Job Description:
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.
This role is responsible for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment at a cogeneration power plant. The successful applicant will train to become familiar with the plant equipment and operations, and then will be part of a two-person shift. The power plant staff operate on a swing shift schedule to support 24/7/365 steam and electricity availability to the Mossville campus.
What you will do:
- Develop the required skills and understanding of plant systems to operate the plant in a safe, productive, and efficient manner. This includes the starting, stopping and real-time monitoring of all major and auxiliary equipment.
- Comply with all Caterpillar safety, health, and environmental guidelines while operating and conducting equipment maintenance at the plant.
- Submit and complete work orders, log inventory used for maintenance and review preventative maintenance procedures using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Must be available (while not on PTO) for emergency troubleshooting and corrective action in the case of an equipment failure.
- Must be available for extended work hours during plant outages (typically 2 weekends per year).
- Communicate key issues in equipment performance and maintenance; Support the team in implementing robust solutions to improve efficiency, equipment uptime, and reliability.
- Inspect machinery and equipment during shift walkthroughs. Identify problems, troubleshoot, and contribute to the discussion and execution of corrective action.
- Represent the plant as the SME and support contractors who are on site for various jobs. Enforce safety and compliance with corporate policies and directives; this includes Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space, Hot work, and other EHS programs.
- Support the team by attending monthly meetings where safety, maintenance, and operation topics are discussed.
- Identify potential areas of opportunity to improve efficiency by collecting and analyzing the plant data using data historian tools.
Degree Requirement:
Degree or equivalent military/civilian experience desired
Skills needed to be successful:
Service Excellence:
- Anticipates customers' needs and satisfies them proactively.
- Resolves complex customer complaints or problems.
- Teaches others how to deliver excellent customer service in a variety of settings.
- Applies the concept of 'Moments of Truth' to customer service.
- Participates in developing a variety of effective ways to deal with difficult customers.
- Recovers from a service failure in a way that enhances customer's esteem of the organization.
- Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
- Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
- Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
- Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
- Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
- Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.
- Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
- Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
- Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
- Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
- Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
- Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.
- Utilizes reference documents for Planned Maintenance evaluates Condition Based Maintenance data.
- Participates in the maintenance program and recommends solutions to any ineffective approaches to avoid repeating mistakes.
- Shares knowledge with other operators on how to prolong the life span of all plant equipment.
- Suggests procedure improvements for preventive measures to help improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Monitors preventative maintenance system operations and advises on adjustments
- Assists with coordinating resources for maintenance, repair and overhaul of plant equipment.
- Identifies complex problems and reviews related information regarding use, operation, maintenance and repair of equipment/machines to develop, evaluate and implement solutions.
- Helps engineers research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain complex mechanical equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
- Elaborates on prior experiences with all major functions, issues and considerations involving the use, operation, repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment.
- Admired and sought as a subject matter expert regarding all aspects of the equipment and machinery used by an organization.
- Coordinates, supervises, manages or trains others involved in the use, operation, maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
- Overhauls and tests complex machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
- Consults and coaches others on how to troubleshoot non-recurring and performance-related problems.
- Adheres to best practices for distinguishing mechanical, electronic or systems problems.
- Leads in discussing alternative troubleshooting approaches and their applicability to types of problems.
- Collaborates with peers within the organization and vendor experts to resolve major problems
- Adheres to policies and procedures to monitor problem logs, resolutions and lessons learned.
- Supports and assists in the resolution of complex, multi-component failures.
- Uses safety or personal protective equipment, e.g. safety boots and protective eyewear.
- Prepares for emergency situations according to EHS policy.
- Replaces hazardous materials with environmentally friendly ones where appropriate.
- Conducts risk assessments to identify hazards in the business, work areas and work processes.
- Completes incident report forms after detecting risks or hazards in the workplace.
Additional Information
- The location for this position is Mossville, IL
- Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
- This position may require up to 10% travel.
- 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.
- All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
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 yearly bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details
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Summary Pay Range:
$79,800.00 - $119,760.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Annual incentive bonus plan*
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
401k savings plan
Health savings account (HSA)
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development
*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines .
Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. 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.
Posting Dates:
December 20, 2024 - January 12, 2025
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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