Experiences at caterpillar

SAP BW Development/ Production Support

I helped set up user accounts, printers, and installed software for users at a small satellite site
I diagnosed OEM factory returns to find the root cause of the defect using 5 why methodology.
I administered all of the facility's controlled documents.

Showing a true desire to advance your skills and be open to relocation

Being a large Mining manufacturer these would be about material prices and new innovations to the mining industry

The best team would be a smaller team thyt awould be on a more personal basis. In my case this would be the Light Fabrications team. The sharing was on a one on one basis daily.

The job is challenging as well as rewarding. When you can see your efforts being bolted to a machine and being used at a customers sight it makes one feel pride.

Do the best job you can. This would be using all available resources to provide the best product at the best price.

How to interact with customers as well as manufacturing. Customers being the machine owners which are always looking for a more cost effective way to mine their products

Getting the recognition for a job well done.
Being able to see and touch what you have done.
Being able to mix with the assembly personnel on a daily basis and create an atmosphere of equality

intigrating non-metalic materials in the machines with the aggreance of upper management. The world of mining machines is heavy metal. Any change that would reduce the machine weight and increase the payload is good. Getting the customers to see this is the challenge