Career Area:
Operations
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.
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.
Description
As a Team Lead at Caterpillar, you will work in an environment that supports excellence. You will lead your team in efforts to support continuous improvement. This position works under general supervision, coordinates, oversees and monitors activities within a specific factory function in Assembly. This person will report to a Section Manger.
Knowledge of assembly procedures, standard work schedules, quality requirements and build requirements in assigned work area.
Uses various tools provided in the work area to perform assembly duties and may include the use of lifting devices to move heavy components of weights of more than 35 lbs.
Perform other related work duties as assigned.
Follows and utilizes CPS principles of 5S, Continuous Improvement Idea Reporting, Waste Elimination, Standard Work and Built in Quality.
Keeps work area in a clean and orderly condition.
Must meet deadlines.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work.
Contributing team member.
Train new and develop existing employees.
Liaison between team members and section managers.
First point of contact for questions related to employee job functions.
Performance of administrative functions and may be accountable for daily team PQVC metric boards.
May provide input on schedule/build adjustments
May communicate with cross-functional leaders.
Relies on independent decision-making and problem solving to complete job tasks.
Communicate potential build schedule, inventory or manpower issues and solutions to section manager.
Ability to maintain excellent attendance record
Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods
Ability to perform repetitive operations
Ability to live up to 35 lbs.
Basic Qualifications
Previous experience in machine assembly (12 months)
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Top Candidates will also have
Further vocational and/or college education
Previous Leadership experience
Advance problem solving/troubleshooting ability and root cause corrective action
Ability to multitask
Ability to read/write and interpret documents and follow standard work instructions
Ability to retain and transfer knowledge to others
Must have excellent attendance record
Additional Information
Shift: 1st Shift
Hours: M-Th 6 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Overtime as business needs require on Fridays
Starting pay rate: $23.87/hour
Work location: Clayton, NC
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 an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a monthly bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
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.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
