Vice President Manufacturing Operations

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Job Description:

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Resource Industries Segment:

Caterpillars Resource Industries (RI) segment includes the Integrated Components Division RI Operations and Products Division Strategic Procurement & Planning Division and the RI Sales Services and Technology Division.

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a Vice President of Operations to lead our RI Operations and Products Division (RIOP). This leader will be responsible for global manufacturing operations across eight manufacturing facilities with approximately 6400 production employees. Product lines include articulated trucks draglines electric rope shovels hydraulic mining shovels large mining trucks large track-type tractors large wheel loaders surface rock drills off-highway trucks underground hard rock vehicles and wheel-tractor scrapers.

Role Overview

The Vice President Operations is a senior leadership role within the RI Operations and Products Division (RIOP). This division spans 12 product lines eight global manufacturing facilities and more than 8000 employees with responsibility for Caterpillars largest and most complex equipment platforms including articulated trucks draglines electric rope shovels hydraulic mining shovels large mining trucks large tracktype tractors large wheel loaders surface rock drills offhighway trucks underground hard rock vehicles and wheeltractor scrapers.

This role leads endtoend manufacturing operations across all shifts and sites with full accountability for safety quality delivery cost people development and operational performance in a lowvolume highmix vertically integrated manufacturing environment that includes both fabrication and final assembly.

What You Will Do

• Provide executive leadership across manufacturing and extended supply chain operations ensuring endtoend alignment from suppliers through fabrication assembly and delivery to customers.
• Lead the scaling of advanced manufacturing capabilities including automation digital manufacturing and smart factory technologies to improve safety quality cost and delivery.
• Lead develop and performancemanage senior manufacturing leaders and operations teams; build a strong leadership bench and highperformance culture at scale.
• Drive a worldclass safety culture ensuring regulatory compliance and proactive risk mitigation across all sites.
• Own operational performance including production quality cost delivery and capacity management using datadriven systems and disciplined operating rhythms.
• Partner closely with engineering product sales and business leadership to align manufacturing strategy with product roadmaps customer demand and longterm business objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement and transformation initiatives including Lean manufacturing advanced manufacturing technologies and operational excellence programs across the division.
• Enable flexibility and scalability in a complex lowvolume / highmix environment while maintaining durability and quality standards for highly engineered equipment.

What You Bring

Core Leadership & Functional Expertise:

• Manufacturing Operations: Proven ability to lead largescale multisite manufacturing operations including fabrication and final assembly with full P&Llevel accountability.
• Lean Manufacturing & Operational Excellence: Experience defining and executing enterpriselevel Lean strategies and sustaining a continuous improvement culture.
• Safety Leadership: Demonstrated success building proactive highperforming safety cultures in heavy or complex manufacturing environments.
• Capacity & Resource Management: Ability to translate demand forecasts into production and capacity plans across multiple product lines and global facilities.
• Performance Management & Talent Development: Strong track record developing senior leaders aligning incentives and driving accountability at scale.
• DataDriven Decision Making: Advanced capability in data gathering analysis and translating insights into operational actions.
• Influencing & Change Leadership: Ability to influence across functions and geographies lead transformation and navigate complexity and ambiguity.

Experience

• Leadership experience in highly customized complex lowvolume / highmix manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success leading large global multisite manufacturing organizations.
• Proven track record implementing advanced manufacturing technologies and driving scalable operational improvements.
• Deep understanding of global manufacturing practices supply chain integration and modern operational frameworks.
• Experience operating in capitalintensive heavy equipment or engineeredtoorder manufacturing environments preferred.

Additional Information

• Role is onsite in Peoria IL or Irving TX with a 5day inoffice work week.
• Up to 70% travel required.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available.
• Position is eligible for stock or other equity grants under Caterpillars longterm incentive plan.

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-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:

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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