Manufacturing Engineer

**Career Area**:Manufacturing**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 support and guidance on all aspects of production, costs, quality, compliance to safety guidelines, and environmental requirements for manufacturing.**Responsibilities**- This is a staff assignment that, independently or as part of a team, is involved in the manufacturing and improvement of processes and systems used in the machining of product.- This is a fully functioning journey level position, for an incumbent with a varied amount of manufacturing experience, who may obtain assistance from a more experienced senior level person.

Troubleshoots day-to-day process problems, initiates solutions, and follows-up to evaluate effectiveness of changes to ensure practical cleaning, salvage, machining, fabrication and moving of production material within the components group. Designs or directs the acquisition, design, fabrication and repair of all necessary tooling and machines.

Determines contacts, and negotiates with external suppliers for machines, tooling, parts, and contracted labor. Analyzes engineering change notices, determines any part or process change, initiates, and implements all changes.

Assumes day-to-day coaching duties in absence of team leader.- Analyzes and recommends current and future systems, procedures, training, and equipment needs based upon understanding and communication with users. Determines acceptability of new equipment based on usage requirements and recommends modification or revision as necessary.- Provides analysis and recommendations needed to allow manufacturing to produce the engineering product designs.

Provides effective communication and services in solving production problems or pursuing operations improvements. Simulates present and future machine lines and cells to predict line flow problems and makes recommendations for implementation.

Conducts investigation to assist in resolving and technical problems. Asset management and controls.- Adheres to established standards, policies and practices relating to quality, cost reduction, safety, ergonomics, etc. in performing assigned duties.**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.

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.

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 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 a