Communications Specialist

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Caterpillars Remanufacturing Division is looking for a Communication Specialist for our Mississippi facilities (Corinth & Booneville). This position will play a key role in creating and delivering effective employee communications that align with division strategy. As a trusted strategic partner youll collaborate with facility leadership and cross-functional teams to develop and execute communication plans and content that build employee engagement support change management and drive operational excellence.

CATERPILLAR REMANUFACTURING

Do you have a passion for helping customers and supporting a sustainable solution Since 1973 Cat Reman has helped bring the value at the core of every Cat product back to life. Customers look to us to provide a high-quality solution that is good for their business - and promotes sustainability. Its important for us to deliver. Our team is full of industry leaders. Together following common values we share a passion for delivering sustainability benefits that help the company contribute to a circular economy. Its rewarding to work with an inspiring team where every contribution matters.

Degree Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience desired

What You Will Do:

• Develop design and distribute communications materials such as newsletters presentation materials graphics videos social media posts etc. to deliver key messages.
• Create compelling content for employee communication channels; ensuring that messaging and branding are consistent across all channels.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and advise on the suitability of approaches for communication efforts.
• Track and analyze metrics to measure the effectiveness of internal communications and create strategic plans accordingly.
• Embrace technology and creative approaches to reach and engage employees in meaningful ways.
• Partner with HR to shape strategies that grow leadership foster inclusion and deepen business understanding.

What You Have:

Effectiveness Measurement: Knowledge of effective measurement techniques and ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Under guidance reports measurement results in actionable form to management.
• Interprets and analyze results vs. established benchmarks.
• Establishes short-range and long-range improvement goals for own function.
• Uses assigned measurements for own function or specialization.
• Under guidance develop action plans to achieve those goals.

Establishing and Maintaining Trust: Knowledge of developing and maintaining trust; ability to develop trusting relationships and provide solicited respected and valued perspectives to clients/peers that guide thinking facilitate issue resolution and enhance client/peer capabilities.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Deliver timely quality advice in specific business areas to satisfy stated client needs.
• Participates in consulting projects that enhance the building of trusting and loyal business relationships.
• Provides accurate subject matter or process knowledge for typical service offerings in specific client business areas.
• Explain how to enhance business relationships and provide effective advice.
• Demonstrates basic competence and sound general business knowledge within an industrys specific area of expertise.

Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.
• Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.
• Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.
• Collaborate with departmental associates and management.
• Adapts interaction style to situations and people.

Communicating for Impact: Knowledge of concepts tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Analyzes the interests or requirements of the audience; shares only relevant information in a direct and efficient manner.
• Adapts standard communication approaches when conducting dialogue with different audiences or conveying messages.
• Explains others view points and asks questions to ensure mutual understanding.
• Recognizes and assesses cues or unstated intentions behind verbal and nonverbal communication.
• Provides persuasive messages using well-reasoned arguments to address audience concerns or reactions.

Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
• Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
• Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
• Monitors progress continuously and adjust tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
• Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.

Copywriting and Editing: Knowledge of copywriting and editing; ability to write review and edit texts and documents to promote marketing.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Develops a variety of typographies and publications.
• Proposes key considerations in writing business documents and publications.
• Writes and edits materials for a variety of target populations.
• Consults others on developing and editing large documents and documentation projects.
• Participates in discussions about style and tone differences of press releases marketing brochures and newsletters.
• Trains others on editing for image business inset substance and the specific audience.

Internal Communications: Knowledge of techniques and media for internal communications; ability to produce and distribute news newsletters and other communications materials targeted at the employees.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Participates in internal communication events or campaigns.
• Resolves common internal communications problems and obstacles.
• Documents the organizations ethical practices such as categorizing language as acceptable versus unacceptable.
• Assists in the development of internal communication materials.
• Assesses alternative delivery mechanisms for internal communications.

Multimedia Technologies: Knowledge of multimedia publishing technologies and procedures; ability to use installed audio visual and animation software tools to produce multimedia publications.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Troubleshoots and resolves common software and platform problems.
• Works with a specific multimedia tool.
• Deals with the major phases of the production cycle for multimedia products.
• Participates in developing and integrating a designs mixed media components.
• Compiles a list of associated equipment peripherals and supply requirements.
  
  

What you will get!
Employee benefit details:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just an hourly wage because we value your performance we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits along with the potential of annual bonuses.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Medical dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation Holiday Volunteer Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short and long-term disability coverage

Life Insurance

Paid parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident Identity Theft Protection)

All eligible candidates MUST pass the following pre-employment screenings before they can be hired to any Caterpillar position:

• Background Screening
• Drug & Alcohol Screening (Applicants are hereby advised that the Company has implemented a drug and alcohol policy and conducts a testing program pursuant to Sections 71-7-1 et al. of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Ann. (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and you are hereby advised of the existence of said Act.)

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Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer such as H L TN F J E O. As a global company Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at assistance is offered for this position

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment off-highway diesel and natural gas engines industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For 100 years weve been helping customers build a better more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services backed by our global dealer network provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-related knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical dental and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation Holidays Volunteer etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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