Manufacturing Professional - Production Planning & Scheduling

Manufacturing Professional - Production Planning & Scheduling

Driving Operational Excellence Through Effective Production Planning and Scheduling

Do you enjoy optimizing production schedules, inventory management, and manufacturing performance to ensure on-time delivery and operational success?

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future.

Fuel your passion

The Manufacturing Professional - Production Planning & Scheduling plays a key role in ensuring the efficient execution of manufacturing operations by driving production planning, scheduling, inventory optimization, and material management activities. This role collaborates closely with Sales, Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations teams to align production plans with business objectives, improve operational performance, and deliver high-quality outcomes for our customers.

As a Manufacturing Professional - Production Planning & Scheduling, you will be responsible for:

• Leading weekly production meetings to review schedules, priorities, and operational performance.

• Managing master production planning activities to support manufacturing requirements and customer demand.

• Coordinating material processes and systems to ensure efficient production flow.

• Preparing, maintaining, and updating production schedules based on business and operational needs.

• Managing purchasing requirements and supporting material availability for production activities.

• Ensuring operational alignment with production plans and key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Monitoring manufacturing performance and implementing actions to meet production targets.

• Optimizing inventory levels while supporting continuous process improvement initiatives.

• Collaborating with Sales, Engineering, Maintenance, and other supporting functions to ensure effective information sharing and operational alignment.

• Handling routine manufacturing processes while ensuring compliance with operational standards and business requirements.

• Identifying opportunities to improve planning accuracy, inventory management, and manufacturing efficiency.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.

• Have a High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing experience as an alternative qualification.

• Have experience in production planning, scheduling, manufacturing operations, or supply chain-related activities.

• Have knowledge of material planning, inventory management, and manufacturing processes.

• Have experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.

• Have strong oral and written communication skills.

• Have strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Have the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Have a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive operational efficiencies.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we must push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

• Comprehensive private medical care options

• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

• Tailored financial programs

• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

This position requires current work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to provide or continue work authorization sponsorship for this role.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

 

 

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Professional - Production Planning & Scheduling