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.

Role Definition:

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

Responsibilities:

• Managing staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff.
• Managing, motivating, and developing the management team.
• Overseeing operations activities, ensuring that safety, 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.
• Ensuring compliance of all regulatory guidelines and forging a safe and sound manufacturing environment.

Skill Descriptors:

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.

Level: Extensive Knowledge

Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem solving effort. Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts. Uses varying problem solving approaches and techniques as appropriate. Contributes to standard practices for problem solving approaches, tools, and processes. Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies. Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

Influencing:

Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.

Level: Extensive Knowledge

Achieves influence and impact even when holding a position contrary to the majority. Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking substance or impact. Leads and presents collaborative assessments that persuasively influence decision makers. Advises on techniques to build rapport and commitment to common purpose. Determines and leverages the decision-making style of the individual or group being influenced. Delivers well-received presentations of cost, benefits, risks, and other considerations.

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.

Level: Extensive Knowledge

Gives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, and recommends improvement. Participates in the salary planning and administration process. Defines and agrees upon performance goals and objectives with associates. Identifies performance problem areas early on and defines specific improvement activities. Adjusts and communicates performance objectives as necessary for team objectives. Publicly shares accolades and recognizes and rewards top performers.

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: Extensive Knowledge

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. Evaluates linkages and interrelationships when prioritizing multiple responsibilities. Manages conflicting priorities effectively. Tracks the implementation of plans closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved.

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.

Level: Extensive Knowledge

Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching. Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience. Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position. Communicates well downward, upward, and outward. Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement. Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

What you will have:

• BS degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 80% English, written and oral communication.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in appropriate equivalent experience.
• Requires analytical ability as well as excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Strong Leadership Experience.
• Negotiation with Customers and prioritization skills.
• Provides effective communication in solving production complex problems or pursuing operational improvements.
• Business Acumen.
• Strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Lean- Six Sigma Training
• Reman model knowledge

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.