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Job Description
Career Area: Manufacturing & Supply Chain
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Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.
JOB PURPOSE:
This is a Supervisory position that will be responsible for managing a production schedule, technicians and overall performance of 3600 block and large miscellaneous castings. You will be responsible for meeting Caterpillar’s goals for People, Quality, Velocity and Cost that support a 24/7 operation.
JOB DUTIES:
Monitor and improve safety on the shop floor; eliminate any unsafe operations and ensure a safe and clean product environment.
Determines processing needs to assure fixtures, tooling and methods are provided to meet schedules and production requirements for 3600 block and large miscellaneous castings.
Daily tie-in with production management to designate workload, priorities and sequence for work assigned.
Determines overtime need, determines priorities when resources are insufficient, and decides when disciplinary action is necessary.
Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency. Works to improve processes, timeliness and reduce costs by eliminating non-value added activities.
Ensures the quality of debarked blocks produced and conforms to Caterpillars Quality Policy and Mapleton’s CQMS certification, while maintaining cost.
Ensure necessary parts and materials are ordered and distributed in a timely and efficient manner
Implement various corporate initiatives such as 5S, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, CQMS/ISO certification, etc.
Responsible for training and development of staff, time keeping, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, meeting completion dates, and ensuring consistent application of organizational needs.
Basic Qualifications:
College degree or its equivalent experience (5+ years ofexperience)
5+ years of shop floor experience
Mechanical aptitude
Thorough knowledge of CPS process and tools experience
Microsoft Office
Top Candidates May Have:
Caterpillar Green Belt certification
5+ years in strategic planning and supervisory experience
Previous foundry operations, knowledge of equipment, and processes plus familiarity with materials and quality objectives experience highly desirable
Additional Information:
This position will close on 11/23/2022 at 11:59 p.m.
This position is located in Mapleton, IL.
This position is being posted internally only.
Relocation is not available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Employee benefit details:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details:
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This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.
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