Section Manager
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Location: Wamego, KS, United States
Date Posted: Aug 1, 2019
Job Description
Description
Caterpillar’s Section Managers lead teams and supervise
people in manufacturing sections to maximize efficiency in quality, velocity
and cost.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Monitor and improve shop floor safety, aggressively eliminating 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 staff to meet flow and customer requirements;
- Determines and executes disciplinary action when appropriate;
- Ensures production material is procured and distributed to meet production schedules;
- Increases production efficiency through continuous improvement and waste elimination;
- Ensures preventive maintenance is performed according to schedule;
- Implements, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal
Certification and others; and
Evaluates, assess, identifies and leads the deployment of workforce training. - Section Value Stream Mapping;
- Actively deploys section value stream improvements;
- Practices and teaches CPS Guiding Principles;
- Initiates and conducts process improvement dialogs with Team Leads and Team Members;
- Drives root cause corrective action projects and continuous improvement;
- Leads section status reporting and monitors / audits
section metrics; and
leads the creation, implementation and training of standard work
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- University or Technical/Manufacturing Degree
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
- Thorough knowledge of CPS processes and tools, machine shop operations, welding equipment and processes
- Familiarity with materials and quality objectives
Previous experience leading teams and supervising people;
Prior experience working in a manufacturing environment;
Good human relations skills to promote and develop a cooperative work relationship with others inside and outside the department. - Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and customers.
- Thorough knowledge of manufacturing concepts.
- Good language, communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- University or technical school degree in a Manufacturing related degree.
Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers
