Megan Morton

Caterpillar Peterlee and UK Communications Specialist. I collaborate with various departments and cross-functional teams, optimising communication flow and create content for various communication channels and audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively create professional communications and advice to support business needs and initiatives.
• Developed and implemented internal communication strategies to enhance employee engagement.
• Coordinated production of promotional materials for any facility information or events, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and messaging.
• Reviewed and edited communications for clarity and consistency, maintaining high standards of quality.
• Create engaging weekly newsletters, keeping employees updated about company and facility news, messages from Senior Leadership Team and achievements.
• Research and publish Facility newsletters, Website, Viva Engage, Social Media and Intranet content to broadcast awareness of Peterlee facility.
• Create, present and publish material for Peterlee Monthly Employee Cascade, UK Communicator and UK Centennial Lead meetings.
• Manage and engage all UK communications across 14+ facilities whilst building relationships with Communications and HR professionals across these sites. Establish needs and advise on required communications across UK.
• Led planning and execution of all Peterlee centennial events and engagement activities throughout 2025 for circa 1,300 employees.
• Led UK Centennial Celebrations for 14+ facilities, creating strong working relationships with many departments across all facilities.
• Ensure site-wide noticeboards are updated with relevant and current information.
• Facilitate focus groups for various continuous improvement objectives for facility.
• Involvement with CAT UK website Annual Audit and conducted necessary updates ensuring up-to-date information which is availabile for the public.
• Continue to assist with day-to-day operations within HR department.
• Maintained detailed knowledge of company policies, principles and strategies.
• Project management for HR and Communication initiatives and assist with projects alongside divisional leadership and Peterlee HR.
• Update HR online sites with up-to-date events, information, policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with all Microsoft platforms including Sharepoint, Excel, Viva Engage and Power BI/Co Pilot.
• Regularly attend STEM events as a CAT Business Ambassador and external networking and employment law events.

Reporting directly to HR team I helped to support in all aspects, ensuring I have a range of HR experience to be able to assist with day to day operations including liaising with various departments, HR and Communication Teams and external stakeholders:

• Maintained strong relationships working with employees, including senior leadership team, production workforce, leaders and trade union representatives.
• HR Representative for department of 200+ employees, working closely with management and employees.
• Supported and advised with ER issues.
• Regular use of Workday and Kronos.
• Conducted HR training sessions site-wide, predominantly for managers.
• Up to date on all HR policies, procedures, legislation and processes.
• Recruitment support including interviews, adverts, onboarding and inductions.
• Managed processes within HR, such as recognition, leaver process.
• Tracked absence management, liaising with employees, Occupational Health and Physio.
• Assisted and implemented processes, policies and procedures.
• Resolved queries and issues from other employees including payroll and IT.

• Assisting with day to day operation within a HR department.
• Manage and organise all STEM/CSR events internally and externally for CAT.
• Sole-management of absence process including tracking employee absence rates for counselling and disciplinary action.
• Assisting with all employee relations issues, such as minute taking.
• Assisting with all stages of recruitment process; preparing/posting adverts, managing in-box, shortlisting, arranging assessment centres, interviewing candidates, issuing offers/contracts (DBS checks).
• Performing staff inductions and updates for new starters.
• Involvement with Salvation Army Toy Appeal and Food Bank.
• Experience effectively achieving aims and objectives working to deadlines.