Production Planner II

Production Planner II

SLB has an immediate need for a Production Planner II in our Chemical Technologies Supply Chain group located in Sugar Land, TX. If you are a dedicated professional with a proven track record of success, we invite you to apply.

What You Will Do:

- Run MRP efficiently and schedule production to meet customer order due dates.

- Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production plans to ensure customer service levels, minimize production costs, and optimize product sequencing.

- Review the hot sheet daily, update plant remarks, and apply late codes as needed to drive key performance metrics such as SIFOT, Reliability, Responsiveness, and Overall Performance.

- Participate in alignment meetings with critical cross-functional teams to ensure schedule accuracy and operational efficiency.

- Provide daily status updates to internal and external stakeholders regarding open order exceptions, recommending re-planning actions to minimize non-conformances.

- Identify and implement cost-reduction and availability improvement initiatives.

- Review process orders to confirm raw material availability prior to releasing to production.

- Schedule bulk orders to meet on-time loading requirements.

- Manage batch adjustments, including cancellations, reschedules, and modifications as needed.

- Enter repacks and relabels for customer-specific requirements.

- Collaborate with the raw material planner to ensure timely material availability.

- Lead scheduling for new product introductions and break-in batches.

- Communicate daily with the production team on critical priorities, especially bulk loading needs.

- Coordinate with tactical planning to prioritize schedules and meet customer commitments.

- Work closely with the inventory team to resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate stock levels.

- Adhere to all safety policies, supporting SLB’s Goal Zero principles to continually improve safety, health, environmental performance, and compliance.

- Promote a culture of safety by reporting observations and incidents promptly.

- Support and uphold the Quality Improvement Process, ensuring error-free work and a “do it right the first time” mindset.

- Identify and drive process improvement opportunities within the planning function to support continuous improvement initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s in business, engineering, chemistry, or logistics, and or 5+ years of Planning experience

- Knowledge of Scheduling & ERP systems, such as FST, and SAP

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

- Good at managing workloads and flexible with daily changes

- Understanding the complexities of the supply chain and how to maneuver through the challenges

- Good written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with SAP, FST, and Warehouse Management

- Background in Production Scheduling

- Basic knowledge of plant operations

About SLB:

SLB is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.