Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

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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.

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.

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Caterpillar is seeking a Manufacturing Fabrications Project Engineer in Peoria. In this role, you will serve as a liaison between the Medium Wheel Loader Large Structures product design engineering teams and Caterpillar internal manufacturing partners.

This position will facilitate Concurrent Product and Process Design (CPPD) and serve as a liaison between internal manufacturing partners, design engineering and suppliers where applicable on design for manufacturability, process efficiency and costs as well as adherence to APQP guidelines. This position will also be called upon to work with the PMO team to create project management plans and to lead the CPPD/ICT team to deliver on time. The position will lead conformance to internal APQP activities, drive common worldwide manufacturing processes, reduce deviations, and can lead projects to resolve fabrication quality issues resulting from process or design issues. This position can also be called upon to lead cross Earthmoving fabrication manufacturing related projects. This person in this position will be the Earthmoving MWL fabrications Subject Matter Expert.

What you can look forward to in this role:

• Lead Medium Wheel loader fabrication cross functional World Wide CPPD team to develop solutions that meet multiple objectives and balance safety, quality, velocity, and cost
• Provide leadership and is the key communicator for Collaborative Product and Process Development
• Ensure the development, analysis, and documentation of worldwide common process information for new product development, design and cost improvement, maintenance, make versus buy, and other special projects
• Provide leadership that ensures trade off discussions early in the design process to balance performance, quality, velocity, and cost with focus on optimizing value
• Launch and follow through on all APQP activities
• Help to identify and set current and future, manufacturing target costs that are realistic and valid by focusing on efficient processes
• Provide design for manufacturability consulting and coaching to the various engineering design teams

A successful candidate in this role will showcase their skills in:

• Manufacturing Process Design and Development: Knowledge of how to develop or design a manufacturing process; ability to establish and determine which processes and parameters should be opted to improve functionality and costs.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Manufacturing Best Practices and Standards: Knowledge of best practices and standards for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of the design, production, and distribution of manufacturing products; ability to create and implement best practices and standards for various manufacturing processes and activities.

Top Candidates for this position may also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience and knowledge of manufacturing and fabrication processes – welding primarily
• Experience in fabrications manufacturing process development, fabrications product design, or fabrication supplier development.
• Previous experience in Worldwide CPPD activities
• Previous Medium Wheel Loader fabrication experience- manufacturing or product design
• Previous cost modeling experience
• Previous process fabrication simulation experience
• Previous proven team leadership and demonstrated high levels of initiative and accountability
• Good level of understanding of company policies and procedures related to manufacturing, and engineering.

Additional Information:

Travel for this role: 15% of the time

The primary location for this position is Peoria, IL.

Domestic relocation assistance is available

Sponsorship is not available

How we support you (Employee benefits)

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career including the potential to advance your career into operations leadership and other advanced manufacturing positions. We offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a very generous yearly bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacations and paid holidays (Prorated based on hire date). Safety is a top priority at Caterpillar, we provide all necessary personal protective equipment: steel toe boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, uniform shirts, and pants.

The power of everyone

At Caterpillar, we believe that each person is unique and valued. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is diverse and representative of the many customers we serve around the globe. Different perspectives help us achieve our best work and come together to form a high performing Caterpillar team that makes positive changes in the community where we live and work. To learn more about Caterpillar please visit: www.Caterpillar.com

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:

October 14, 2024 - October 28, 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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