Scott Knuppe

Facility Manager at Caterpillar Inc.

Role
Facility Manager at Caterpillar Inc.
Location
Rapid City, SD, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Scott Knuppe

Strong operational and international business and technical experience in the U.S. and China.Operations-oriented, metric-driven leader successful at developing people, improving financial performance and transforming safety, quality and velocity through strategic and tactical initiatives. Broad experience in lean transformation, direct material cost reduction, facility start-up, S & OP planning/execution and capital deployment.Experience leading various size operations teams ranging from 50+ to 1,200+ employees. Strong focus on producing world class results in the areas of safety, quality, velocity, and cost.

Experience

  1. Facility Manager

    Caterpillar Inc.

    Jun 2015 — Present

    Caterpillar Black Hills Engineering Design Center Manager responsible for 95+ employees providing engineering design, analysis, and virtual support services to customers worldwide.

Education

  • Indiana Wesleyan University

    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

    1995 — 1997

  • South Dakota Mines

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Metallurgical Engineering

    1987 — 1992

Skills

  • Lean Transformation
  • Safety Management Systems
  • Asia Pacific
  • Lean Operations
  • Quality Management
  • Lean Tools
  • Project Management
  • Process Engineering
  • Expatriate Management
  • Assembly Processes
  • Supplier Evaluation
  • Supplier Sourcing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Facility Expansion
  • Lean Management
  • Maintenance Management
  • Supplier Quality
  • Machining
  • Project Planning
  • Leadership Development
  • Supplier Development
  • China Manufacturing
  • Team Leadership
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Quality System

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