3rd Shift Assembly Production Manager

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Job Description:

Caterpillar’s Sanford, NC facility is the company’s global source for compact track loaders—handling everything from design and fabrication to full assembly and testing. It has grown into a major manufacturing hub with more than 2,000 employees and over 420,000 machines produced to date.

We have multiple openings for a 3rd Shift Assembly Production Manager at our Sanford facility. In this role, you will lead a team in improving processes and systems and the manufacturing of the products produced in the facility. You will oversee and coordinate the activities of a complex production line, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.

What you can look forward to doing in this role:

·       Monitors and improves shop floor safety, aggressively eliminates unsafe processes

·       Assures fixtures, tooling and processes are followed to meet production schedules

·       Determines priorities and sequences jobs

·       Schedules and prioritizes constrained resources, and adjusts staffing to meet flow and customer requirements

·       Determines and executes disciplinary action when appropriate

·       Procures and distributes production material to meet schedules

·       Procures and distributes production material to meet schedules

·       Ensures preventive maintenance is performed according to schedule

·       Implements, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal Certification and others

·       Evaluates, assess, identifies and leads the deployment of workforce training

·       Section Value Stream Mapping

A successful candidate in this role will showcase their skills and have:

·       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.

·       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.

·       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.

·       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.

Top Candidates for this position may also have:

·       Manufacturing experience

·       Experience in leadership within manufacturing environment

·       Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills

·       Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and customers.

Additional Information:

·       The primary location for this position is Sanford, NC.

·       This 3rd Shift will be Monday-Thursday 7:30PM- 530AM.

·       There is an 8% Shift Premium for 3rd Shift roles.

·       The first weeks of training will be on 1st Shift from 600AM-400PM

·       Domestic relocation assistance is not available

·       Sponsorship is not available

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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