**Career Area:** Manufacturing **Compensation Grade:** 24 **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. **Job Title:** Senior Production Manager **Location:** Larne **Salary:** £51,736+ per annum (depending on experience) **Benefits:** + 25 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays. + Up to 18% bonus + Car allowance - £450pcm + Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution, up to 6% + Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution. + Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase. **Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.** **About EPD** Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations! **The opportunity** The Senior Production Manager will typically manage a large department consisting of 2 x value streams, providing material and/or complex product for multiple customers. In this role, you will manage the engineering response and escalation and manage the day-to-day operations of all shifts of the large facility or multiple manufacturing facilities. Reporting to the Senior Product Manager are Section Managers, and the workforce is mainly skilled tradespersons. In this role, you will be responsible for the department P&L working in collaboration with other functions such as Design Engineering, Project management, Scheduling & Technical Services. You will demonstrate strong leadership and foster a culture focused on People & Safety, Customer Focus and Growth Mindset “believing that a person's abilities aren't innate but can be improved through effort, learning, and persistence” to deliver important business results. **What you will do** + Manage staffing, development, and performance management programs for operations staff, managing, motivating, and developing management team. + Oversee operations activities, ensuring that safety, and schedules and performance requirements are met, and system resources are used effectively. + Drive improvements for overall operations performance and implementing production safety, cost, and quality control mechanisms. + Ensure the compliance of all regulatory guidelines and forges a safe and sound manufacturing environment. **What you’ll have** Quality Management - Level Extensive Experience: + Communicates key benefits of a quality management process. + Develops quality assurance processes based on Six Sigma, ISO 9000 or Baldrige principles. + Develops programs for motivating employees to meet or exceed quality goals. Planning and Organizing - Level Extensive Experience: + Identifies the critical goals and tasks required to meet daily objectives and tracks the implementation of tasks closely to ensure that desired outcomes are achieved. + Develops contingency plans or to improve processes and to avoid problems before they occur. + Manages conflicting priorities effectively. Performance Manageme **nt** - Level Working Knowledge: + Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing. + Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviours. + Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees. + Experience in managing an organisation of 100+ employees. Manufacturing Operations - Level Extensive Experience: + Facilitates communications across departments to ensure a smooth workflow across his/her team. + Supervises daily operations to ensure production targets and forecasts are achieved. + Employs tools and techniques for anticipating demand and assuring capacity. + Lean Manufacturing experience. Manufacturing Safety - Level Extensive Experience: + Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations. + Ensures that all employees and contractors comply with relevant safety policies and regulations. **Top Candidate will also have** + Engineering degree or equivalent experience + SAP (ERP) functional knowledge + Proven track record of managing a complex manufacturing organisation, ideally in capital equipment manufacture. + Able to support with designing and implementing emergency response processes and procedures. **About Caterpillar** Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). **Posting Dates:** January 28, 2025 - February 11, 2025 The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .