Senior Operations Manager - Recycling Facility

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company; Waskom (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

401(k) with company match

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Vacation

PTO

Education Assistance Program

Employee Recognition Programs

Job summary

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company, is seeking an experienced operations leader to manage the Albertville recycling facility0day-to-day manufacturing activities with a strong emphasis on safety and on-time deliveries.

You will collaborate with quality, manufacturing, and engineering to drive continuous improvement, lead budgeting and capacity planning, and oversee capital projects while reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Five plus years of broad experience across multiple functions, such as production, scheduling, quality control.
• Executive‑level leadership capabilities required.
• Lean manufacturing experience.
• High analytical ability to solve problems at multiple levels.
• Understanding of scheduling and manpower planning.
• Understanding of Human Resources practices, i.e., hiring, payroll, benefits.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight and support for operations in achieving daily/monthly production goals.
• Ensures worker safety is the #1 priority by providing reviews and oversight of training plans.
• Drives continuous improvement with quality, manufacturing, and engineering; approves new/existing improvement initiatives.
• Monitors daily efficiencies to ensure correct work allocations and maximized utilization.
• Forecasts and maintains monthly budget; coordinates with accounting to drive profitability.
• Manages capital improvement projects and reports to senior leadership.
• Works with engineering and quality to meet/exceed KPIs and resolves quality alerts.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company, is seeking an experienced operations leader to manage the Albertville recycling facility0day-to-day manufacturing activities with a strong emphasis on safety and on-time deliveries.

You will collaborate with quality, manufacturing, and engineering to drive continuous improvement, lead budgeting and capacity planning, and oversee capital projects while reporting to senior leadership.