3rd Shift Assembly Production Manager

Caterpillar Inc.; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% Shift Premium

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is hiring a 3rd Shift Assembly Production Manager at its Sanford, NC facility. You will lead a team on a busy production line, drive process improvements, and ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

The role requires strong planning, communication, and problem-solving skills. Training starts on 1st shift, with an 8% shift premium for night hours. Relocation assistance is not available; sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of performance management techniques and tools to develop and improve performance.
• Ability to plan and organize tasks and resources systematically.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across teams and levels.
• Ability to recognize, anticipate, and resolve operational problems with appropriate methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in improving processes and systems on the production line.
• Oversee and coordinate activities to meet safety, quality, and schedule targets.
• Prepare schedules and allocate resources to maximize flow and productivity.
• Enforce safety standards and apply lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.

Skills

Performance Management

Planning and Organizing

Effective Communications

Problem Solving

Tools

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Internal Certification

Job description

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.

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.

Caterpillar’s Sanford, NC facility is the company’s global source for compact track loaders—handling everything from design and fabrication to full assembly and testing.

It has grown into a major manufacturing hub with more than 2,000 employees and over 420,000 machines produced to date.

We have multiple openings for a 3rd Shift Assembly Production Manager at our Sanford facility.

In this role, you will lead a team in improving processes and systems and the manufacturing of the products produced in the facility. You will oversee and coordinate the activities of a complex production line, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.

What you can look forward to doing in this role:

• Monitors and improves shop floor safety, aggressively eliminates unsafe processes
• Assures fixtures, tooling and processes are followed to meet production schedules
• Determines priorities and sequences jobs
• Schedules and prioritizes constrained resources, and adjusts staffing to meet flow and customer requirements
• Determines and executes disciplinary action when appropriate
• Procures and distributes production material to meet schedules
• Procures and distributes production material to meet schedules
• Ensures preventive maintenance is performed according to schedule
• Implements, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal Certification and others
• Evaluates, assess, identifies and leads the deployment of workforce training
• Section Value Stream Mapping

A successful candidate in this role will showcase their skills and have:

• 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.
• 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.
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• 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.

Top Candidates For This Position May Also Have

• Manufacturing experience
• Experience in leadership within manufacturing environment
• Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and customers.

Additional Information

The primary location for this position is Sanford, NC.

This 3rd Shift will be Monday-Thursday 7:30PM- 530AM.

There is an 8% Shift Premium for 3rd Shift roles.

The first weeks of training will be on 1st Shift from 600AM-400PM

Domestic relocation assistance is not available

Sponsorship is not available

Summary Pay Range

$89,210.00 - $133,810.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates

August 10, 2026 - August 24, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.