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.

Provides support and guidance on all aspects of production, costs, quality, compliance to safety guidelines, and environmental requirements for manufacturing.

Responsibilities
•    Participating in identifying and implementing enhancements and modifications to equipment and processes.
•    Monitoring equipment and process reliability; identifying and addressing problem areas.
•    Analyzing engineering change notices, determines any part or process change, initiates, and implements all changes.
•    Providing engineering support on planning, development, operation, and maintenance of equipment, processes, or facilities.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

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.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Develops basic persuasive arguments.
•    Discusses organizational culture around providing input on decisions.
•    Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to surface opportunities to influence.
•    Identifies who the decision makers are and how they receive information.
•    Regularly presents ideas or suggestions to associates in persuasive terms.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Extensive Experience: 
•    Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.
•    Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.
•    Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.
•    Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.
•    Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.
•    Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.

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 Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update, and store them.
Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Performs routine maintenance: cleaning, replacing defective or worn parts.
•    Performs basic care and safety considerations for a specific type of manufacturing equipment.
•    Participates in setting up new machines and testing according to manufacturer's specifications.
•    Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques; resolves common problems.
•    Conducts routine inspections; checks machine performance and equipment safeguards; reports standards violations.

Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Assesses associated phases, activities, deliverables and processes.
•    Documents relevant standards, policies and practices.
•    Follows standard manufacturing processes to conduct production activities.
•    Researches new technologies to be integrated into existing manufacturing process.
•    Explains tools, techniques and documents used for process monitoring and control.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment.
Level Working Knowledge: 
•    Documents common hardware, software and communications problems and likely resolutions.
•    Troubleshoots typical technical problems in a specific area.
•    Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides, tools and utilities to discover application problems.
•    Adheres to standard troubleshooting procedures to ensure effectiveness of resolutions.
•    Participates in setting evaluation standards and criterion for troubleshooting.

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.

Compensation Grade Range:

89,210.00 - $133,810.00

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 and incentive plan guidelines

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

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:

March 2, 2026 - March 16, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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