Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Advanced Planning

Manufacturing Engineering Manager Advanced Planning at Caterpillar

Location: Mapleton, Illinois, United States of America

Job Type: Full-time, Regular

Career Area: Manufacturing

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.

**Manager, Manufacturing Engineering - Mapleton, IL**

The Mapleton Foundry is one of the largest in the United States and home to the largest core making machine in the world. Working at the foundry is hard work that demands focus and safety, quality, and commitment to helping our customers build a better world. We are looking for a dynamic leader who can manage manufacturing engineering expertise and provide guidance to establish the necessary requirements for cost-effective machining and assembly processes. This role serves the Advanced Planning Engineering Team with responsibilities for capital investment, plant layouts, machine moves, and new equipment installations.

Responsibilities

• Delivering leadership guidance and vision for the Advanced Planning Team serving Mapleton Machining and Assembly
• Engaging with product development leaders on New Product Introduction (NPI) future strategies while aligning facility-wide safety initiatives
• Driving significant improvement opportunities and coordinating modern technology into the facility architecture in cadence with other parallel investments
• Providing the expertise for implementing large investments leveraging new capital introduction processes NCI with accountability including forecasting and capital governance

Requirements

• **Degree Requirement**: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience desired
• **Experience Requirement**: Demonstrated experience in managing individual contributors and performing large capital investments in manufacturing facilities

Skill Descriptors

• Capital Planning Management
• Critical Thinking Communicating for Impact
• Manufacturing Equipment Processes
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Lean Manufacturing

Additional Information

• This position is located in Mapleton, IL
• Domestic Relocation is available for this position
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Employee benefit details

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 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.

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-1B, L-1, TN, F-1, J-1, 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.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.