Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Caterpillar

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.

The 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 DistributionofCat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurementand thedesign andmanufactureof Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters).

As the Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering you will oversee the development, support and continued improvement of manufacturing processes across major functions or multiple facilities.

Additional Information:

• Location: Peoria, IL (United States)
• Required Travel: 40% (Domestic/International)
• Relocation Assistance Offered: Yes (Domestic)
• Our team embraces flexibility through a hybrid work model. In addition to working onsite at our Peoria, IL facility, our hybrid work model allows employees the flexibility to work from home based on business need.

What You Will Do:

• Driving transformational projects in key Wear Components facilities to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness, quality and safety.
• Managing capital spend forecasting and governance.
• Leveraging expertise and expertise of all parts of the company to identify and execute replication opportunities.
• Leading a team of experts (automation, autonomous vehicles, vision inspection equipment, manufacturing engineering) to deliver targeted transformational projects.
• Working directly with Operations Managers to provide manufacturing expertise in the planning, documentation, implementation, support and maintenance of manufacturing processes, procedures, machinery and tooling.
• Driving process changes leveraging research and process performance data to identity and implement changes that improve yield, runtime, quality, safety and cost-effectiveness.

What You Have (Basic Qualifications):

• Operational Functions: Knowledge of major functional processes and associated operating requirements; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Leads discussions on the evolution and impact of technology, present and future.
  • Monitors industry trends, key players, and major competitors; develops strategies accordingly.
  • Educates others in operational strategies and the support needed for them.
  • Leads evaluations of organization's operating functions versus those of the industry.
  • Coaches' others to consider all major operational functions and cross-functional issues.
  • Consults with and advises all major functions.
• Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
  • Demonstrates experience engendering collaborative processes that lead to problem solving and the achievement of business goals.
  • Establishes shared goals to foster collaboration.
  • Ensures that everyone can access the same data and provide input into how business is conducted.
  • Redesigns physical areas to allow for collaboration and private time.
  • Deemphasizes divides; focuses on collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels.
  • Implements methods for people to come together on the fly to make decisions, solve problems, and develop products/services.
• Continuous Transformation: Knowledge of evolving the business to remain competitive; ability to understand, adapt oneself to respond to and proactively seek changes and innovation in the business environment to improve the competitive advantage of an organization.
  • Anticipates the impact of change in markets, politics and culture on the organization and its clients.
  • Generates new ideas, approaches and solutions in response to changing demands or environment.
  • Integrates emerging industry best practices into current working processes.
  • Leads the team to deal with, respond to and actively seek changes and innovative opportunities.
  • Builds an environment of openness to new ideas and approaches.
  • Develops KPIs and training materials to assess, build and nurture continuous business transformation.
• Organizational Leadership: Knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives.
  • Employs various group decision-making methods depending on the situation.
  • Promotes efficacy through monitoring, coaching & motivating subordinates, intervention, etc.
  • Translates vision into specific functional or departmental initiatives.
  • Uses emotional contagion to affect the mood of group members, tone of group and group processes.
  • Uses a normative decision model (with leadership styles and situational variables) to select style.
  • Initiates structure, role clarification, setting standards, holding subordinates accountable, etc.
• Influencing Through Expertise: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.
  • Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.
  • Exhibits depth and breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience in the relevant field.
  • Provides relevant, timely and objective subject matter/process expertise and key insight regarding multiple client business areas and affiliated fields.
  • Provides others with information, opportunities, or resources to develop their skills in the area of expertise.
  • Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking evidentiary support or impact.
  • Coaches' others to enhance their proficiency regarding the tenets, practices, and examples of the 'trusted advisor' credential.
• Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
  • Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time.
  • Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects.
  • Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans.
  • Conducts regular and ad-hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.
  • Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties.
  • Communicates reporting requirements; creates monitoring and control mechanisms.
• 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.
  • Creates training programs for the approaches to developing and executing a lean supplier strategy.
  • 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 for lean.

What You Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Lean and/or 6 Sigma Black Belt Certification/Experience.
• Experience leading global teams to drive substantial process and cultural changes.
• Previous metallurgical or foundry related experience.
• Experience in capital project management and execution.

What You Will Get:

Through it all, we are one team - creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience . The total rewards package, beyond based salary includes:

• Annual Incentive Bonus Plan*
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting Day 1
• Paid Time Off Plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, etc.)
• 401(k) Savings Plan including Company match.
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
• Career Development

*Subject to annual eligibility an incentive plan guideline

About Caterpillar:

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've 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.

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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:
November 14, 2024 - November 27, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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