CAT Test Equipment Manager

In the role of an Equipment Engineering Manager:

• Lead and responsible to achieve equipment performance such as Equipment Utilization, Unscheduled downtime,  Scheduled downtime,  Equipment PPJ, Equipment MTBA, and collaborate with relevant groups to meet business plan.

• Qualify and proliferate new products to ensure supply chain continuity.

• Provide visibility to test data and drive improvements in manufacturing efficiency.

• Responsible for equipment transfer, install, setup, buyoff and release to support manufacturing start up

• Implement Preventive/Predictive maintenance program

• Develop equipment maintenance specification

• Define and sustain spare inventory system for key equipment, Monitor spare cost and drive down liabilities of spare inventories, Accountable for Spare part/Tooling/meter management

• Identify the key cost drivers and work on cost reduction programs

• Define, develop and maintain equipment capabilities, strategy and roadmap

• Maintaining a matrix on equipment capabilities and constraints

• Accountable for Spare part/Tooling/meter management

In the role of manager:

• Manage Team Member Performance

• Provide communication regarding job expectations and changes

• Coach and provide career development

• Establish goals and monitor performance achievement

• Conduct performance appraisals

• Collect, review, and provide verbal and written performance feedback to continuously develop your team

• Manage employee performance and resolve conflict

• Provide recognition    

  
  

  Build an Effective Team

• Prioritize work, remove barriers, and drive for accountability

• Manage team staffing and succession

• Distribute work and learning opportunities

• Empower team members and promote teamwork

• Provide line of sight to strategic objectives

• Promote partnership across functional areas and customer groups            

  
  

  Manage Functional Area Service Delivery

• Influence and develop functional strategies

• Provide consultation on work execution and problem solving

• Assist in the troubleshooting of escalated issues and provide coaching for resolution

• Coordinate and communicate departmental policy and procedures

• Monitor for adherence to departmental policy and procedures and provide feedback

• Ensure team members are properly trained according to department compliance and work requirements

• Manage Internal budgets

• Manage, engage in, and promote continuous cost reduction and quality improvement efforts

• Identify and implement system and process improvements

• Develop, communicate, and monitor performance metrics  

  
  

  Provide Organizational Leadership to Build Functional Strategies, Processes, and Policy

• Create and execute strategies according to requirements (e.g. stakeholder, regulatory, corporate, departmental)

• Monitor performance to plan

• Maintain domain knowledge to provide subject matter expertise

• Actively participate in or lead functional teams and projects

• Mentor functional leaders

• Collaborate with peers to construct global solutions

• Manage conflict and identify escalation paths

• Align internal strategies and communicate line of sight to corporate strategic objectives   

  
  

  Collaborate with Stakeholders to Deliver Strategic Solutions

• Identify and understand service requirements

• Communicate capabilities to ensure stakeholder expectations are met

• Develop metrics to clarify deliverables

• Provide functional area expertise to customers and other stakeholders

• Coordinate functional services with peer group and internal global partners

• Manage conflict and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Initiate and sustain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders                     

  
  

  Ensure a Safe, Compliant, and Ethical Work Environment

• Maintain knowledge of and apply company safety, labor, and ethics policies

• Communicate requirements to applicable team members and external stakeholders

• Oversee execution of mandatory training for direct reports

• Identify and resolve and / or report potential safety, security, and labor issues