Description Do Meaningful Work At Caterpillar, you can affect work being done on projects around the globe. We build more than machines. Our ideas and solutions can transform our customers’ businesses and lives, our communities and our world. If you’re ready for leadership opportunities, meaningful responsibilities and the autonomy to pursue your passion, come join the Caterpillar team!
Surface Mining and Technologies (SM&T) has an exciting opportunity available as a Production Supervisor based in Batam, Indonesia.
As a Production Supervisor at Caterpillar, you will supervise and provide leadership to Team Leads assigned to manufacturing areas.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Determines processing needs to assure fixtures, tooling and methods are provided to meet schedules and production requirements
- Determines processing needs to assure fixtures, tooling and methods are provided to meet schedules and production requirements
- Determines priorities and schedules the sequence of jobs
- Determines overtime needs, determines priorities when resources are insufficient, and decides when disciplinary action is necessary
- Ensures production meets quality / cost standards
- Ensures necessary parts and materials are ordered and distributed in a timely and efficient manner
- Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency
- Works to improve processes, timeliness and reduce costs by eliminating non-value-added activities
- Ensures preventive maintenance is performed according to schedule
- Implements various corporate initiatives such as 5S, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Internal Certification, etc
- Monitors and improves safety on the shop floor; eliminating any unsafe operations and ensuring a safe and clean production environment
- Evaluates, assesses, and identifies training needs of the workforce
- Ensures training and effective utilization of work force
- Performs the following CPS-related duties:
- Accountability for value stream mapping
- Resource allocation to meet requirements
- Trains and models the CPS Guiding Principles
- Deploys process improvement dialogues
- Deploys Root Cause Corrective Action on issues that arise and drive continuous improvement
- Reports section status and monitors and audits related metrics
- Leads efforts to develop and deploy standard work for each work area
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Familiarity with materials and quality objectives
- Good human relations, interpersonal and collaboration skills
Top Candidate Will Also Have:
- College or university degree in an operations-related discipline
- Thorough knowledge of lean manufacturing processes and tools, machine shop operations, equipment and processes
- Prior planning or shop experience
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
