Sr. Production Manager

Career Area: Manufacturing 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. About EPD Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

Definition The role manages the day-to-day operations of first shift of our EPD Griffin assembly facility.

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. Driving improvements for 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. Identifies the critical goals and tasks required to meet daily objectives. Develops contingency plans or to improve processes and to avoid problems before they occur. Evaluates linkages and interrelationships when prioritizing multiple responsibilities. Manages conflicting priorities effectively. Tracks the implementation of plans closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved. What You Will Have  (Basic Qualifications) 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. Develops contingency plans or to improve processes and to avoid problems before they occur. Manages conflicting priorities effectively. Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions. Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions. 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. 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. 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.