Manager Production – Electronics, Controls & Instrumentation Full Time

Manufacturing

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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Job Title: Manager Production – Electronics, Controls and Instrumentation

Salary: £35,833 + Dependent Upon Experience

Location: Peterborough

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee’s contribution Up to 10%
• 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.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary

At the Europe Research and Development Centre (ERDC) based in Peterborough the Test & Development Engineering team operate as a centre of excellence for European based product development. Reporting into the Test Facilities Engineering Manager, the role of Manager Production for Electronics, Controls & Instrumentation is responsible for the day-to-day running of a team of approximately 10 technician staff with the primary responsibility as calibration and maintenance of the facility’s measurement and control systems, ensuring the integrity and quality of test data while supporting power system development and verification activities.

The operational function of the team will be formed around local daily governance as well as representing the team in facility wide discussions to ensure maintenance activities are conducted in a timely manner. The role will work across a peer group of other functional Production Managers to ensure workstream deliverables are achieved as well as work closely with engineers within the Test Facilities Engineering team. The role itself is based at the Peterborough site and will require on-site attendance to operate effectively

What You Will Do

Within this role the core responsibilities are as follows:

• Day-to-day leadership of approximately 10 skilled technician staff
• Work with peer group to ensure operational functions across ERDC are supported
• Ensure equipment calibration and maintenance activities are conducted to the right schedule and standard
• Have budgetary control over consumables and external calibration expenditure
• Ensure team members are continually developing their skillset with targeted development
• Follow escalation routes for timely issue resolution and drive an environment of continuous improvement

What You Have

Problem Solving: 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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• 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

Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data

from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes alternative data-gathering techniques and tools.
• Documents basic data-gathering methodologies.
• Identifies the purposes of data gathering and analysis.
• Identifies key objectives in gathering and analyzing data.

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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Demonstrates an understanding of performance management concepts.
• Describes organization’s performance management process.
• Explains organization’s core performance factors and ratings.
• Participates in own performance review or performance checkpoint session.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational

problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
• Identifies the major forces, events, and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately

analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
• Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
• Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.
• Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.

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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• 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: 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.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
• Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
• Explains the importance of effective business communication.
• Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Level Basic Understanding:

• Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
• Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
• Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
• Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

What You Will Get

The role offers real responsibility and influence, with ownership of calibration standards, maintenance schedules and budgets, while working collaboratively across engineering and production leadership to drive continuous improvement, develop people, and contribute to Caterpillar’s long-term mission of building a more sustainable world.

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.

NB. 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.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

April 13, 2026 – April 27, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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