Caterpillar Looking for Manufacturing Engineer at Griffin, Georgia Full Time

Career Area:
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Job Description:

Your Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

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.

Hear about the Caterpillar Experience for yourself

Job summary:

We are looking for manufacturing engineers that are ready to work independently and as part of a team to help drive our operations forward in terms of quality, velocity, cost.

You will be an integral part of the manufacturing staff and responsible for varying projects and tasks designed to maintain, analyze, design, improve, and measure effectiveness of improvements made to our processes and systems used in the manufacturing of our products.

What you will do:

Analyzes and recommends current and future systems, procedures, training, and equipment needs based upon understanding and communication from customers and users.
Analyzes engineering change notices, determines any part or process change, initiates, and implements all changes.
Provides analysis and recommendations needed to allow manufacturing to produce the engineering product designs.
Simulates present and future machine lines and cells to predict line flow problems and makes recommendations for implementation.
Determines acceptability of new equipment based on usage requirements and recommends modification or revision as necessary.
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.
Establishes and maintain bill of materials and work orders to support cost management system.
Monitors all exchange and in-house requirements, monitors salvage rates, analyzes core receipts and schedules and procures all new parts necessary to meet schedules.
Engages in day to day troubleshooting of process problems, initiates solutions, provides effective communication, and verifies effective and sustainable solution is implemented and documented as required
Provide manufacturing technical support in process control and internal certification
Adhere to established standards, policies and practices relating to quality, cost reduction, safety, ergonomics, etc. in performing assigned duties

What you must have:

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, or electrical engineering AND 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial engineering role OR in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial engineer role will be considered
Demonstrated knowledge of continuous improvement concepts (Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen, etc…)
Working knowledge of quality control standards

Top candidates will also have:

Graduate degrees in manufacturing or industrial engineering
Automotive, aerospace, electronics manufacturing experience
NC programming experience
Capital project management experience
PMP certification

What you will get:

A commitment to diversity and inclusion . Our common values and focus on inclusion and respect drive the decisions made by our company, teams, and people. Here, you can apply your unique life and job experiences, and work in a team environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are celebrated, and your whole-self matters.
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)

Additional Information:

This position will close on 04/21/2023
Travel requirements may be less than 10%.
This position is located in Griffin, GA
Domestic relocation is available.
VISA sponsorship is NOT available

Final details:

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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 (url removed)/careers .

Relocation is available for this position.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.

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