Career Area:ManufacturingJob Description:Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a integral 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.Manages the day-to-day operations of all shifts of one or more manufacturing production lines.Responsibilities- Managing staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff; managing, motivating, and developing management team.
- Overseeing operations activities, ensuring that safety, and schedules and performance requirements are met and system resources are used effectively.
- Monitoring overall operations performance and implementing production safety, cost, and quality control mechanisms.
- Ensures the compliance of all regulatory guidelines and forges a safe and sound manufacturing environment.Degree RequirementDegree or equivalent experience desiredSkill DescriptorsQuality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.Level Extensive Experience:- Interprets results of quantitative and statistical tools and explains results to others.
- Communicates key benefits of a quality management process.
- Conducts and directs quality reviews.
- Develops expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.
- Develops quality assurance processes based on Six Sigma, ISO **** or Baldrige principles.




- Develops programs for motivating employees to meet or exceed quality goals.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.Level Working Knowledge:- Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
- Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
- Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
- Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
- Identifies the major forces, events, and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.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 Working Knowledge:- Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
- Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
- Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
- Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.




- Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.Level Working Knowledge:- Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
- Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviors.
- Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
- Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
- Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of manufacturing operations; ability to perform day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility for products.Level Extensive Experience:- 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.
- Recommends key industry benchmarks of manufacturing operations and relates to own organization.
- 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 to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site.Level Extensive Experience:- Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.
- Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.
- Designs and implements emergency response processes and procedures.
- Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations.

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