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Manufacturing Engineer
Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
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Location | New Braunfels, TX, USA |
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Salary | $95640 – $143520 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
- Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
- Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
- Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site.
- Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
Responsibilities
- Organize and coordinate with cross functional teams on their respective platforms and assist to Develop, analyze, coordinate and manage NPI/ NTI / NSI programs.
- Coordinate APQP, Manufacturing Review and Team Feasibility Commitment meetings and product change sign offs for assembly.
- Monitor NPI scorings and assess completeness, timeliness and evidence in NPI MT tool.
- Identify, assign and follow up on issues, risks, action items, decisions, change requests and suggest mitigations, project/ process improvements as necessary. Work collaboratively with Operations & Small Business Teams.
- Monitor and report on NPI metrics to communicate health of the program. Ensure NPI programs meet the quality ADQ targets.
- Compile and lead Seguin NPI readiness process reviews, metrics with stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Tableau / Microsoft Power BI is a plus.
- Strong background in APQP, PPAP, Virtual Build, Design & Process FMEA, Six-Sigma process.
- Experience with Product & Process Change Management, Releasing Process desired.
- Able to build strong collaboration with various stakeholders desired.