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.

Role Definition
Provides technical expertise necessary for the design, implementation, and optimization of manufacturing solutions specific to manufacturing operations. This role bridges the gap between technology and manufacturing processes, leveraging data-driven insights to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and maximize productivity.

Responsibilities
1. Lead Digital manufacturing solutions for managing product and process data including  BOP/BOM 
    definition , engineering changes, mfg specific parts, work authoring and technology solutions for 
    streamlining information flow in manufacturing. 
2. Deploy, validate, support, train, troubleshoot, manage configurations, and knowledge management 
    of MES systems. Monitor system performance, address technical issues, and implement 
     necessary upgrades or modifications
3. Establish standards, evaluate, and integrate devices, gauges through the factory OT network to the 
     MES for automated data capture. Integration of the MES system with other business systems, to 
    facilitate efficient data exchange.
4. Responsible for analyzing and optimizing SAP capabilities .
5. Coordinate with process partners to enable real time information flow
6. Providing direct supervision, coaching and development for operations technical staff and support 
    areas

Required qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering/ equivalent 
· Minimum of 5 years of related experience 
· Prior experience working in a manufacturing environment 
• Proficiency in manufacturing PLM, SAP and MES
• Basic understanding of automated systems like PLC programming, IIOT, vision systems, and their integration into assembly lines
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
· Ability to work with a diverse group of process partners

Skill Descriptors
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
 Level Extensive Experience: 
•    Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
•    Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
•    Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
•    Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
•    Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
•    Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

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.

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.
 Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Discusses considerations for work cell design and effectiveness monitoring.
•    Finds solution for key technical and people problems associated with transformation to lean.
•    Explains issues and considerations of implementing lean in own function or area.
•    Selects and utilizes tools, techniques and measurements associated with a lean assessment.
•    Explains benchmarks and measures of effectiveness of lean.

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 Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
 Level Extensive Experience: 
•    Consults on development and implementation of cross-functional standards.
•    Participates in the development of organizational policies and practices.
•    Develops and uses control and monitoring mechanisms for adherence.
•    Collaborates with other functions on establishing and documenting joint standards.
•    Participates in defining architectural principles and standards for organization.
•    Ensures communication vehicles are effectively informing affected areas and employees.

Core Application Systems: Knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations.
 Level Extensive Experience: 
•    Helps create contingency plans to mitigate impact of disruption on core applications.
•    Identifies key players, criticalities, roles, and responsibilities.
•    Investigates application-related issues with both business and IT professionals.
•    Recommends enhancements for a major application system or related subsystems.
•    Works with core application systems for a major business unit or function.

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.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.  At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.  It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

April 10, 2025 - April 23, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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