We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Office Manager to join our team in Austin, Texas. This is a long-term contract position that offers an opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our office environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills, a proactive approach, and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities effectively.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Welcome visitors and oversee the visitor log, ensuring seamless communication with relevant personnel regarding arrivals.<br>• Manage incoming and outgoing mail, packages, and deliveries, while supporting onboarding and offboarding processes.<br>• Maintain office cleanliness and organization, including restocking supplies, tidying common areas, and coordinating with cleaning services.<br>• Oversee the kitchen area by organizing snacks and drinks, running the dishwasher, and maintaining coffee makers.<br>• Schedule and prepare conference rooms for meetings, ensuring all technology and furniture are in working order.<br>• Coordinate meetings and events, including arranging travel, managing reservations, and providing headcounts for catering.<br>• Handle facilities management tasks, such as thermostat adjustments, air filter replacements, and fire extinguisher inspections.<br>• Provide administrative support, including drafting documents, assisting with presentations, and facilitating internal events.<br>• Manage office technology, such as printers and booking systems, while ensuring regular backups and updates.<br>• Assist leadership with personal tasks and support additional office responsibilities as needed.
IT Manager in the Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) segment of the Power & Energy GCIO organization. We are seeking an experienced IT Manager for our IPSD Large Engine facilities in South Texas. In this role, you will lead a team of 7-10 IT professionals who are responsible for providing application and site support for Seguin, Schertz and San Antonio. The role is responsible for supporting operations, technical infrastructure, project/portfolio execution, supporting strategic enterprise programs and leading modernization of systems aligned to strategic roadmaps. <br><br>The selected candidate must establish and maintain strong relationships with business partners, a global team of IT professionals and software vendors. Additionally, the incumbent will serve as a strategic IT business partner ensuring the delivery of high-quality, innovative solutions that align with business objectives. The scope manages 7-8 Caterpillar staff & 2-3 agency staff across 3 sites, and $6M in technology spend.<br><br>What You Will Do:<br><br>Lead and motivate a team overseeing the performance of individual team members and the team, fostering a culture of Lean, innovation and modeling Our Behaviors and Our Values In Action.<br><br>Drive innovation and solve complex business challenges by deploying new technologies that enable modernization, strengthen digital and AI capabilities, while leading process improvements and automation to improve operational excellence.<br><br>Manage the development, deployment, maintenance, and integration of IT applications aligned to business-relevant IT strategies, priorities and strategic roadmap.<br><br>Build and maintain relationships with business partners, vendors, and Caterpillar IT driving alignment in goals, strategy, priorities, and outcomes. <br><br>Remove roadblocks and prioritize resources to achieve strategic business objectives.<br><br>What You Will Have:<br><br>Leadership: Proven experience in leading and managing application or site support teams.<br><br>Business Acumen: Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.<br><br>Information Technology Trends: Knowledge of marketplace experience, developments and trends related to the organization's use of Information Technology (IT); ability to apply knowledge of IT appropriately to benefit the organization.<br><br>Talent Management: Knowledge of the critical competencies required to achieve intended results; ability to generate consistent approaches for hiring, selection, retaining and leveraging talent across the organization.<br><br>Vendor/Supplier Management: Knowledge of external provider management processes and ability to effectively manage the business relationship with external providers (e.g. vendors, service providers, contractors, consultants and suppliers).<br> <br><br>Top Candidates Will Also Have:<br><br>Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field<br><br>Strong skills in planning, initiating actions, delegation, consensus building, decision-making, and leadership.<br><br>Experience in industrial manufacturing and digital transformation.<br><br>Familiarity with multiple technologies (Distributed, Mainframe, Integration, MES, ERP).<br><br>Strong communication and conflict management skills, accountability, relationship building<br><br>Project management expertise (scope, cost, time estimation, resource planning).<br><br>Additional Information:<br><br>Travel is less than 10%