Assembly Manufacturing Engineering Lead

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in Winston-Salem, NC to guide assembly manufacturing projects and daily activities, coordinating with other departments. You will oversee process documentation, costing, scheduling and resource planning, and lead SPAP/PPAP activities to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires at least 5 years of engineering/manufacturing experience, strong BOM/drawing skills, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years engineering/manufacturing experience.
• Able to read, understand and create drawings and bill of materials.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office tools (Excel/Word/PowerPoint).
• Ability to comfortably present to team members and other area Leaders.
• Strong interpersonal/communication/prioritization skills is a must.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop & improve Assembly manufacturing processes.
• Support/Lead the creation of process documentation, job aids and work instructions.
• Develop and manage complex projects including costing, scheduling and resource planning.
• Support/Lead Part & Process SPAP/PPAP activities.
• Create and maintain Routings / BOMS.
• Manage/Process Engineering Changes.
• Support/Lead the creation and maintenance of SFMEA, Control Plans and PFMEA.
• Understand and use Industrial Engineering Tools – Time Studies/Line Balancing/Man Machine Charts/Value Stream Maps to eliminate waste.
• Support/Lead safety investigations and perform 1Page DMAIC process
• Determine processing needs to ensure fixtures, tooling and methods are provided to meet schedules and production requirements.
• Support/Lead the improvement of processes, timeliness and reduce costs by eliminating non-value add activities.
• Implement various corporate initiatives such as 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Internal Certification, etc.
• Monitor and improve safety on the shop floor; eliminate any unsafe operations and ensure a safe and clean production environment.
• Evaluate, assess, and identify training needs of the workforce.
• Support Root Cause identification and drives Continuous Improvement process
• LN system use & training to users
• Team Center Mfg. / NX Awareness & Use
• Coaches team members to meet Quality, Safety, Velocity, and Cost goals
• Performs additional job‑related duties as assigned

Skills

Reading drawings

Presenting to leaders

MS Office proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

4 year technical degree or equivalent manufacturing experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor in Winston-Salem, NC to guide assembly manufacturing projects and daily activities, coordinating with other departments. You will oversee process documentation, costing, scheduling and resource planning, and lead SPAP/PPAP activities to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires at least 5 years of engineering/manufacturing experience, strong BOM/drawing skills, and proficiency in MS Office.