Senior Manager Manufacturing Operations

Caterpillar; Piracicaba; Presencial; BRL 120.000 - 160.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A global leader in manufacturing solutions seeks a Plant Operations Manager in Brazil, São Paulo, Piracicaba. This role involves overseeing daily production and manufacturing operations ensuring high quality outcomes. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and previous experience in manufacturing leadership. Fluency in English is required, and candidates should be ready to work onsite five days a week. Competitive benefits include medical and dental plans, private pension, and profit-sharing.

Serviços

Medical plan

Dental plan

Medicines reimbursement

Psychological, Legal, Social and Finance Support Program

Private pension plan

Profit share

Meal assistance

Christmas basket

Transportation

Life and personal insurance

Extended maternity and paternity leave

Employee resources group

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Previous experience in manufacturing/operations leadership is necessary.
• Pre-advanced English proficiency is essential.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee daily plant operations including production and manufacturing.
• Direct all aspects of manufacturing operations to produce high quality products.
• Manage development and implementation of operating methods and systems.
• Oversee production work schedules to meet goals and objectives.

Conhecimentos

Manufacturing Operations

Quality and Performance Management

Growth and Agility

Influencing

Strategic Thinking

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

IT IS YOUR TIME!

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 to contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

If you are looking for personal and professional growth, in a company with an inclusive culture, which seeks equity, respects differences and believes in people's potential, this is the right place. We consider people with disability candidates and those with diversity in gender, culture, ethnicity, religion, age, generation, race, nationality and sexual orientation.

Important:

• - Don’t forget to include a resumé in English in your profile in Workday
• - Please check your application status directly in the Workday system, as this is our primary method of communication. All updates regarding your application will be reflected there.

What you will do:

Oversees and directs daily plant operations including production and manufacturing, maintenance, engineering support, safety, regulatory compliance, distribution and warehousing. This role reports to the Senior Operations director and is responsible for an operation with approximately 1000 employees with 4-5 direct reports plus 30-35 frontline leaders.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing programs and practices for hiring, performance management and developing/training the personnel that perform and support the plant operating functions.
• Directing all aspects of manufacturing operations for the plant or facility in order to produce costeffective, timely and high quality products in a safe, secure and sanitary working environment.
• Managing development, implementation and continual improvement of the operating methods, equipment, systems and other operating infrastructure used to realize operating goals and objectives.
• Directing development of production work schedules to meet internal goals and customer expectations; monitoring process and personnel performance of scheduled work activities to remove operating impediments and achieve established operating goals.

Skills

Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of manufacturing operations; ability to perform day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility for products.

Quality and Performance 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. 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.

Growth and Agility: Knowledge of the necessity of businesses and individuals to experiment, learn continuously, and achieve value for the organization; ability to embrace challenges, show resilience, and proactively seek improvement and innovation to improve an organization's competitive advantage.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.

Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.

What you will have.

• - Bachelor's degree
• - Previous experience in manufacturing/operations leadership (leader of leaders).
• - Pre-advanced English

Top candidates:

• - Advanced English

Note: This position requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week.

Some of the offered benefits*:

• Medical plan
• Dental plan
• Medicines reimbursement
• Psychological, Legal, Social and Finance Support Program
• Private pension plan
• Profit share
• Meal assistance
• Christmas basket
• Transportation
• Life and personal insurance
• Extended maternity and paternity leave
• Employee resources group (Young Professional, Women in Networking, LAMBDA (LGBTQIA+), Latin Group and Active in Sport

*Caterpillar reserves the right to change or modify benefits at any time, subject prior notice and in compliance with legal requirements. Benefit elegibility may vary by position and location

The Recruitment & Selection area emphasizes that it does not use personal emails and/or emails from other domains (@gmail, @hotmail, etc.) to contact candidates. Available vacancies are only advertised through the company's official channels (www.caterpillar.com/careers.html; https://www.linkedin.com/company/caterpillar-inc), and official Caterpillar emails are mandatory followed by the domain @cat.com. Also, the company does not request any type of payment (bank transfer, pix, etc.) for the purposes of the selection process. For more information click on the link: https://www.caterpillar.com/pt/careers/apply-now/help.html

Posting Dates:

December 12, 2025 - January 15, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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