Manager Production

About the Role

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Responsibilities

• Creating reports and records of production processes, tools issues performance, and inventory; sharing them with managers and providing suggestions to improve safety, productivity and quality.
• Preparing, maintaining, and updating documentation related to operating procedures and safety and quality standards; ensuring all processes and products meet desired safety and quality standards.
• Supervising and directing the daily activities of production lines workers, assigning tasks, ensuring coordination between different teams, ensuring their safety and monitoring their performance.
• Training new hires, managing scheduling and work conflicts, monitoring safety, and promoting internal communication to create a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Skills

• Analytical Thinking (Working Knowledge):
  • Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
  • Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
  • Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
  • Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
  • Identifies the major forces, events, and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
• Planning and Organizing (Working Knowledge):
  • Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
  • Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
  • Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
  • Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case-by-case basis.
  • Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.
• Process Improvement (Working Knowledge):
  • Defines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
  • Identifies process problems that limit performance.
  • Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
  • Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
  • Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.
• Performance Management (Working Knowledge):
  • Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
  • Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviors.
  • Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
  • Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
  • Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.
• Manufacturing Operations (Extensive Experience):
  • Monitors organizational adherence to policies and procedures.
  • Facilitates communications across departments to ensure a smooth workflow in the plant or facility.
  • Evaluates the risks and safety hazards present in manufacturing operations.
  • Recommends key industry benchmarks of manufacturing operations and relates to own organization.
  • Supervises daily operations to ensure production targets and forecasts are achieved.
  • Employs tools and techniques for anticipating demand and assuring capacity.
• Manufacturing Safety (Extensive Experience):
  • Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.
  • Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.
  • Designs and implements emergency response processes and procedures.
  • Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations.
  • Assesses and reports unusual or new safety hazards or violations; initiates corrective action.
  • Ensures that all employees and contractors comply with relevant safety policies and regulations.
• Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies (Basic Understanding):
  • Discusses the relevance of standards for a manufacturing environment.
  • Researches process and product blueprints for own area.
  • Describes and follows all policies, standards and procedures.
  • Obtains documentation and information on standards and their usage.
• Production Training (Working Knowledge):
  • Prepares lesson plans and materials for upcoming training sessions.
  • Documents the production process and writes user manuals detailing production machinery operation.
  • Instructs staff in the basic set-up and operation of production machinery.
  • Schedules and executes training sessions for production employees.
  • Maintains records documenting employees' successful completion of production training programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Production manager or leadership experience
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Some welding experience is preferred.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.

Pay

Summary Pay Range: $89,210.00 - $133,810.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance, and experience.

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

These benefits also apply to part-time employees.

Schedule

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.