3rd Shift Assembly Production Manager

Caterpillar Inc.•Sanford, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Caterpillar’s Sanford, NC facility is the company’s global source for compact track loaders—handling everything from design and fabrication to full assembly and testing. It has grown into a major manufacturing hub with more than 2,000 employees and over 420,000 machines produced to date. We have multiple openings for a 3rd Shift Assembly Production Manager at our Sanford facility. In this role, you will lead a team in improving processes and systems and the manufacturing of the products produced in the facility. You will oversee and coordinate the activities of a complex production line, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards. What you can look forward to doing in this role: Monitors and improves shop floor safety, aggressively eliminates unsafe processes Assures fixtures, tooling and processes are followed to meet production schedules Determines priorities and sequences jobs Schedules and prioritizes constrained resources, and adjusts staffing to meet flow and customer requirements Determines and executes disciplinary action when appropriate Procures and distributes production material to meet schedules Procures and distributes production material to meet schedules Ensures preventive maintenance is performed according to schedule Implements, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal Certification and others Evaluates, assess, identifies and leads the deployment of workforce training Section Value Stream Mapping

Requirements

Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
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.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
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.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience
Experience in leadership within manufacturing environment
Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and customers.

Responsibilities

Monitors and improves shop floor safety, aggressively eliminates unsafe processes
Assures fixtures, tooling and processes are followed to meet production schedules
Determines priorities and sequences jobs
Schedules and prioritizes constrained resources, and adjusts staffing to meet flow and customer requirements
Determines and executes disciplinary action when appropriate
Procures and distributes production material to meet schedules
Ensures preventive maintenance is performed according to schedule
Implements, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal Certification and others
Evaluates, assess, identifies and leads the deployment of workforce training
Section Value Stream Mapping