Assembly Manufacturing Engineer: Lean Process & Impact

Caterpillar Brazil; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability benefits

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur, IL, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer – Assembly to provide hands-on engineering support for high‑volume, heavy‑equipment production. You will drive process ownership, shop-floor problem solving, and continuous improvement alongside operations and quality teams.

The role emphasizes safety and environmental compliance, standard work development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to sustain operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing engineering principles to improve production systems.
• Understanding of assembly processes.
• Lean principles to improve flow and reduce waste.
• Structured problem-solving to identify root causes and implement actions.
• Data-driven analysis for risk assessment and decisions.
• Plan, execute, and track engineering work and improvements.
• Collaborate with operators and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering support to ensure safe, high-quality production.
• Design, implement, and improve processes, layouts, tooling, and equipment.
• Identify and resolve issues using structured problem-solving and data-driven analysis.
• Support continuous improvement for safety, quality, throughput, and waste reduction.
• Develop and maintain standard work, routings, and process documentation.
• Monitor equipment and process capability; propose enhancements.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Processes

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Project Management

Communication Skills

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur, IL, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer – Assembly to provide hands-on engineering support for high‑volume, heavy‑equipment production. You will drive process ownership, shop-floor problem solving, and continuous improvement alongside operations and quality teams.

The role emphasizes safety and environmental compliance, standard work development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to sustain operational excellence.