Production Manager - 1st Shift

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

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.

Your Impact 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. 

Job Summary: 
As a Production Manager, you will be responsible for leading the activities of a more complex production line, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.  
 
What You Will Do: 

• Lead Small Business Team with mission to improve the value stream’s execution effectiveness and efficiency for improved safety, quality and throughput (SBT is comprised of cross functional support team) 
• 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. 
• 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.
   

 
What You Will Have: 
Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization. 
Level Working Knowledge:  
• Utilizes quality indicators such as Quality Gate Defects to improve performance. 
• Adheres to organizational quality management processes and practices. 
• Applies key aspects of continuous improvement processes and evaluates impact on quality. 
• Uses quality evaluation tools and techniques such as walk backs and inspections. 
 
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. 
Level Extensive Experience:  
• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances. 
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action. 
• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts. 
• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation. 
 
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. 
Level Working Knowledge:  
• Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule. 
• 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: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services. 
Level Extensive Experience:  
• Streamlines the critical workflow for executing key processes. 
• Sets priorities for addressing process problems that limit performance. 
• Develops methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes. 
• Coaches others to develop the skills to improve processes. 
 
Talent Management: Knowledge of human resources and talent management processes; ability to lead, motivate, evaluate, and reward employees at the workplace. 
Level Extensive Experience:  
• Explores motivational factors and tailors motivational efforts to individual needs and situations for the department. 
• Resolves conflicts in a wide variety of situations, such as workload allocation, schedule overlap etc. 
• Adjusts management and personal style to fit the needs of different people and different situations. 
• Conducts evaluations on employee performance at the workplace and recommends improvement plans. 
• Plans resources for the department and discusses processes in talent management. 
• Coaches others on operating talent management systems and their processes. 
 
Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of manufacturing operations; ability to perform day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility for products. 
Level 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: Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site. 
Level Extensive Experience:  
• Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection. 
• 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 team members comply with relevant safety policies and regulations. 
 
Additional Information: 

• Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position 
• This position is location in Seguin, TX  

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L engines that not only power Caterpillar machines, but also power over 5000 other applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.  

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

November 19, 2024 - December 3, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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