Career Area:
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Job Description:
This is a 3 to 5 year development role to grow & develop the technical analysis of manufacturing, supply chain, processes, and leadership skill to permit effective management decisions.
JOB DUTIES: This development role is all about developing the next generation of industry leaders and technical experts. The purpose is to harness your ability by further developing you through rotational assignments and learning opportunities so that you may not only fulfill your career ambition but provide excellent service to Caterpillar and its customers.
This will be an internal developmental rotation position consisting of 12-18 months as a:
Supply Chain Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
2nd Shift Section Manager (Shop Floor Supervisor)
The incumbent will rotate roughly every 12-18 months for each position. After successful completion of the program, the selected candidate will be placed in a position within the Minneapolis Operations team.
Specifically in this role you can expect to:
Learn Caterpillar Paving Products operations.
Monitor and improve safety on the shop floor; eliminate any unsafe operations and ensure a safe and clean product environment.
Provide daily PQVC (People/Safety, Quality, Velocity and Cost) support to the shop.
Determine processing needs to assure fixtures, tooling, parts, and methods are provided to meet schedules and production requirements.
Evaluate projects to define desired results and evaluate logical approaches using factors such as cost, personnel yearly usage, equipment, space, etc. as well as other information needed to determine requirements.
Contribute to the effective management decisions in determining the most efficient processes, methods, machinery, tools, equipment, services, and systems needed in the manufacture of product.
Use your knowledge of Lean principle to create standard work and other documentation with a focus on continuous improvement.
Provide direct leadership to a team of production employees.
Train & develop staff, perform time keeping, estimate personnel needs, assign work, meet completion dates, and ensure consistent application of organizational needs.
To be successful in this role, you must bring (Basic qualifications):
Top candidates will also bring:
Caterpillar Paving Product Knowledge.
Direct supervision experience.
Experience with supply chain processes
Lean Process experience.
SAP experience
Manufacturing Support Experience
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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.
