Facilities Maintenance Supervisor (3rd Shift)

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

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Facilities Maintenance Supervisor – 3rd Shift

Lafayette, Indiana

Relocation Assistance is Available

Role Definition :
Supervises maintenance activities for facilities and infrastructures in a hardware manufacturing plant or site.

The Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) has an opening for a Facilities Supervisor on 3rd Shift.  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.

What you will do:

• 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.
• Work may involve frequent bending, stooping, and kneeling, twisting, turning, climbing, and standing on concrete for 8+ hours. 
• All positions also require the ability to lift 40 pounds and withstand frequent repetitive movement of hands with a variety of tooling.
• Must be able to work in heights and confirmed space

Degree Requirement :
College Degree or equivalent experience desired

What you have:
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. 

Top Candidates will also have:

• 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

Additional Information:

• Location of this position is in Lafayette, IN.
• This is a 3rd Shift position.
• Relocation assistance is offered for this position.
• This position may require up to 10% travel.
• Sponsorship is NOT approved for this position.

Summary Pay Range:

$95,640.00 - $143,520.00

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:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

February 19, 2025 - March 6, 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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