Scheduler - Houston, TX

Job Description

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Job Description
NOV is a leading provider of technology, equipment, and services to the global oil and gas industry that supports customers' full-field drilling, completion, and production needs. Since 1862, NOV has pioneered innovations that improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and environmental impact of oil and gas operations. We're continually pushing our own standards higher to deliver the safest, most efficient, and most reliable drilling solutions in the world. Join us as we continue to power the industry that powers the world.

NOV Rig Technologies makes and supports the world's most advanced drilling solutions. To learn more about Rig Technologies products and services, please visit us at

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and manage daily and weekly schedules to maximize efficiency and meet customer expectation deliveries.
Responsible for scope and change management for baseline evaluation of projects.
Provide status and issues reports to managerial and responsible parties as needed or scheduled.
Maintain knowledge of software relating to MRP, spreadsheets, Smartsheet, and Project Management.
Utilize various software applications - such as spreadsheets, Smartsheet, Relational Databases - to assemble, manipulate, and/or format data and/or reports.
Participate in and lead continuous improvement efforts.
Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
FACILITY/GROUP-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Utilize the advanced planning and scheduling software and enterprise resource planning system to generate effective schedules for existing orders and estimate feasible lead time for new orders.
Deliver weekly schedules and long-term plans to achieve project deadlines.
Evaluate work order routing data, material commitments, and outside vendor processing PO data on a regular basis to ensure data integrity and work with respective parties to resolve data discrepancies when discovered.
Familiarize with product lines, machine capabilities, and operator skillsets to accurately assign resources to various activities.
Routinely monitor 'scheduled' versus 'actual' data for labor and material transactions to ensure a smooth workflow.
Continuously monitor resource and operator capacity, and provide recommendations to management such as the need for overtime allocation, new machine purchase, etc.
Communicate with project responsible routinely to avoid unexpected delays.
Recommend feasible solutions when shop entities fail to follow target schedules.
Attend production meetings to confirm that planning scheduling information is up to date.
Produce periodic performance reports and assess shop performance against the organizational key performance indicators (KPIs) and local management requirements.
Produce periodic sales forecasts based on the schedules and potential new projects.
Work with the scheduling software architect team to establish business requirements and continuously improve software performance.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, or a related engineering discipline with 1-2 years of relevant experience; OR Associate degree in an engineering or supply chain-related field with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
APICS CPIM and/or PMP certification preferred.
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Analytical thinking ability
Problem-solving ability
Assertiveness
Strong communication and presentation skills
Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts that arise from balancing multiple priorities
Attentive to details
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Preliminary knowledge of job shop planning and scheduling concepts, capacity planning, and lean manufacturing.
ERP/MRP systems
Proficient with computer and MS Office.