Shift Supervisor - Manufacturing

Weatherford•Huntsville, TX

About The Position

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for planning, coordinating, and organizing the work activities and resources needed to manufacture products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications at a manufacturing facility. The role ensures customer orders meet requirements, delivery dates, and quality and cost specifications. It enforces Weatherford procedures and requirements while supporting employee safety and performance. The supervisor oversees production and process control in accordance with applicable standards, plans capacity and resources against production schedules, establishes manufacturing methods and required tooling and fixturing, and organizes work schedules and production sequences. The role coordinates production activities across functions and departments, monitors productivity and team performance, supports continuous improvement through lean tools and TPM, and identifies and addresses operator training needs. It also interprets technical and production documentation and helps resolve work problems. The position carries responsibility for upholding corporate governance, security, compliance, health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements. Supervisors are expected to demonstrate safety leadership for subordinates and visitors on company premises, maintain service quality, and continually seek improvements.

Requirements

At least 2–4 years of experience in the manufacturing sector.
At least 1 year of experience handling a team.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in oil and gas industry manufacturing.
Prior experience with complex mechanical assembly involving machined components.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Maintain corporate governance and ensure activities comply with Weatherford security, compliance, HSE, management system, legal, regulatory, standards, and industry requirements.
Prioritize quality, health and safety, security, and environmental protection, and seek continual improvement in these areas.
Demonstrate safety leadership for subordinates and visitors on company premises.
Follow Company Quality policies and contribute to compliance and improvement of Weatherford’s Management System.
Control production and process operations in accordance with applicable Weatherford standards.
Plan capacity and resources to meet daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules.
Establish manufacturing methods and determine the tooling and fixturing needed to produce quality parts efficiently.
Plan work schedules, assignments, production sequences, and schedules to meet production goals.
Communicate job expectations and coordinate process requirements with other functions to achieve manufacturing results.
Evaluate productivity and review standards, recommending actions as needed.
Implement lean tools and TPM on the shop floor.
Identify operator training needs and ensure personnel receive production-line job and safety training.
Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for operators.
Direct and coordinate the activities of production subordinates.
Analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine requirements and assess production estimates and outputs.
Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in resolving them.
Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers and achieve work goals.
Coordinate operations and activities within or between departments with other supervisors.
Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Suggest changes to working conditions and equipment use to improve efficiency.
Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
Monitor and assess team-member performance and take necessary action to maintain expected performance parameters.