and evaluate product-line R&M processes and identify opportunities to improve consistency across locations.
Identify and implement LEAN-based efficiencies across R&M processes and locations while meeting quality and delivery schedule requirements.
Collaborate with product lines and engineering to integrate modern repair technologies into execution systems and reduce fulfillment costs.
Collaborate with product-line Asset Management personnel to explain R&M processes and align schedules with tool deployment needs to improve utilization and revenue generation.
Collaborate with logistics to ensure R&M processes and schedules support efficient, compliant asset movement from R&M facilities to operations.
Collaborate with Supply Chain to establish an effective vendor network supporting R&M activities.