Facilities Maintenance Supervisor- Multiple Shifts

Caterpillar Inc.•Lafayette, IN

1d•$97,530 - $146,290•Onsite

About The Position

The Lafayette Engine Center (LEC) manufactures the Cat 3500, Cat 3600 and C175 engines helping Caterpillar become the world’s leading manufacturer of off-highway diesel and natural gas engines. The units built at LEC power mining trucks carrying ore to be processed, tugboats guiding ships to harbor, drill rigs tapping oil and gas reserves and generators bringing electricity to communities, hospitals and data centers. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a maintenance team made up of skilled trades, mechanical and electrical repairs, maintenance planning, preventive maintenance programs, and apprentice & intern development. Your team will provide efficient, economical and timely services required to support the manufacturing operation. Supervises maintenance activities for facilities and infrastructures in a hardware manufacturing plant or site.

Requirements

Budgeting: Working Knowledge of organization's budget process; ability to apply policies and practices for planning and administering a budget.
Effectiveness Measurement: Working Knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.
Problem Solving: Working Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Manufacturing Application Systems: Working Knowledge of company and industry databases and applications used in a manufacturing environment; ability to operate, maintain and update these systems.
Manufacturing Equipment: Working Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Working Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
Plant Facilities Management: Extensive Knowledge of processes, methodologies and techniques used to manage plant facilities; ability to handle the full spectrum of activities for managing and maintaining physical facilities and infrastructure.
Supplier Management - MFG: Working Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.

Nice To Haves

Good understanding of the Caterpillar organization, products, policies, and procedures
A history of delivering results through a series of roles with increasing responsibility
Demonstrated ability to engage and inspire a team
Previous supervisory or planning staff experience
Thorough knowledge of planning systems, manufacturing operations, and facilities operations.
Strong analytical ability
Strong communication skills
College Degree or equivalent experience desired

Responsibilities

Collaborates with engineers, partners and suppliers to meet business goals in accordance with the sustainable use of facilities and budget demands.
Constructs an efficient facility maintenance team and guides training sessions to ensure quality performance.
Evaluates the operation's effectiveness with current utilities and equipment; provides appropriate solutions to challenges and risks.
Oversees inspections, repairs and updates of facilities and relevant operational activities; maintains order at the facility.
Managing a work unit including planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reviewing work of team.
Responsibility for expense budgets, capital forecasts and expenditures, and all personnel issues in the area including performance evaluations of team.
Confront complex issues and problems that require careful analysis and diagnosis and can require original approaches.
Provide leadership to craftsmen to meet the expectations of customers and the goals of the organization.
Maintain material inventory and appropriate records of special tools or repair parts and coordinates major project work to ensure completion as scheduled.