Senior Manager Production

Caterpillar • Mapleton, IL

12d

About The Position

The Senior Manager Production manages day-to-day operations across all shifts in a high-volume engine block and cylinder liner machining environment. The role provides strategic leadership for machining, production quality, maintenance, and material flow to ensure safe, efficient production of high-quality engine components. The position supports process development projects focused on continually improving manufacturing safety, quality, velocity, and cost. The role is based at Caterpillar’s Mapleton Foundry, which has over 800 employees.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience desired.
• Extensive knowledge of production training approaches, tools, and techniques, including the ability to conduct formal and situation-specific training on safe and efficient production machinery operation.
• Extensive knowledge of influencing tactics and strategies and the ability to impact decisions within and outside the organization.
• Working knowledge of approaches to dealing with change and the ability to adapt to a changing environment.
• Extensive knowledge of performance management techniques and the ability to apply organizational systems, practices, and tools to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
• Extensive knowledge of analytical techniques and tools, including the ability to determine root causes of organizational problems and develop solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of planning and organizing tasks and resources systematically and methodically.

Nice To Haves

• Progressive manufacturing experience.
• Production leadership or management experience.
• Background leading lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff.
• Manage, motivate, and develop the management team.
• Oversee operations activities to ensure safety, schedules, and performance requirements are met and system resources are used effectively.
• Drive improvements in overall operations performance and implement production safety, cost, and quality control mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and maintain a safe manufacturing environment.
• Provide strategic leadership for machining, production quality, maintenance, and material flow.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed