Value Chain Designer

at Caterpillar, Inc. in Decatur, 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.

At Caterpillar’s Decatur, IL facility, we manufacture and assemble Large Mining Trucks and Construction equipment. In this role as a Value Chain Designer, you will report to the Manager Lean and will be primarily responsible for designing and implementing new process or updates to existing processes to improve end to end value chain performance. You will develop a network value-stream model that depicts current state value chain network and my compare to alternate network configurations. As a member of the Engineering team, you will need to have a growth mindset, promote continuous improvement, and help build a defect-free culture. We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar, and we can’t wait for you to join the team!

What you will do:

+ Analyzing the inbound, value add and outbound value chains to identify opportunities for improvement.

+ Developing business cases and capability studies, recommending improvements to stakeholders.

+ Implementing new and enhanced processes and tools and governing changes through collaboration across multiple workstreams to ensure alignment.

+ Identifying process inefficiencies and wastes of time, money, materials, and energy.

What Skills you will have:

Process Management :

- Employs process flows, cycle time, process time and waste concepts as appropriate.

- Walks through steps, decisions, measurements, dependencies and hand-offs for a specific process.

- Creates process flow or work flow diagrams.

- Documents types of process decisions and potential impact of each decision.

- Identifies and monitors common process bottlenecks.

Analytical Thinking :

- Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

- Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

- Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.

- Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

- Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

Effective Communications :

- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Problem Solving :

- 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.

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is Decatur, IL

Domestic relocation assistance is not available

This position may require 10% travel

Sponsorship is not available

This posting will close at midnight on Monday August 5, 2024

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.

For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media

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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:

July 19, 2024 – August 4, 2024

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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