1st Shift Assembly Production Manager

About the Role

In this role, you will lead part of a dedicated team in the production of Motor Grader and Medium Wheel Loader products at a 725,000 square-foot, air-conditioned facility in North Little Rock, AR. You will work with hourly production and management teams to complete daily build requirements.

Responsibilities

• Foster a safe environment through education, awareness, and ownership
• Monitor and improve safety on the shop floor, eliminating unsafe operations and ensuring a safe and clean product environment
• Communicate with team daily to designate workload, priorities and sequence for work assigned
• Collaborate with support teams and peers to train and develop staff; keep time; estimate personnel needs; assign work, meet completion dates; and ensure consistent application of organizational needs; evaluate overtime needs; determine when disciplinary action is necessary
• Manage Continuous Improvement idea process to change working conditions as required
• Drive root cause corrective action projects and continuous improvement
• Work to improve processes, timeliness and reduce costs by eliminating non-value-added activities
• Ensure the quality of product produced conforms to Caterpillar's Quality Policy while maintaining cost
• Be responsible for initiatives within your assigned team to enable 6S, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, CQMS (Caterpillar Quality Management System)/ISO certification programs

Qualifications

• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems
• Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations

Preferred Skills

• Supervisory experience in a Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering or Quality environment
• Knowledge of manufacturing safety and the ability to identify hazards and provide solutions
• Knowledge of quality management methods, tools and techniques
• Strong customer focus and ability to influence and direct hourly direct reports
• Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and customers
• Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office 365 products
• Experience with SAP
• Experience in a Lean Manufacturing environment

Pay

$81,370.00 - $122,060.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
• 401(k) savings plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
• Career Development
• Incentive bonus
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement