LEAD MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

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.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

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.

Responsibilities

Job Purpose

This position is responsible for providing "hands-on" technical support to the repair of machinery, equipment and/or tools at the plant. Must be able to diagnose issues and problems with machines, tools/equipment. Primary activity is at shopfloor troubleshooting, repairing, implementing mandatory modifications and executing and/or planning preventive and corrective maintenance of plant machines, equipment and tools, helping to mitigate non-productive time and improve overall manufacturing performance.

Roles & Responsibilities

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 & 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

OPERATIONS

Repair machines, equipments and fixtures by inspecting and removing worn or broken parts, and machine replacement parts from engineering drawings, utilizing a wide variety of machine tools.

Lead the execution of responsive, preventative and predictive maintenance requirements to all machines/equipment in the facility to ensure maximum production levels.

Perform day to day activities in accordance with the planned maintenance program.

Monitor, record, source and re-order day to day spares and consumables associated with the running of the plant.

Prioritise work load to maximise production and maintain the planned maintenance schedule.

Communicate repetitive maintenance issues to Production Engineer to develop long term maintenance solutions

Keep all relevant records and reports updated from the planned maintenance program.

Actively lead all planned and unplanned maintenance identifying areas for improvement.

Monitor and source spares and consumable levels to keep the plant operational and cost effective.

Lead staff within the maintenance department defining performance metrics and targets in line with department expectations

Liaise with the manufacturing managers, production engineer and leads communicating maintenance issues and requirements.

Liaise with sub-contractors, and provide technical assistance if required and furnish sub-contractors with work permits as required

Review and maintain risk assessment for the areas.

Complete all functions in line with the QHHSE policy and procedures

Maintain a consistent level of production quality by adhering to manufacturing procedures and work instructions developing corrective action that may reduce ineffective and inefficient operation

Assist with forklift and crane manoeuvres throughout the plant in accordance with operator training

Adhere to the area QHSSE policies and procedures in accordance with task training provided

Maintain workshop housekeeping

Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job.

COMMUNICATION

Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external

Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports

FINANCIAL

All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses

Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience

Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential

Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherford’s performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities

Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce

VISION & LEADERSHIP

Demonstrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times

Travel Requirement:

This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to: <10%

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

DME / BE Mechanical with minimum 6-8 years of relevant experience

Maintenance experience of CNC & VMC, HMC, Lathe Machine & Utility like Generator, UPS and TPM activities is mandatory

Working knowledge of Preventive & Predictive maintenance and managing mainteanance related matrix

Good verbal communication skills

Good command over data analytics

Ability to follow oral instructions

Able to work closely with fellow employees as a team player on a professional level.

Ability to read and understand technical manuals and diagrams including blueprints

PREFERRED:

Experience of Heavy Oil & Gas / Automotive / Engineering / Metal Machining

Regular Full-Time