Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Career Area: Manufacturing 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.
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Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Our Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar.
In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world.
We touch nearly every element of the services value stream from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution.
PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurement and the design and manufacture of Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters).
We’re committed to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services, and solutions.
We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us.
We’re exploring new ideas and opportunities – innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow’s growth.
Through it all, we are one team – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.
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What You Will Do: As the Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, you will manage the manufacturing engineering expertise and provide guidance to establish the necessary requirements for cost effective manufacturing or assembly processes.
Controls plant layouts, machine moves, and new equipment installations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Developing and maintaining and effective organization capable of achieving objectives and supporting manufacturing operations.
Leading assembly, manufacturing processes, cost estimating, systems planning, layout, standards, releasing, gaging, and checking equipment, tooling, and work standards.
Managing development, implementation, and continued improvement of the operating methods, equipment, systems, and other operating infrastructure used to realize operating goals and objectives.
Ensuring assigned facilities and methods are provided for the manufacture of products in line with authorized product programs and capacity schedules.
Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time.
What You Have: Judgment and Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance.
Secures commitment for decisions by communicating clearly and credibly to stakeholders.
Delegates responsibility for shaping plans through which decisions are executed.
Monitors execution of decisions to ensure consistency with original intention.
Empowers employees to develop sound judgment by minimizing the consequences of failure.
Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles, and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
Defines and executes a strategic lean implementation plan.
Mentors’ others on the organizational and cultural transformation needed for effective lean implementation.
Leads discussions on the history and evolution of lean manufacturing; cites successes and failures.
Establishes and monitors benchmarks for measuring effectiveness of lean.
Oversees the implementation of mechanisms for sustaining a culture of lean.
Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies, and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage, and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
Consults on key issues and considerations for delivering global, distributed processes.
Leads discussions on the history and evolution of manufacturing processes.
Oversees all activities for the organization’s manufacturing environment; establishes best practices and policies.
Leads evaluation of accuracy and effectiveness of documented processes versus actual operations.
Champions the use of new and emerging manufacturing processes and methodologies.
Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers environment and site.
Leads in interpreting and applying safety and regulatory information throughout the company.
Predicts industry and marketplace trends and directions and cites relevant case studies.
Mentors’ others in monitoring safety performance vis-à-vis company objectives and industry benchmarks.
Educates others in all aspect of Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA).
Designs, develops, or deploys company safety policies and practices across multiple functions.
What Will Set You Apart: Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field.
Experience in Automation and industry technologies.
Additional Information: Location: Mossville, IL, Goldsboro, NC, Menominee, MI, Sumter, SC, East Peoria, IL, West Plains, MO, Mapleton, IL, Champaign, IL, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Lafayette, IN, Corinth, MS, Fountain Inn, SC, Victoria, TX, Seguin, TX, Griffin, GA.
Additional Locations: Additional PSLD facility locations may be considered for the right candidate.
Required Travel: 75% (Domestic/International) This position does offer relocation assistance.
Our team embraces flexibility through a hybrid work model.
In addition to working onsite at one of our PSLD facilities, our hybrid work model allows employees the flexibility to work from home based on business need.
#LI #BI Relocation is available for this position.
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 www.
caterpillar.
com/careers.
Posting Dates: February 21, 2024 - March 5, 2024 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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