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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.

Role Definition

Supports manufacturing processes by performing many technical tasks while ensuring compliance with the prevailing safety and quality procedures and policies.

Responsibilities

• Executing manufacturing tasks and processes according to defined SOPs and accurately documenting data and related batch records.

• Providing support to manufacturing processes with activities such as validation of processes and equipment, implementing manufacturing best practices, and reporting.

• Training new and junior employees on SOP's, safety procedures, policies and standards.

• Identifying issues related to manufacturing processes and implementing process improvements.

Skill Descriptors

Operational Functions: Knowledge of major functional processes and associated operating requirements; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Works to resolve obstacles related to goals of own department.

• Documents regulatory and reporting requirements.

• Assesses situations based on awareness of the goals and operating issues of own department.

• Seeks guidance when assigned goals conflict with departmental goals or overall strategy.

• Carries out responsibilities that contribute to role of own department within the organization.

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

Level Extensive Experience:

• Evaluates and makes contributions to best practices.

• Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.

• Productively balances speed and accuracy.

• Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms.

• Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.

• Employs techniques for motivating employees to meet or exceed accuracy goals.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Develops basic persuasive arguments.

• Discusses organizational culture around providing input on decisions.

• Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to surface opportunities to influence.

• Identifies who the decision makers are and how they receive information.

• Regularly presents ideas or suggestions to associates in persuasive terms.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.

• Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.

• Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.

• Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.

• Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.

• Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.

Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of manufacturing operations; ability to perform day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility for products.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Monitors organizational adherence to policies and procedures.

• Facilitates communications across departments to ensure a smooth workflow in the plant or facility.

• Evaluates the risks and safety hazards present in manufacturing operations.

• Recommends key industry benchmarks of manufacturing operations and relates to own organization.

• Supervises daily operations to ensure production targets and forecasts are achieved.

• Employs tools and techniques for anticipating demand and assuring capacity.

Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Advises others using industry experience and benchmarks for methodology effectiveness.

• Develops best practices documentation for all major activities and tasks.

• Trains others on all major tasks and considerations for the full manufacturing process.

• Participates in measuring and monitoring new processes and technologies.

• Selects and optimizes specific methodologies for specific products.

• Evaluates benefits, drawbacks and appropriateness of alternative processes and technologies.

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Contributes to the development and implementation of specific manufacturing procedures.

• Investigates the need to refer potential exceptions upward for review and approval.

• Explains the rationale for procedures and standards in own area of responsibility.

• Participates in the implementation of manufacturing standards and procedures to one's own function.

• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.

• Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.

• Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.

• Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment.

• Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.

• Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

September 11, 2024 - September 19, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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