Manufacturing Project Engineer - Stainless Steel Welding Fabrication at Caterpillar in Pontiac, Illinois

Job Description:

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.

Position Information:

• This is an on-site position in Pontiac, IL.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available.

Role Definition:

Supports large scale process development projects for the continuous improvement of the safety, quality, velocity and cost of stainless steel welding fabrications, assembly and end of line testing.

What You Will Do:

• Providing technical expertise and guidance in major manufacturing projects working with internal processes, design engineering, and suppliers to support/improve manufacturing productivity and cost effectiveness.
• Implementing major systems and the coordination of those systems with the total factory.
• Providing guidance and training to manufacturing engineers and operators in order to develop high quality products and processes.

What You Will Have:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Industrial/Electrical) or related discipline.

Welding fabrication experience.

Welding process and technology knowledge.

Experience in tool design/fixturing.

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.

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

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.

• Seeks input from multiple sources to generate diverse ideas for decision making.
• Sustains organization strategies over time by accurately analyzing tradeoffs in changing direction or staying the course.
• Makes decisions that remain defensible beyond the short term.
• Communicates decisions confidently and resolutely.
• Remains steadfast in championing others' decisions that later come under scrutiny.
• Coaches others to improve judgment and confidence in decision making skills.

Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

• Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.
• Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project.
• Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task, and deliverable.
• Gives examples of critical paths in projects.

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.

• Cites examples of industry best practices and their relevance to the organization.
• Identifies the expected benefits of implementing best practices.
• Locates and interprets best practice documentation and information sources.
• Names the manufacturing processes that can be streamlined from the implementation of best practices.

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.

• Cites examples of successful design or development of manufacturing processes.
• Lists essential steps in designing a manufacturing process.
• Records and documents any data related to manufacturing processes.
• Understands the purpose of process design in manufacturing.

Capacity Planning & Management - MFG: Knowledge of tools, approaches and practices for determining production demand and ability to manage resources needed to provide satisfactory levels of service.

• Documents major considerations of product promotions and analyzes their effect on production and required capacity.
• Provides management reports on actual and projected capacity requirements.
• Uses available tools to interpret forecasts and work out required capacity.
• Participates in developing short-term capacity requirements for a specific product or plant.
• Collects and collates key elements of demand chain used in developing capacity requirements.

Change Control - MFG: Knowledge of the processes and procedures by which a change is identified, evaluated, approved, monitored and documented; ability to manage changes in the production environment and processes effectively.

• Explains the basic purpose of change control and consequences of lack of control.
• Identifies common changes to manufacturing equipment, technologies and systems.
• Describes the process for introducing any change to a production environment.
• Describes the associated communication requirements, activities and authorization levels.

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.

• 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.

Top Candidates May Also Have:

• Previous leadership roles.
• Experience with budget creation, capital investment planning and execution, new product introduction (NPI).
• Metal forming (sheet metal) knowledge.
• Experience with CREO/CAD or similar.
• Sigmanest (or similar steel cutting nesting systems), CNC programming (rollers, brake press, fiber laser cutting equipment).
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) knowledge.
• Digital tool and dashboard development (Microsoft PowerApps, PowerBI, SQL).
• KPI definition and tracking.
• Lean Black Belt or Six Sigma.

What You Will Get:

• Safety in words and actions. Safety is a core value at Caterpillar. We encourage and commit to safety in all processes that we do. We strive to provide a safe and secure work environment for all our employees.
• You earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
• Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
• The Power of Everyone : At Caterpillar, we believe each person is unique and valued, and 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 communities where we live and work.

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Summary Pay Range:
$110,520.00 - $165,840.00
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
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:

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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