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 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 centers, 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. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!
Job Summary The Production Manager plays a critical hands‑on leadership role in driving safe, efficient, and high‑quality production within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. This role leads frontline teams, sets the tone for a strong safety culture, and ensures daily operations align with business priorities for quality, delivery, and cost. As a working leader, you will coach and develop employees, solve problems in real time, and continuously improve processes to support operational excellence.
What You Will Do
- Supervise and direct day‑to‑day production operations, including leading daily production meetings, assigning work, coordinating across teams, monitoring performance, and ensuring all safety and production targets are met.
- Ensure a safe work environment by actively monitoring floor activities, reinforcing safety standards, and addressing issues promptly to maintain compliance with all safety requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and update operating procedures, safety documentation, and quality standards to ensure processes and products consistently meet company and regulatory requirements.
- Track, analyze, and report on production performance, issues, and metrics; communicate production status to the team and recommend improvements to safety, productivity, and quality.
- Train and onboard new employees, manage staffing schedules, address work conflicts, and support employee development to build a high‑performing, collaborative team.
- Foster a culture of open communication, accountability, and continuous improvement across production operations.
- Act as a working, hands‑on manager when needed while actively developing team capability, supporting business objectives, and driving operational excellence.
- Lead with safety as the top priority under the PQVC model (People, Quality, Velocity, Cost), ensuring decisions and actions consistently protect employees while driving quality output, on‑time delivery, and cost effectiveness.
Degree Requirement
Bachelor’s degree preferred; significant leadership experience and proven success in manufacturing or production operations may substitute for formal education
What You Will Have
Problem Solving: Working knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Performance Management: Working 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.
- Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
- Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviors.
- Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
- Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
- Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Working knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Planning and Organizing: Working 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.
- Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
- Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
- Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
- Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
- Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.
Effective Communications: Working knowledge and understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Additional Requirements
- Prior experience working in a manufacturing or production environment
- Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and the consistent application of safety standards and practices
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, make sound decisions quickly, and adapt in a fast‑paced environment
- Experience leading or supervising a team in any capacity, including task coordination, direction, or mentorship
- Proficiency with Microsoft tools (e.g., Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams) for communication, reporting, and documentation
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field
- Experience with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies
- Rigging and crane operation certification or hands‑on operator training experience
- Electrical wiring, installation, or inspection experience, including relevant certifications
- Previous experience leading a team with direct reports, including performance management and development responsibilities
- Experience using Workday or similar people management platforms for hiring, performance management, timekeeping, or employee data
- Experience using SAP or similar enterprise systems to support manufacturing, production planning, inventory, or operational reporting
**Additional Information **
- This is an onsite position based in the Griffin, GA facility
- Work schedules are aligned to business and operational needs and may include varying shifts, extended hours, weekends, or holidays as required to support operations
- Travel up to 5% is possible
- Relocation is not available for this position
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
**Physical Requirements **
- The ability to occasionally lift parts up to 35 lbs. individually or up to 70 lbs. with a team lift
- The ability to bend, reach, and squat while performing tasks
- The ability to wear required personal protective equipment for assigned tasks
- The ability to work in an environment with frequently changing temperatures
- The ability to stand and/or sit for extended periods while performing tasks
We are committed to ensuring a supportive and accommodating work environment for all employees. Please advise of any reasonable accommodation requests to facilitate your ability to perform the job’s essential functions.
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.
At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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 over 100 years, we have 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.
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Summary Pay Range:
$89,210.00 - $133,810.00
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:
May 7, 2026 - May 20, 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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