Job Information
Caterpillar, Inc. Snr Production Manager in Larne, United Kingdom
Career Area:
Manufacturing
Compensation Grade:
25
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.
Job Title: Senior Production Manager
Location: Larne
Salary: SG25
Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays.
Up to 20% bonus
Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution, up to 6%
Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.
Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.
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 helps customers succeed.
What will Caterpillar do for you?
From day one, you’re set up to thrive at Caterpillar: helpful training, relatable mentors, global experience, competitive salary package, work-life balance, and the growth opportunities you expect with a Fortune 100 company. You power our success, and we are committed to empowering yours. After all, when your work can impact the entire world, it’s important to do work that matters.
The Opportunity
Typically manages a large department consisting of 4 x value streams, providing material and/or complex product for multiple customers. Reporting to the incumbent are Section Managers, Test Engineers and the workforce is mainly skilled tradespersons. In this role the incumbent will interface with external customers and dealers and manage engineering response and escalation. The incumbent will also manage several key suppliers including sub-contractors.
This role is responsible for the department P&L working in collaboration with other functions such as Design Engineering, Project management, and the newly formed Global Supply Chain Function.
To be successful in this role it is important that the incumbent can demonstrate strong leadership and foster a culture focused on People & Safety, Customer Focus and Growth Mindset “believing that a person's abilities aren't innate but can be improved through effort, learning, and persistence” to deliver important business results.
What you will do
Manage staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff, managing, motivating, and developing management team.
Oversee operations activities, ensuring that safety, and schedules and performance requirements are met, and system resources are used effectively.
Drive improvements for overall operations performance and implementing production safety, cost, and quality control mechanisms.
Ensure the compliance of all regulatory guidelines and forges a safe and sound manufacturing environment.
What you’ll have
Quality 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:
• Communicates key benefits of a quality management process.
• Develops quality assurance processes based on Six Sigma, ISO 9000 or Baldrige principles.
• Develops programs for motivating employees to meet or exceed quality goals.
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 Extensive Experience:
• Identifies the critical goals and tasks required to meet daily objectives, and tracks the implementation of tasks closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved.
• Develops contingency plans or to improve processes and to avoid problems before they occur.
• Manages conflicting priorities effectively.
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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
• Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviours.
• 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:
• Facilitates communications across departments to ensure a smooth workflow in the plant or facility.
• 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:
• Designs and implements emergency response processes and procedures.
• Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations.
• Ensures that all employees and contractors comply with relevant safety policies and regulations.
Top Candidate will also have
Engineering degree or equivalent experience
SAP (ERP) functional knowledge
Proven track record of managing a complex manufacturing organisation, ideally in capital equipment manufacture.
Experience in managing an organisation of 100+ employees.
Lean Manufacturing experience.
NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI-Hybrid
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
Posting Dates:
July 4, 2024 - July 18, 2024
The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
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There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.