Material Coordinator

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, youre 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 dont 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.

The Company

At Caterpillar, you build what matters—whether it’s the career you want, crucial work skills, strong relationships, or new digital technologies. Our work is powered by our people. As a Caterpillar manufacturing professional, every day you’ll make sure our customers get the quality products they need to build our world’s infrastructure and power the world. And you’ll do it in modern, clean, safe environments equipped with the latest technologies. Here you can do the work that matters.

About SPM Oil &amp Gas

SPM Oil &amp Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.

What will Caterpillar do for you?

When you join Caterpillar SPM Oil and Gas, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

The Role

SPM Oil &amp Gas currently has an opening for a Materials Coordinator located in Fort Worth, TX.

Starting Pay: $21.20/Hour. Can be adjusted with experience.

Shift Hours: 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday – Thursday

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Cross train in shipping, receiving, and material handling/storage.

• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.

• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.

• Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.

• Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area.

• Secures lifting attachments to materials and conveys load to destination or signals crane or hoisting operators to move load to destination.

• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.

• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.

• Loads truck for Industrial Truck Operator.

• Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together.

• Clamps sections of portable conveyor together or places conveyor sections on blocks or boxes to facilitate movement of materials or products.

• Removes samples of materials, labels with identifying information, and takes samples to laboratory for analysis.

• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and cleans work area, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators.

• Makes simple adjustments or repairs such as realigning belts or replacing rollers.

• Assembles crates to contain products such as machines or vehicles.

• Shovels loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or chemicals, into machine hoppers or into vehicles and containers such as wheelbarrows, scrap truck, or barrels.

• Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.

• Performs minor preventative maintenance on forklifts (check fluid levels, lights, horns, etc.).

• Develops a culture that works to achieve and maintain an accident-free workplace.

• Develops a culture that works to achieve and maintain ongoing housekeeping excellence.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications:

The details described here are representative of those that are encountered by or must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to read and interpret documents, such as: safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate to groups of customers, suppliers, or employees of the organization.

Mathematical:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving many variables in situations on customer locations.

Computer Skills:

The incumbent should have knowledge of the following software: manufacturing and inventory software internet, spreadsheet, and word processing software, such as Microsoft Office Suite Reasoning Ability Must demonstrate the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Must demonstrate the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Manufacturing area with high-speed machinery, welding equipment, coolants, some area of high noise levels. Must be able to wear steel-toed shoes, safety glasses and any other required proper protective equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Core Competencies:

Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner gathers and information skillfully develops alternative solutions works well in group problem solving: uses reason even situations analyzes when dealing with emotional topics.

Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming maintains confidentiality listens to others without interrupting keeps emotions under control remains open to others ideas and tries new things.

Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities exhibits objectivity and openness to others views gives and welcomes feedback contributes to building a positive team spirit puts success of team above own interests able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives supports everyones efforts to succeed.

Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve and promote quality demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Ethics – Treats people with respect keeps commitments inspires the trust of others works with integrity and ethically upholds organizational values.

Motivation – Sets and achieves challenging goals demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles measures self against standard of excellence takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures determines appropriate action beyond guidelines reports potentially unsafe conditions uses equipment and materials properly.

Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction takes responsibility for own actions keeps commitments commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Posting Dates:

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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