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.

Role Definition

To serve as an individual contributor on Environmental, Health and/or Safety (EHS) projects and assignments that support and enhance Caterpillar facility performance and compliance.

Responsibilities

Identify common safety, health, and environmental hazards in operations and define protection guidelines.

Ensure completion of EHS training in line with regulatory requirements and organizational objectives.

Audit safety, health, and environmental programs for compliance with company standards and local regulations.

Monitor performance reports to detect trends and alert management to potential issues.

Execute SFMEA and safety risk assessments for operational process changes.

Manage Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) activities and safety walks.

Ensure safe job procedures are up-to-date, communicated, acknowledged, and consistently followed.

Support implementation of safety playbook actions, incident investigations (e.g., ergonomic assessments), and emergency drills.

Participate in incident investigation reviews and follow up on safety action items.

Input monthly facility safety metrics and notify regional EHS of significant incidents or inspections.

Facilitate the publication of safety alerts and ensure weekly safety topics are communicated.

Serve as the main onsite contact for contractors and local compliance inspections.

Perform other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management.

What You Have (Basic Requirements):

Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.

Overcoming Resistance to Change: Understanding and insight into the futility of refusing to accept the inevitable and ability to overcome resistance and adapt to a complex and changing environment.

Initiative: Being proactive and committing to action on self-identified job responsibilities and challenges; ability to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Problem Solving: 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.

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Policy Compliance: Knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies; ability to implement EHS policies to ensure that provided products and services are safe for people and the environment and in compliance with legal requirements and standards.

What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications):

Three (3) years of progressively responsible Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) or Safety experience.

Previous experience working within a manufacturing/distribution environment.

Ability to perform complex assignments.

Strong analytical skills and the ability to utilize and develop data management systems.

Ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well as employees in other units, customers, and suppliers.

Strong collaboration skills.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite and tools.

Lean and/or 6 Sigma Black Belt Certification/Experience.

English skills

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.  At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.  It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Posting Dates:

August 7, 2025 - August 29, 2025

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

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