at Caterpillar, Inc. in Mossville, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Career Area:
Engineering
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.
Your Work Shapes the World
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 are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.
Job Summary:
The Manufacturing Technology & Solutions organization aims to drive manufacturing excellence across the enterprise. This is an opportunity to join the MT&S team as an Engineering Manager for the Manufacturing Automation Team. Factory automation is a crucial component of Caterpillar’s manufacturing strategy. This role is tasked with building a team of manufacturing automation experts pointed towards developing and deploying automation technologies. Projects range from R&D efforts with vision systems and machine learning to factory robotic solutions. The manager will also be responsible for developing the talent of the next generation of manufacturing automation engineers as the leader of the Manufacturing Automation ERD program. The incumbent will manage a team of 10-15 engineers. Early talent development will also be a key strategic role for this position.
What You Will Do:
- Managing staffing, development, and performance management programs for engineering teams; motivating and developing project and team leaders.
- Providing specialized engineering technical support and consulting services to various areas of the organization.
- Managing high-impact, short and long duration engineering initiatives and projects; ensuring achievement of engineering plan and project quality.
- Maintaining project plans and driving programs to completion on time and within budget.
- Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.
Education Requirement:
4-year Engineering or Engineering Technology degree
What Skills You Will Have:
Planning: Tactical, Strategic:
- Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.
- Demonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic plan.
- Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.
- Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.
Effective Communications:
- Reviews others’ writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
- Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
- Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
Technical Excellence:
- Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
- Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
- Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
- Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.
Customer Focus:
- Implements improvements to methods for maintaining customer responsiveness.
- Delivers superior customer value consistently and within targets.
- Coaches others to improve focus on the customer.
Managing People:
- Anticipates and manages difficult interpersonal situations and conflicts; resolves them to mutual satisfaction.
- Consults within the team; seeks inputs from subordinates and considers all views while making decisions.
- Implements coaching and mentoring programs to ensure the holistic development of employees.
- Monitors employee morale and satisfaction; recognizes employee contributions and achievements.
- Regularly reviews employee performance and provides constructive feedback.
- Works collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds; understands their needs and perspectives.
Collaborating Globally:
- Shares information, thoughts and resources with other team members or colleagues.
- Participates in brainstorming sessions to share new ideas and complete group tasks.
- Recognizes and adapts to differences in background, culture, language and work style, when working with others.
- Initiates communication with other individuals or teams to solve shared problems cooperatively.
- Builds a network of colleagues from other areas with diverse expertise and capabilities.
Project Management:
- Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time.
- Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects.
- Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans.
- Conducts regular and ad-hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.
- Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties.
- Communicates reporting requirements; creates monitoring and control mechanisms.
Additional Information
The location for this position is Mossville, IL
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
This position may require up to 25% travel.
What You Will Get:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:
+ Competitive Base Salary
+ Annual incentive bonus plan*
+ Medical, dental, and vision coverage
+ Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
+ 401k savings plan
+ Health savings account (HSA)
+ Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
+ Short and long-term disability coverage
+ Life Insurance
+ Paid parental leave
+ Healthy Lifestyle Programs
+ Employee Assistance Programs
+ Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.
Final details
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
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 .
For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media
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Posting Dates:
July 12, 2024 – July 30, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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