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
Works closely with operations and product managers for automated manufacturing systems, manufacturing processes and product engineering to ensure common goals in support of product group objectives.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing programs and practices for hiring, performance management and developing/training the personnel that perform and support the plant operating functions.
- Leading paint manufacturing processing, cost estimating, systems planning, layout, standards, releasing, gaging and checking equipment, tooling and work standards.
- Managing development, implementation and continual improvement of the operating methods, equipment, systems and other operating infrastructure used to realize operating goals and objectives.
- Coordinating release dates and availability of machines, equipment and material schedules to satisfy demand. Ensuring implementation of modern technology and verifies the effectiveness of equipment and systems.
Degree Requirement
Engineering Degree with 15 to 20 years of relevant experience.
Skill Descriptors
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 Working Knowledge:
- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Judgment and Decision Making : Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Paint process, paint equipment's and system knowledge.
- Seeks input from multiple sources to generate diverse ideas for decision making.
- Sustains organization strategies over time by accurately analyzing tradeoffs in changing direction or staying the course.
- Makes decisions that remain defensible beyond the short term.
- Communicates decisions confidently and resolutely.
- Remains steadfast in championing others decisions that later come under scrutiny.
- Coaches others to improve judgment and confidence in decision making skills.
Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Documents major considerations of product promotions and analyzes their effect on production and required capacity.
- Provides management reports on actual and projected capacity requirements.
- Uses available tools to interpret forecasts and work out required capacity.
- Participates in developing short-term capacity requirements for a specific product or plant.
- Collects and collates key elements of demand chain used in developing capacity requirements.
Lean Manufacturing : Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Manages the adoption of lean manufacturing principles across the organization.
- Teaches others about how lean approach integrates operations, customers, logistics and product development.
- Consults on work cell design and plan layout in support of lean principles.
- Consults on the use of lean approaches across multiple functions.
- Trains others on key lean measurements and tools and techniques for measuring performance.
- Participates in detailed planning for implementing and monitoring lean manufacturing.
Manufacturing Equipment : Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
Level Extensive Experience :
- Monitors methods and requirements for equipment environment to ensure protection against damage.
- Participates in evaluation and selection of new equipment.
- Facilitates the coordination and integration of multi-vendor equipment environments.
- Analyzes equipment history; monitors overall machine performance; evaluates planned upgrades.
- Plans, tests and implements changes to manufacturing infrastructure and environment.
- Ensures that employees are qualified to operate equipment effectively and safely.
Manufacturing Processes : Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
Level Expert:
- Consults on key issues and considerations for delivering global, distributed processes.
- Leads discussions on the history and evolution of manufacturing processes.
- Oversees all activities for the organization's manufacturing environment; establishes best practices and policies.
- Leads evaluation of accuracy and effectiveness of documented processes versus actual operations.
- Monitors industry and other organizations for innovations in manufacturing approaches.
- Champions the use of new and emerging manufacturing processes and methodologies.
Manufacturing Safety : Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.
- Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.
- Designs and implements emergency response processes and procedures.
- Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations.
- Assesses and reports unusual or new safety hazards or violations; initiates corrective action.
- Ensures that all employees and contractors comply with relevant safety policies and regulations.
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 Extensive Experience:
- Consults on development and implementation of cross-functional standards.
- Participates in the development of organizational policies and practices.
- Develops and uses control and monitoring mechanisms for adherence.
- Collaborates with other functions on establishing and documenting joint standards.
- Participates in defining architectural principles and standards for organization.
- Ensures communication vehicles are effectively informing affected areas and employees.
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of essential job functions as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posting Dates:
May 28, 2024 - June 26, 2024
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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