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CommunicationsJob Description:
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About SPM Oil & Gas
SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.
The Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division (COGMD) has an exciting opportunity for a Communications Specialist located in Fort Worth, Texas . As a Communications specialist at Caterpillar, you will be responsible for supporting communications for the SPM Oil & Gas North America operations and service facilities. The incumbent will be passionate about content creation, communications planning and implementation while utilizing data to drive higher rates of engagement. This is a results-driven job for a person who wants to master our internal communications architecture and organize content across channels at multiple locations.
What You Will Do:
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders and advising on the suitability of approaches for communication efforts.
- Tracking and analyzing metrics to measure the effectiveness of internal communications.
- Assisting in the planning and creation of content for employee communication channels; ensuring that messaging and branding are consistent across all channels.
- Developing and distributing communications materials, such as written communications, presentation materials, etc. to deliver key messages.
Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired
What You Have – Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences:
Effectiveness Measurement: Knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Provides examples of business measurements used in own area.
- Explains basic concepts behind measuring work effort.
- Identifies methods used to capture and communicate measurements.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
- Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
- Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.
- Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.
Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Describes the organizational culture for interacting with others.
- Explains the benefits of maintaining positive working relationships with associates.
- States the basic characteristics of good working relationships.
Communicating for Impact: Knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Analyzes the interests or requirements of the audience; shares only relevant information in a direct and efficient manner.
- Adapts standard communication approaches when conducting dialogue with different audiences or conveying messages.
- Explains others' view points and asks questions to ensure mutual understanding.
- Recognizes and assesses cues or unstated intentions behind verbal and nonverbal communication.
- Provides persuasive messages using well-reasoned arguments to address audience concerns or reactions.
Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Seeks help to modify priorities as new information surfaces or conditions change.
- Demonstrates the ability to estimate the time and resources required to complete tasks.
- Identifies own key assignments, schedules, and process steps.
- Applies the concept of 'critical path' in order to complete work in a timely manner and keep larger tasks on track.
Copywriting and Editing: Knowledge of copywriting and editing; ability to write, review and edit texts and documents to promote marketing.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Reviews and discusses common problems with written text.
- Assesses considerations for matching the format and style to audience needs.
- Follows standard style guidelines such as ‘Chicago Manual of Style’ or ‘Associated Press’.
Internal Communications: Knowledge of techniques and media for internal communications; ability to produce and distribute news, newsletters and other communications materials targeted at the employees.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Participates in internal communication events or campaigns.
- Resolves common internal communications problems and obstacles.
- Documents the organization's ethical practices, such as categorizing language as acceptable versus unacceptable.
- Assists in the development of internal communication materials.
- Assesses alternative delivery mechanisms for internal communications.
Multimedia Technologies: Knowledge of multimedia publishing technologies and procedures; ability to use installed audio, visual and animation software tools to produce multimedia publications.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Troubleshoots and resolves common software and platform problems.
- Works with a specific multimedia tool.
- Compiles a list of associated equipment, peripherals, and supply requirements.
What You Will Get:
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 day-one benefits, including but not limited to:
- Competitive salary and annual bonus program
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
- Company-matched 401(k) plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Life Insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy Lifestyle Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
Travel: Additional Information
- This position is located in Fort Worth, Texas
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Relocation is not offered for this role. Position is located in Fort Worth, Texas.
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 .
About Caterpillar
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 have 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.
Posting Dates:
October 16, 2024 - October 20, 2024Any 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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