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.

　　As an Engineering Team Leader you will inspire, guide, and support talented manufacturing engineers, design engineers, procurement, and supply chain professionals as they increase their understanding and execution of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), New Product Introductions (NPI) and New Source Introductions (NSI) for Caterpillar manufacturing in Mexico.

　　Additionally, the role will drive engagement and collaboration between product groups across the enterprise and the Advanced Components Manufacturing (ACM) resources to ensure we achieve the capacity and capability needed On-Time to support critical imperative projects.

　　A key challenge of this role will be to carefully evaluate gaps in program execution and to escalate and engage the leadership or management support needed to quickly resolve.

　　Responsibilities:

　　This position is responsible for providing training, coaching, and governance support to ensure multiple or complex product development projects involving multiple functions, organizations, products, or value chains are effectively placed into production. Acts as the link between the ACM team and the Team@Excellence for any focused defect or cost reduction efforts.

　　This position identifies process improvement opportunities and determines the next steps needed to help engage the appropriate resources to drive positive change. Provides input into departmental strategies and ensures the Mexico region is represented as the enterprise process owners seek feedback to make updates and cascade new standards to product development teams.

　　What you will do:

　　Provide regular APQP training offerings, including associated processes (DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, etc).

　　Provide leadership and updates to training material, process guidance, and standard work

　　Regularly update leadership on NPI, NTI, NSI, CPI, and APQP activities governance support.

　　Working closely with procurement, product group, manufacturing, and logistics teams to ensure a clear understanding of the program needs and timing, along with assessing risk to production launch or a successful hand-off to the operations team.

　　Identify areas of improvement needed to increase APQP coverage on parts changing or going to production for the first time.

　　Coordinate and lead Concurrent Product and Process Development (CPPD) escalation events as needed in support of enterprise efforts to produce Defect-Free products and components.

　　Actively engage with internal team members and resources supporting the Team@Excellence

　　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.

　　Flexible work schedule with up to 2 days remote work allowed

　　Requirements:

　　Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline

　　8+ years of engineering, manufacturing, or operations experience plus familiarity with company manufacturing facilities, equipment, and processes

　　Fluency in English and Spanish is essential.

　　Product Group, NPI, Operations, or Manufacturing Advanced Planning experience.

　　Top candidates will also have:

　　Master’s degree in a Business or Engineering discipline

　　5+ years leading APQP product development efforts or NPI experience

　　Formal Leadership experience

　　6 Sigma Black Belt experience

　　The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.

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　　Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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　　There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

　　Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.