Tooling Supervisor

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

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Job Summary:

At Caterpillar’s East Peoria facility, we manufacture and assemble Track Type Tractors. In this role as a Tooling Supervisor, you will report to the Facilities Engineering Manager and will be primarily responsible for all LL Tool Room support services while ensuring safety and performance standards. As a member of the Maintenance Support team, you will need to have a growth mindset, promote continuous improvement, and help build a defect-free culture. We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar, and we can’t wait for you to join the team!

What you will do:

• Manage up to 25 UAW skilled trade employees supporting LL operations and Caterpillar partners across the corporation.  These employees include Tool Makers, Machinists, Welders, Blacksmiths and Sign maker

• Prioritizing workload from numerous customers across East Peoria campus, and other Cat facilities with evaluating capability/capacity for job requests

• Coordinating/prioritizing workload with maintenance team for machine repairs based on production needs

• Managing time keeping along with daily and weekend overtime and reporting in Workday

• Manage shop inventory – stock for saw/waterjet/sign shop areas plus all general supplies/tooling

• Monitoring toolroom efficiency and cost monitoring data

• Track and update tool order status in TOMS system

• Complying with safety, health, and environmental guidelines and participating in continuous improvement of the procedures while performing equipment maintenance.

Degree Requirement :

• Degree or equivalent experience desired

What Skills you will have:

Service Excellence : Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
Level Extensive Experience:
• 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 or jobs.
Problem Solving : 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.
Level Extensive Experience:
• 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.
• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.
Mechanical/Machinery : Knowledge of machines and tools; ability to use knowledge of machinery or mechanical objects including their designs, uses,
Level Extensive Experience:
• Uses/operates and maintains the most complex tools and machinery.

• Recommends on-going improvements regarding operation, safety and training of equipment and machinery.

• Conduct regular audits of tools, machinery and equipment to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards

• Instruct employees on CNC machining, welding, lathe and water jetting operations
5S Housekeeping : Knowledge of 5S Housekeeping concepts; ability to design, implement and sustain 5S housekeeping strategies to ensure standardization of workplace operations.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Monitors the implementation of 5S housekeeping methodology within the organization.
• Facilitates discussions among employees about the standardization of work processes.
• Monitors the consensus about how work should be done.
• Teaches employees about the importance of process ownership in 5S activities.
• Oversees the maintenance of a clean environment as an ongoing program.
• Uses checklists to mark areas based on key criteria.
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Policy Compliance : Knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies; ability to implement EHS policies to ensure that provided products and services are safe for people and the environment and in compliance with legal requirements and standards.
Level Working Knowledge:
• 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.

Top candidates will also have the following:

• Advanced machining knowledge/GD&T-print reading

• Previous supervision experience

• SAP/Mach1 Experience

• Guided Buy/Nextgen Coupa Experience

• Strong Communication skills

• A focus on customer service

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is East Peoria, IL

Domestic relocation assistance is not available

This position may require 5% travel

Sponsorship is not available

This posting will close at midnight on May 27, 2024

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 wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary

• 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)

• Short and long-term disability coverage

• Life Insurance

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy Lifestyle Programs

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

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Posting Dates:

May 10, 2024 - May 27, 2024

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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