Career Area:
Environmental Health and Safety
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.
At Caterpillar’s South Milwaukee, WI facility, we manufacture large surface mining equipment and components supporting the Electric Rope Shovel and Dragline products. In this role as an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Associate, you will report to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and will be primarily responsible for the creation, implementation, and maintenance of EHS programs and associated policies and regulations. As a member of the Safety & Environmental team, you will help support our production welding, machining, assembly, and material handling operations as well as facility safety and environmental programs and initiatives. Candidates should have a growth mindset, promote continuous improvement, and willing to help build a robust safety culture.
What you will do:
- Work with both support management team members and production employees to create and maintain safe manufacturing work practices, instructions, and policies.
- Contribute to the continued development and improvement of EHS policies and procedures.
- Conduct risk assessments, FMEA’s, and audits to identify and address hazards in work areas and processes.
- Perform inspections and/or tests to monitor or evaluate specific EHS issues, regulations, and company practices.
- Lead and assist in employee training on EHS guidelines, company policies and procedures, and industry regulations pertaining to EHS.
- Make and maintain necessary EHS records according to established company or regulatory guidelines.
- Prepare for emergency situations according to EHS policy.
- Replace hazardous materials with environmentally friendly ones where appropriate.
- Complete forms and incident investigations and reports after detecting risks, hazards, or injuries in the workplace.
What Skills you will have:
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) : Knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies and regulations; ability to implement EHS policies to ensure that manufacturing processes are safe for people and the environment and in compliance with legal requirements and standards.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Understanding of a manufacturing environment and related safety equipment and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Hazard and risk recognition of manufacturing equipment, work areas, and processes.
• Knowledge of ergonomics related to industrial and manufacturing applications.
• Hazard and risk recognition of hazardous materials and related environmental concerns.
Managing Multiple Priorities : ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
• Responds and manages day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
Initiative : Ability to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals. Being proactive and committing to taking action when needed.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Proactively lead continuous improvement activities and drive items to completion.
• Identifies and exploits own strengths; minimizes limitations.
• Learns and uses resources the organization or industry has to assess and enhance the business.
Effective Communications : Understanding of effective communication techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Ability to makes oral presentations and write reports.
• Comfortable communicating with both management and production employees.
Additional Information:
The primary location for this position is South Milwaukee, WI.
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
This position may require 5-10% travel for training or other Caterpillar site visit or activities.
Sponsorship is not available.
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:
December 3, 2024 - December 16, 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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