Director of Operations

Career Area

Manufacturing

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Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

This is Caterpillar

The Caterpillar Remanufacturing division is at the heart of the enterprise’s commitment to services and sustainability. Since 1973, Cat® Reman has helped Caterpillar, Cat dealers, and our customers succeed by offering high-quality, lower-cost replacement parts remanufactured from genuine Cat components. Cat Reman brings the value at the core of every Cat product back to life – reducing waste and minimizing the need for raw material and energy to produce new parts.

Overall, it’s good for customers, Caterpillar, and the environment.

We are seeking a Director of Operations to oversee and direct the Reman operations for the Mississippi campus – including 3 large facilities including production and manufacturing, maintenance, engineering support, safety, regulatory compliance, distribution, and warehousing. This position leads a workforce of over 1200 employees.

• Ensure customer satisfaction, develop and maintain processes, manage the operating systems, and maintain the facility
• Must meet key indicators, demonstrating improvement in cost reduction, asset turns, period costs and total employment
• Manage staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff; managing, motivating, and developing management team
• Oversee operations activities, ensuring that schedules and performance requirements are met and system resources are used effectively
• Maintain relationships with business, sales, and engineering; coordinating strategies, communications, and joint initiatives for multiple and distributed facilities
• Monitor overall operations performance and implement production, cost, and quality control mechanisms
• Drive a high performing safety culture
• Develop 5-10 year business strategy for each of the global facilities; directing all aspects of manufacturing operations for the plant or facility to produce cost-effective, timely and high-quality products in a safe, secure and sanitary working environment

• Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization
• 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
• Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization
• Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes
• Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience desired
• Previous operations and leadership experience required

• The primary location for this position is Corinth, MS.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
• Sponsorship is not available
• International and Domestic travel up to 10%
• This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to Caterpillar’s long-term incentive plan

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial…