Career Area:
Manufacturing
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.
About SPM Oil & Gas:
SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.
About the Role:
The Operations Manager is responsible for leading daily plant operations and project management by ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production across manufacturing, maintenance, and distribution activities. This role drives operational performance through strong people management leadership, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement, while partnering cross-functionally to maintain production flow and meet business objectives. The Operations Manager owns plant performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost, with a focus on operational excellence, and budget management.
**Additional information: **
- Sponsorship for this position is not available.
- Relocation for this position is available.
- Travel up to 10%
- This position requires working onsite five days a week.
What You Will Do:
- Lead and develop plant personnel including hiring, performance management, training, and overall workforce planning to ensure a high-performing team.
- Manage day-to-day manufacturing operations to deliver cost-effective, high-quality products in a safe and compliant environment.
- Own accountability for plant safety and quality performance, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify and eliminate operational bottlenecks by partnering with Distribution Center (DC), Buyers, and Production Control to maintain production flow.
- Oversee equipment reliability and maintenance strategies to ensure operational uptime and efficiency.
- Drive value stream optimization and lean manufacturing practices to improve productivity, reduce waste, and meet business objectives.
- Develop and manage production schedules to meet customer demand and internal targets, ensuring execution against plan.
- Monitor operational performance metrics and remove barriers impacting output, quality, or delivery timelines.
- Manage plant operating budgets, controlling costs while improving efficiency and performance outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with all safety, regulatory, and operational standards across the facility.
What you will have (Qualifications):
- Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of manufacturing operations; ability to perform day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility for products.
- Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the 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.
- Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
Additional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in a related role or industry
Summary Pay Range:
$172,630.00 - $258,950.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:
June 24, 2026 - July 7, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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