Manufacturing Operations Head

Caterpillar Inc; Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Maharashtra, India, seeks a Plant Operations Manager to oversee manufacturing programs and practices that deliver safe, cost-effective, high-quality production.

You will lead production processes, governance, capacity planning and change management; drive performance and collaborate with on-site unions to ensure smooth operations.

Join a team focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence to meet internal goals and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Problem solving: approaches to recognize and resolve operational issues.
• Collaborating: work with diverse groups constructively.
• Quality management: methods and tools to meet quality goals.
• Performance management: apply systems to improve individual, team, and org performance.
• Lean manufacturing: implement lean philosophy in production processes.
• Planning and organizing: plan and structure tasks and resources effectively.
• Accuracy and attention to detail: high precision in tasks.

Responsibilities

• Safety is a core value; lead safety commitments.
• Manage production processes with Caterpillar principles and governance to meet quality and delivery.
• Participate in demand, capacity planning, and run-rate execution to quality and velocity.
• Provide leadership to Operations teams with focus on talent development and growth.
• Foster relationships with on-site unions and participate in collective bargaining processes.

Skills

Problem Solving

Collaborating

Quality Management

Performance Management

Lean Manufacturing

Planning and Organizing

Accuracy and Attention to Detail

Job description

Job Summary

Overseeing programs and practices for hiring, performance management and developing/training the personnel that perform and

support the plant operating functions to deliver the required operational performance.

• Directing all aspects of manufacturing operations for the plant or facility to produce cost-effective, 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.

What You Will Do

• Safety is a core value; this role will lead the way in ensuring our Safety Commitments are met
• Manage the production processes in line with Caterpillar production principles, establish and maintain appropriate governance to ensure quality and order delivery commitments are met, whilst leading the teams through changes with effective change management strategies.
• Participation in the facility demand and orders process, capacity planning, execution of manufacturing run rates to required quality and velocity
• Provide leadership to the Operations teams, with a focus on talent development and growth, taking a proactive and organized approach
• Foster and grow existing positive relationships with the on-site trade unions, including leading collective bargaining processes and pay deal

Key Skills Required

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.

Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

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.

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.

Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.

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 time and resources and highly methodical way.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.