Career Area:Manufacturing
Job Description:The Lafayette Engine Center in IN, has an opening for a
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor on 2nd ShiftIn 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. Supervises maintenance activities for facilities and infrastructures in a hardware manufacturing plant or site.
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.
Degree Requirement:College Degree or equivalent experience desired
Skills you will 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 Possess:- 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 2nd Shift position.
- This position may require up to 5% travel.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.#LISummary Pay Range:$97,530.00 - $146,290.00
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
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:June 26, 2026 - July 9, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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