Career Area:
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Job Description:
Your Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best-in-class solutions, or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a global team who cares not just about he 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.
Job Description:
Caterpillar's Resource Industries Operations & Products (RIOP) Group Manager directs an assigned production area in the manufacture and/or assembly of quality parts to meet established production requirements. Owns and sets the overall direction for the value stream(s) in a given area, with overall responsibility for PQVC performance of the value stream(s) including MQ12005 certification and CPS Assessment scores.
Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Ensures effective operation of an assigned area of manufacturing to meet established schedules and production requirements while maintaining cost.
Develops plans for efficient use of materials, machines and manpower to achieve manufacturing cost, quality and inventory management target.
Monitors customer delivery performance, cost reduction programs, lead-time improvements, and quality improvement projects that will enhance customer value and business unit results.
Establishes cost and quality goals and ensures the efficient integration of factory, logistics, maintenance and quality to achieve targets for assigned area.
Ensures proper direction and supervision of activities in assigned area to maintain effective utilization of personnel and machinery.
Determines needs and coordinates actions required to maintain standards of efficiency, quality and safety in area supervised.
Implement various corporate initiatives such as 5S, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal Certification, etc.
Promotes development of people through continued education, employee involvement, increased responsibility and ergonomics. Trains new supervisors on manufacturing quality. Sets goals and assists team in meeting quality goals/standards.
Position should have good working knowledge of labor rules and regulations.
CPS responsibilities include:
Manages multiple sections and reports to the facility manager.
Owns the Continuous Improvement process, making sure new ideas are generated, worked and implemented, and any roadblocks are eliminated.
Initiates and conducts process improvement dialogs with Section Managers, Team Leads and Team Members.
Develops detailed near-term and long-term production plans.
Drives root cause analysis and resolution on all forms of loss, i.e., safety, quality, production.
Performs periodic audits for safety behavior, 5S, quality and MQ12005, standard work, productivity and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Responsible for a three-shift operation in some plants and/or may have responsibility for a major area on a specific shift.
Coordination of material, equipment, manpower and quality rests with this position as well as meeting schedule requirements.
Work direction, problem solving and coordination with support departments is a major responsibility.
Determining budget requirements, cost savings projects, forecasting production needs and ensuring quality standards are maintained rests with this position.
Basic Qualifications:
Top Candidates will also have:
Strong relationship building skills
Strong knowledge of CPS processes and tools, and manufacturing operations
Additional Information:
The primary location for this position is Decatur, IL
This position will work second shift
Domestic relocation assistance is available
This position may require 5% travel
Sponsorship is not available
This posting will close at midnight on November 17, 2022
Employee benefit details:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details:
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers .
For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media
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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
