Career Area:
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Job Description:
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Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We dont just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customers needs. Join us.
Caterpillars Manufacturing Engineer position works both independently and as part of a team to maintain and improve processes and systems used in product manufacturing. They will analyze and recommend current and future systems, procedures, training and equipment needs based on requirements, as well as, analysis and make recommendations for engineering product designs.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
* Perform technical analysis of manufacturing processes to support management decisions
* Design / direct the acquisition, design, fabrication and repair of all necessary tooling and machines
* Troubleshoot day-to-day process issues, develops solutions, and monitors improvements
* Monitor all exchange and in-house requirements
* Procure material related to manufacturing improvements through external suppliers
* Perform quality checks on machines
* Analyze and deploys engineering change notices
* Establish and maintain bill of materials and work orders
* Respond to customer issues and lead process improvements
* Provide day-to-day coaching duties in absence of team leader
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree required (Engineering or Engineering Technology field preferred)
* Minimum of 1 - 3 years of manufacturing engineering shop floor experience - Work would include process improvements, cycle time, rebalancing of work, tooling corrections, etc.
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
* Prior experience working in AutoCAD or similar 3D modeling software
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work with multiple departments simultaneously
* Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings;
* Experience creating and maintaining routings in ERP systems;
* Experience in conducting time studies;
* Experience identifying and developing solutions to Safety, Quality, Velocity, and Cost issues in a shop floor environment;
* Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills;
* Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and customers; and
* The ability to effectively establish relationships, understand, and communicate with individuals at multiple levels of the organization including shop floor and office.
Relocation assistance 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
Employee benefit details
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.
Because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with a short-term incentive plan
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details
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Deerfield, IL
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, cold planers, feller bunchers, harvesters, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, skidders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; backhoe, knuckleboom, compact track, multi-terrain, skid steer, and track-type loaders; forestry and wheel excavators; and site prep and track-type tractors.
The company’s Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, electronics and control systems, select work tools, and hard rock continuous mining systems.
Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines and integrated systems for the power generation, marine, oil, and gas industries; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; remanufactured reciprocating engines and components; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products.
The company’s Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products. Its All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions and distribution services; and digital investments services.
The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.