Manager Production (Maintenance)

About the Company

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.

About the Role

Role Definition: Oversees and coordinates the activities of the production line, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Create reports and records of production processes, tools issues, performance, and inventory; share with managers and provide suggestions to improve safety, productivity, and quality.
• Prepare, maintain, and update documentation related to operating procedures and safety and quality standards; ensure processes and products meet desired standards.
• Supervise and direct daily activities of production line workers, assign tasks, ensure coordination between teams, monitor performance, and ensure safety.
• Train new hires, manage scheduling and work conflicts, monitor safety, and promote internal communication to create a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience desired.
• Problem Solving (Working Knowledge): identify and document problems and resolution alternatives; examine problems from stakeholder perspectives; develop alternative assessment techniques; analyze risks and benefits; use fact-finding and diagnostic tools.
• Data Gathering & Analysis (Basic Understanding): describe data-gathering techniques and tools; document methodologies; identify purposes and key objectives for gathering and analyzing data.
• Performance Management (Basic Understanding): understand performance management concepts and processes; participate in performance reviews and checkpoints.
• Analytical Thinking (Working Knowledge): define problems, determine significance, compare alternative solutions, use flow charts/Pareto/fish diagrams to reveal data patterns, identify major forces and infer conclusions.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking (Basic Understanding): explain decision-making process, identify when decisions are needed, know decision makers and types of decisions incumbent may make.
• Planning and Organizing (Working Knowledge): identify potential bottlenecks, break tasks into manageable steps, escalate competing priorities, monitor progress and create action plans.
• Effective Communications (Basic Understanding): understand verbal and non-verbal communication, cite examples of effective/ineffective communications, and speak/write using correct language and mechanics.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail (Basic): complete tasks with high precision and attention to detail.