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. We don't just 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.

As an Assembly Manufacturing Engineer you will provide technical expertise necessary to design all aspects of production, costs, quality, compliance to safety guidelines, and environmental requirements for manufacturing.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Identifying and implementing enhancements and modifications to complex manufacturing processes.

• Monitoring sophisticated process reliability; identifying and addressing problem areas.

• Leading engineering support on planning, development, operation, and maintenance of equipment and processes.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Virtual Process Planning for Assembly (VPPA) Experience

• Siemens PLM Team Center Experience

• SAP MACH1 Experience

• SAP ME Experience

• Product Release Workbench (PRWB) Experience

• REDI Experience

• Autocad Experience

Degree Requirement

Engineering Degree preferred with experience as Manufacturing Engineer in Assembly or extensive experience as Manufacturing Engineer in Assembly

What Skills you will 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.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Discerns between "signal" and "noise" when considering courses of action.

• Selects the right activities to work on from a range of competing priorities.

• Stands by decisions in the face of conflict or unexpected outcome.

• Makes the transition from evaluation to conclusion readily and in a timely manner.

• Revisits decisions when appropriate, but infrequently and without disrupting focus.

Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Advises others using industry experience and benchmarks for methodology effectiveness.

• Develops best practices documentation for all major activities and tasks.

• Trains others on all major tasks and considerations for the full manufacturing process.

• Participates in measuring and monitoring new processes and technologies.

• Selects and optimizes specific methodologies for specific products.

• Evaluates benefits, drawbacks and appropriateness of alternative processes and technologies.

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.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.

• Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.

• Designs and implements emergency response processes and procedures.

• Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations.

• Assesses and reports unusual or new safety hazards or violations; initiates corrective action.

• Ensures that all employees and contractors comply with relevant safety policies and regulations.

Problem Management Process - MFG: Knowledge of manufacturing problem management processes, methodologies and techniques; ability to use a disciplined approach to bringing that problem to a successful resolution.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Evaluates alternative approaches to resolving a customer problem.

• Receives, clarifies, and resolves a variety of standard and atypical problems.

• Implements the processes and activities for handling unusual problems.

• Advises others on the process and associated costs for different types of problems.

• Monitors and improves problem reporting, tracking, escalation, and resolution.

• Participates in trend and root cause analysis to identify and address recurring problems.

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is East Peoria, IL (SS)

Domestic relocation assistance is not available

Travel will be up to 5%

Sponsorship is not available

What you will get:

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 wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary

• Annual incentive bonus plan*

• 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)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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Posting Dates:

September 16, 2024 - September 29, 2024

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

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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