Industrial Placement: Manufacturing Engineer (12 Months)
Caterpillar
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Job summary
Caterpillar is offering a 12-month Industrial Placement commencing July 2027 at its Desford facility in the UK. You will work on manufacturing improvement projects, evaluate design for assembly, and develop processes for new equipment under the Caterpillar Production System.
Eligible applicants are penultimate-year students in engineering with 2:1 honours. You will gain hands-on experience with CAD-designed machinery, PFMEA/Control Plans, and sustainability initiatives while contributing to
Qualifications
- Penultimate-year student with minimum 2:1 honours
- Industrial placement commencing July 2027
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Responsibilities
- Support manufacturing improvement projects using 6 Sigma methodologies
- Work with Manufacturing Engineering technologies to introduce new products
- Utilise CAD to design equipment and lay out facilities
- Implement new equipment and tooling from design to sign-off
- Create PFMEA, Control Plans, SFMEA to drive safety improvements
- Engage with Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, AI and digital twin initiatives
- Conduct root cause analysis for quality improvements
- Support sustainability projects within manufacturing processes
Skills
Education
Job description
Caterpillar is offering a 12-month Industrial Placement commencing July 2027 at its Desford facility in the UK. You will work on manufacturing improvement projects, evaluate design for assembly, and develop processes for new equipment under the Caterpillar Production System.
Eligible applicants are penultimate-year students in engineering with 2:1 honours. You will gain hands-on experience with CAD-designed machinery, PFMEA/Control Plans, and sustainability initiatives while contributing to
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