• Job Description

  Req#: 11039BR

  Job Purpose

  Responsible for all Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale goals for assigned shift or area. Manage team members to ensure standards are met. Lead, coach and performance manage as required. Identify and resolve production-related issues and champion and support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement efforts throughout the facility.
  
  

  Req ID

  11039BR

  City

  Sherman

  State:

  Texas

  Company Description

  Progress Rail stands at the intersection of legacy and innovation—driving the future of rail with a pioneering spirit. Since its founding in 1983, the company has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most trusted providers of railroad products, services, and technologies. Today, Progress Rail delivers a comprehensive portfolio of cost-effective solutions to railway customers around the globe. From the rails themselves to the EMD® locomotives that ride them, the company’s products are in operation across more than 100 countries—powering progress and connecting communities. In 2006, Progress Rail joined Caterpillar Inc., further strengthening its ability to lead the rail industry with cutting-edge technology, unmatched expertise, and a commitment to excellence. At Progress Rail, the team is not just building the future of rail—they are making history every day.

  Key Job Elements

  • Ensure team members work in a safe manner and follow all safe work procedures and work instructions;
  • Ensure all Safe Work Procedures for their current department are known and adhered to by employees;
  • Meet or exceed departmental safety goals for lost time and recordable incidences;
  • Ensure product leaving department meets or exceeds quality goals;
  • Ensure timely completion of Corrective Actions in Quality database as assigned;
  • Work with quality department for continuous. improvement on quality and procedures for product quality;
  • Allocate people resources to production times to match standard hours and thus achieve efficiency goals;
  • Manage overtime to meet productivity and cost targets;
  • Vigorously identify opportunities for cost reduction or efficiency gain;
  • At all times, act in accordance with PRS values;
  • Communicate performance expectations and company. and departmental goals to team members;
  • Lead, coach, performance manage direct reports; complete accurate and timely performance reviews;
  • Ensure team follows company policies and procedures and take immediate action on non-compliance.
  
  

  Education / Training

  • Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience; preference given to engineering, operations or manufacturing education/experience.
  
  

  Qualifications and Experience

  • Work background in low/medium-volume, highly-engineered, heavy industry product environment;
  • Trained in formal problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies;
  • Demonstrated track record to positively coach, mentor and effectively manage performance;
  • Experience supervising employees;
  • Effective team building skills, good change manager;
  • Lean manufacturing experience.
  
  

  Benefits

  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 Progress Rail.**

  • Competitive Salary
  • 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting)
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance
  • Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time-Off (PTO)
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Employee Recognition Programs
  • Site specific Production and Incentive Plans
  • Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans
  • Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs

  
  *Benefits eligibility varies by job position, full-time/part-time and regular/temporary status. The provisions of the plan documents control such benefits.
  
  **Subject to position, eligibility, and plan guidelines.

  EEO

  Progress Rail is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
  
  

  Job Category

  Production - Operations & Support

  PRS Facility Location

  Sherman, TX Trackworks - 057

• About the company

  We have been at the forefront of railroad innovation since we led the switch from steam to diesel-electric more than 95 years ago. That blend of history and innovation still drives us today.

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