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.

Job Summary:

This position will provide support in the management of mechanical and electrical maintenance (M&E) and building, ensuring compliance with internal machinery service processes. It will also monitor compliance with safety regulations (LOTTO, ZMS, FDP). You will also work closely with the support team and engineers to implement training programs and continuous improvement strategies, ensuring compliance with MP, TPM, uptime, MTTR, and MTBF indicators.

What will you do:

• Perform machine and buildings safety audits.
• Identify and report on security risks.
• Supervise and generate reports for the management of the machinery and building status.
• Ensure the efficient execution of maintenance plans.
• Support the team in implementing robust solutions to improve overall team efficiency, performance, and uptime.
• Manage the tracking of work orders, spare parts consumption, and maintenance procedures.
• Develop and improve maintenance routines, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Ensures compliance with the various building audits such as CQMS, Factory Mutual, Conagua, STPS, among others.
• Validate the management of maintenance budgets and the control of costs per asset.
• Communicate key issues related to equipment performance and maintenance to the support team.

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architect, Electromechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineer or a related field.
• Fluent English

Skill Descriptors:

Measuring Effectiveness

• Strong technical knowledge of subestations, HVAC´s, building facilities.
• Strong skills in managing contractor suppliers in different specialties (mechanics, gardening, cleaning, construction, among others)
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical (M&E) technical diagrams.
• Strong understanding of maintenance time management to optimize downtime.
• Knowledge of the principles of the 5S.
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain 5S strategies to ensure workplace standardization.

Troubleshooting

• Understanding customer service concepts and techniques and providing excellent service directly or indirectly
• Ability to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Ability to anticipate, detect, and resolve technical issues in a manufacturing environment, building and facilities.
• Knowledge of electrical/electronic.

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures, and Policies

• Knowledge of the rules and organizational procedures related to maintenance.
• Ability to plan, guide, and monitor maintenance processes while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Plant Facilities Management

• High understanding in resolving and responding to customer issues with a sense of urgency and documenting customer complaints in a timely manner.

Supplier Management – Manufacturing

• Management, preparation and administration of short-, medium- and long-term capital projects (CAPEX).
• Knowledge of Project management
• Knowledge of management changes methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma).

The best candidates will also have:

• Training in Electrical Substations.
• Training in HVAC
• Training in SPCI
• Certified in Black Belt
• Strong ability in ERP systems

Additional Information:

• Location: Santa Catarina
• This position is six-day a week in-office model (Monday to Saturday)
• This position requires you to work one weekend per month, based on staff turnover
• This position will have 15% domestic and international travel.
• This position requires a valid passport and travel visa
• Sponsorship for foreign candidates is not available
• Domestic Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Don’t forget to include a resumé in English in your profile in Workday​

Final details 

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The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.

Posting Dates:

July 17, 2025 - July 24, 2025

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

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