at Caterpillar, Inc. in East Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
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.
Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution?of?Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurement?and the?design and?manufacture?of Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters).
The Senior Manager, Production is responsible for the managing the day-to-day operations of all shifts for the East Peoria Undercarriage Assembly Operations team.
Additional Information:
+ Location: East Peoria, IL (United States)
+ Required Travel: 5% (Domestic)
+ Relocation Assistance Offered: None
What You Will Do:
+ Supervising assembly operations across all three (3) shifts for the facility. Providing clarity and direction to support team to meet overall production goals.
+ Monitor and improve safety on the shop floor; eliminate any unsafe operations and ensure a safe and clean production environment.
+ Determine processing needs to assure fixtures, tooling, and methods are provided to meet schedules and production requirements.
+ Daily tie-in with production management to designate workload, priorities, and sequence for work assigned.
+ Ensures training and effective utilization of workforce.
+ Determines overtime need and determines priorities when resources are insufficient.
+ Evaluate performance of team members, provide coaching for performance development improvement, and conduct progressive disciplinary procedures as required.
+ Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency. Works to improve processes, timeliness and reduce costs by eliminating non-value-added activities.
+ Ensures the quality of product produced and conformity to the standards of the Caterpillar Quality Management System and Built in Quality program while also ensuring that the requirements documented within manufacturing control plans and standard work are understood and adhered too.
+ Implement various corporate initiatives such 5S, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, CQMS/ISO certifications, etc.
+ Training and development of staff, attendance tracking, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, and ensuring consistent application of organizational needs.
+ Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time.
What You Have (Basic Requirements):
+ 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.
+ Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
+ Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
+ Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
+ 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.
+ 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.
+ Manages conflicting priorities effectively.
+ Tracks the implementation of plans closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved.
+ Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of manufacturing operations; ability to perform day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility for products.
+ 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.
+ 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 for the safety and protection of workers, environment, and site.
+ Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.
+ Performs safety inspections.
+ 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 employees comply with relevant safety policies and regulations.
What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications):
+ Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
+ Prior experience working within an extended value stream methodology with cross departmental collaboration among Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance.
+ Previous experience with Undercarriage product and component manufacturing or other assembly areas.
+ Previous leadership experience in a Team Lead or Supervisory role in Machine Shop Operations, Assembly Operations, or Quality Operations.
+ Ability to work outside of core normal work hours, including overtime and alternative shifts as needed.
What You Will Get:
Through it all, we are one team (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIDne7Q5ek&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB\i-UVln&index=39) ?- creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.? Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCYWtWARlk&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB\i-UVln&index=25) . The total rewards package, beyond based salary includes:
+ Annual Incentive Bonus Plan*
+ Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting Day 1
+ Paid Time Off Plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, etc.)
+ 401(k) Savings Plan including Company match.
+ Health Savings Account (HSA)
+ Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
+ Short and long-term disability coverage
+ Life Insurance
+ Parental Leave
+ Employee Assistance Programs
+ Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
+ Career Development
*Subject to annual eligibility an incentive plan guideline
About Caterpillar:
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that
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