Manufacturing Engineer - Caterpillar : Job Details

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Job Summary:

This Manufacturing Engineer role is responsible for providing the technical expertise necessary to design, develop, and implement manufacturing processes/systems related to fabrication of track type tractors. In this role you will work both independently and as part of a team to maintain and improve processes and systems used in manufacturing. In addition, Manufacturing Engineers function as a specialist and subject matter expert for technical planning throughout a manufacturing facility.

What You Will Do:

• Support the fabrication processes, including New Product Introduction (NPI), to ensure that processes/changes (E.g., drawings, standards, manufacturing BOM) are designed for manufacturability and ready for production.
• Troubleshoot day-to-day process problems, initiate solutions, and follow-up to evaluate effectiveness of changes.
• Analyze engineering change notices, determine part or process changes, initiate and implement all changes.
• Improve Value Stream metrics by defining and implementing process improvement activities.
• Utilize Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Low-Cost Producer and Lean manufacturing principles to support day-to-day operations.

Education Requirement:

Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in engineering/technology or demonstrate equivalent knowledge through professional expertise.

What Skills You Will Have:

Judgment and Decision Making:

• Engage in creative problem solving to address operational issues including ergonomic/safety, process efficiency improvements utilizing methodologies (E.g., 6 Sigma Green Belt), process bottlenecks, and quality (E.g., Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), PPAP).
• Identify Root Causes and implement Corrective Actions to address Safety, Quality, Velocity, and Cost opportunities identified through projects, CI Cards, or CPI/BIQ issues
• Work within the Value Stream Team to lead Root Cause/Corrective Action to reduce or eliminate out of process defects. Provides technical expertise and guidance to the value stream for fabrication/machining processes.

Manufacturing Processes:

• Develop/implement shop floor processes ensuring proper tooling, work instructions, BOMs, routings, standard work, control plan, SFMEAs and FMEAs across value streams in Building LL.
• Analyze and recommend current and future systems, procedures, training and equipment needs based upon understanding and communication with users.
• Determine acceptability of new equipment based on usage requirements and recommend modification or revision.
• Develop and implement assembly processes in line with Caterpillar standard processes.

Manufacturing Safety:

• Proactively work to develop engineering controls in the manufacturing process to mitigate high energy sources.
• Develop easy to follow processes making it difficult for things to go wrong.
• Ensure new employees are certified to perform standard work and work independently.

Additional Information:

This position requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week at the East Peoria, IL office. Domestic relocation assistance is NOT available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

This position may require up to 5% travel.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

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.

For more information, visit caterpillar.com.

Summary Pay Range: $95,640.00 - $143,520.00 Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits: Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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.