Senior Manager Production

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.

Job Summary:

Manages the day-to-day operations of all shifts of a large facility or multiple manufacturing facilities.

What will you do:

• Managing staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff; managing, motivating, and developing management team.
• Overseeing operations activities, ensuring that safety, and schedules and performance requirements are met and system resources are used effectively.
• Driving improvements for overall operations performance and implementing production safety, cost, and quality control mechanisms.
• Ensures the compliance of all regulatory guidelines and forges a safe and sound manufacturing environment.

Education Requirement:

• Bachelor Degree
• Fluent English Level

Top Candidates also have:

• Expert in variety of Staff and Supervisory Positions
• Expert in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations
• P&L Management (Budgeting, Forecasting) Quality System Management (6 Sigma, CQMS, ISO, Lean, APQP) Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Knowledge including Safety Management, Performance Management, Project Planning, Manufacturing Standards and NPI/NSI Process
• Knowledge managing Operational Excellence Teams

Skill Descriptors:

Quality Management:

• Interprets results of quantitative and statistical tools and explains results to others to lead and implement corrective actions.
• Develops expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.
• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
• 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:

• Updates stakeholders on potential changes; re-negotiates requirements as necessary.
• Identifies the critical goals and tasks required to meet daily objectives.
• Develops contingency plans or to improve processes and to avoid problems before they occur.
• Tracks the implementation of plans closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved.

Performance Management:

• 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.
• Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.

Manufacturing Operations:

• Monitors organizational adherence to policies and procedures.
• Facilitates communications across departments to ensure a smooth workflow in the plant or facility.
• 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.
• Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.
• 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:

• Contributes to the development and implementation of specific manufacturing procedures.
• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.
• Follows existing procedures to set up, stage and ensure proper job completion.
• Identifies demand patterns; implements demand management processes.
• Coordinates appropriate production documentation and authorizations.
• Confirms production requirements and lead times beforehand; assists in setting up production jobs.
• Diagnoses and addresses production problems using established guidelines.

Additional Information:

• Location: Santa Catarina
• Sponsorship for foreign candidates aren´t available
• Domestic Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Don’t forget to include a resumé in English in your profile in Workday​

Final details  

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Posting Dates:

February 27, 2025 - March 6, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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