2nd-Shift Production Leader — Bevel Gear Ops

Caterpillar; East Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

HSA

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a 2nd shift Production Manager for Bevel Gears in East Peoria, IL. You will lead a team of machine operators (up to 25+) to drive safety, quality, and on-time production in a dynamic environment.

The role requires organizing daily workflows, deploying Lean and Six Sigma, and ensuring adherence to schedules. Onsite, 5 days per week, with prospects for overtime to meet customer commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills desired.
• Experience leading hourly direct reports in a manufacturing setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve shop floor safety and eliminate unsafe processes.
• Ensure fixtures, tooling and processes meet production schedules.
• Prioritize and sequence jobs, scheduling constrained resources.
• Lead staffing, train and develop team members for performance.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement programs.
• Oversee maintenance scheduling and preventive maintenance activities.
• Deploy value stream improvements and CPS guiding principles.
• Lead root cause corrective action projects and audits of section metrics.
• Create and train standard work procedures and work instructions.

Skills

Problem solving

Performance management

Decision making

Effective communications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a 2nd shift Production Manager for Bevel Gears in East Peoria, IL. You will lead a team of machine operators (up to 25+) to drive safety, quality, and on-time production in a dynamic environment.

The role requires organizing daily workflows, deploying Lean and Six Sigma, and ensuring adherence to schedules. Onsite, 5 days per week, with prospects for overtime to meet customer commitments.