Manufacturing Analyst

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.

Role Definition
Provides clerical and administrative support and relief of administrative detail for one or more locations.

Responsibilities
•    Managing purchase orders and invoices for projects and daily operations.
•    Monitoring and maintaining supplies and inventory for one or more facilities.
•    Serving as first line of support for building service problems and work requests.
•    Assisting facility engineers and supporting maintenance and other related departments.
•    Demonstrating knowledge of and the ability to carry out strategies and tasks that support the mission and goals of the leader and the organization.

Skill Descriptors
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
•     Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
•     Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
•     Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Demonstrates a basic understanding of the concept of collaborative processes.
•     Explains the concept of collaboration as applicable to organizations.
•     Provides examples of how collaboration has helped achieve organizational goals.
•     Contrasts collaborative with competitive operating styles in organizations.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
•     Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
•     Explains the importance of effective business communication.
•     Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

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 Basic Understanding: 
•     Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
•     Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
•     Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
•     Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application, or operation.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Describes problem identification, reporting and escalation procedures.
•     Explains the underlying concept of using a systematic approach to solve technical problems.
•     Identifies available resources and support systems for troubleshooting.
•     Describes common hardware, software, and communication problems; finds ways to resolve issues.

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Knowledge of total productive maintenance principles, methods, and processes; ability to maximize machinery effectiveness through active involvement of all supporting departments.
Level Basic Understanding: 
•     Describes the maintenance indicators associated with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
•     Explains the history, concept, and objectives of TPM.
•     Identifies the pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
•     Outlines the similarities and differences between Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.  At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.  It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act."

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

 

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

September 1, 2026 - September 2, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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