Facility Welding Engineer 3

**Career Area**:Manufacturing & Supply Chain**:At Caterpillar, we work to help our customers build a better world. Without our team of talented, bright and driven individuals, we wouldn’t be the Caterpillar we are today. Now, this is your chance to join our team and do work that matters. We want you to help us enable customer success, make progress possible around the world and help our communities grow and thrive.**JOB PURPOSE**:To provide technical expertise, guidance, and ownership of all welding-related activities for the facility and serves as an enterprise resource for welding-related activities. The Facility Welding Engineer is a functional position that is required by 1E0099 Arc Welding specification for all fabrication facilities. This role is essential in maintaining the required quality level in welded structures and components. This role can be filled as part of the responsibilities of a supervisor/manager or it can be a focused position. In a focused position, it may be the coordinator for multiple locations while acting as Facility Welding Engineer.**JOB DUTIES**:This position is the Process Owner of the Facility Weld Quality Plan. Responsible to complete and maintain all aspect of the weld quality plan including welder, weld process, weld equipment, and welding materials qualifications to Caterpillar standards. Responsible to see that the welding procedure database as well as a database for welder qualifications are maintained and up to date. Makes the final determination on additional training and qualification of welders who have been identified as having quality concerns. Maintains a scorecard on Weld Quality Plan implementation and reports progress and issues to the facility management team as stakeholders in the process.Supervises a group of welding technicians, welding engineers, and/or robotics engineers in the support of the listed job duties. Must be a good communicator and possess leadership skills commensurate with the position.- Acts as liaison between engineering and manufacturing on welding related issues. Serves on or designates a delegate for all NPI teams. Attends all NPI gate reviews.- Liaison with fabrication suppliers on welding related issues to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective systems or operations to produce quality products.- Works with Product Support to assist with Field Repair Procedures.- Coordinates the implementation of new technology in the facility. Provides the VOC to new technology developers. Develops individual presentations on all integration projects and prepares and establishes priorities for cost effectiveness. Performs liaison duties with various functional areas to promote smooth transition.- Conduct and/or review welding related failure analysis.- Represents the facility on enterprise initiatives such as: Synergy teams, Manufacturing practice & Engineering Specification reviews, Common Weld Quality Plan team, etc.- Represents the facility and enterprise on external welding related committees.- Adheres to established standards, policies and practices relating to quality, cost reduction, safety, ergonomics, CPS transformation etc., in performing assigned duties.**BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE**:Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering or related engineering7 to 15 years experience in welding related activities.Proficiency in English 100% is required, fluent EnglishRequires in depth working knowledge of welding safety; welding processes; 1E0099, 1E2111, and H2.2; MQ12005; MC1000-XXX; and welding process control methods.Understands the fundamentals of welding metallurgy, quality systems, external welding specifications, engineering standards and specifications, manufacturing practices and specifications, robotics, process modeling, CPS, testing processes and procedures, and project management.**Additional Information**:This position is located in Acuna,Mx.Available relocation**Final details****The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.**Relocation is available for this position.Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).Not ready to apply? Submit your information to our Talent Network here.