Field Operations Manager - Wireline

Weatherford; Broussard (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Weatherford is seeking a Field Operations Manager to lead multiple teams, develop departmental plans, and align resources with business goals. You will drive performance, manage day-to-day field delivery, and oversee P&L responsibilities.

You will coordinate with product lines, engineering, and logistics to implement LEAN improvements, optimize repair processes, and support tender development across locations. Domestic travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in oilfield or business discipline preferred.
• 10+ years of WL experience.
• 5+ years in leadership positions.

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.
• Accountable for P&L of the business.
• Lead day to day operational execution and field delivery.
• Build Technical Sales Pipeline and support tender development.
• Manage customer technical engagement and opportunity readiness.
• Own resource utilization, service quality, forecasting, and team performance.
• Responsible for assessing and evaluating product line R&M processes that are currently being implemented and to identify opportunities to drive consistency across all locations where appropriate
• Identify and implement LEAN based efficiencies across all R&M processes and locations delivering lower cost whilst meeting quality and delivery schedule requirements
• Collaborate with product lines and engineering to integrate modern repair technologies into the execution system bringing capability to further amplify the overall objective to reduce fulfillment cost to execute within Weatherford’s services portfolio
• Collaborate with product line Asset Management personnel to educate on R&M processes such that they are able to align schedules with the required deployment of tools to support improved levels of utilization and revenue generation
• Collaborate with logistics to ensure R&M processes and schedules support the effective and efficient movement of assets from the R&M facility to operations seamlessly and compliantly to maximize both revenue generation and the utilization of each asset as defined by each product line
• Collaborates with Supply Chain to ensure the establishment of effective vendor network to support R&M activities

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Matrix management

Resilience

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

The Field Operations Manager leads multiple related teams, developing departmental plans, and aligning resources to meet business priorities and performance goals.

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.
• Accountable for P&L of the business.
• Lead day to day operational execution and field delivery.
• Build Technical Sales Pipeline and support tender development.
• Manage customer technical engagement and opportunity readiness.
• Own resource utilization, service quality, forecasting, and team performance.
• Responsible for assessing and evaluating product line R&M processes that are currently being implemented and to identify opportunities to drive consistency across all locations where appropriate
• Identify and implement LEAN based efficiencies across all R&M processes and locations delivering lower cost whilst meeting quality and delivery schedule requirements
• Collaborate with product lines and engineering to integrate modern repair technologies into the execution system bringing capability to further amplify the overall objective to reduce fulfillment cost to execute within Weatherford’s services portfolio
• Collaborate with product line Asset Management personnel to educate on R&M processes such that they are able to align schedules with the required deployment of tools to support improved levels of utilization and revenue generation
• Collaborate with logistics to ensure R&M processes and schedules support the effective and efficient movement of assets from the R&M facility to operations seamlessly and compliantly to maximize both revenue generation and the utilization of each asset as defined by each product line
• Collaborates with Supply Chain to ensure the establishment of effective vendor network to support R&M activities

Qualifications Required

• High School Diploma
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in relevant oilfield or business discipline preferred
• 10+ years of WL experience
• 5+ years in leadership positions

Skills Required

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills; Effective communicator of commercial strategy & operational execution
• Demonstrated resilience, persistence, and creative passion in building trust with all stakeholders, particularly when driving change – processes and people
• Understanding of driving change in an effective manner
• Ability to operate successfully within a matrix management environment

Travel Requirement

• This role may require domestic travel of up to: 10-25%

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.

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 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.