Engineering Director: Lean Manufacturing & Capital Projects

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Pontiac (IL); On-site; USD 189,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Caterpillar in Pontiac, IL is seeking an Engineering Director who will lead manufacturing engineering, technical services, process maintenance, and facilities engineering to deliver safe, reliable, high‑quality operations across machining, heat treat and assembly. You will drive lean, equipment reliability and data‑driven problem solving to improve safety, quality, delivery and asset performance.

This role includes capital deployment planning, new process introduction, and cross‑functional

Qualifications

• Degree required, Engineering degree preferred.
• Experience leading manufacturing engineering and facilities teams.
• Proven ability to drive lean improvements and data‑driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering staff and activities toward organizational goals and continuous improvement.
• Oversee product and process performance, quality and cost in engineering activities.
• Provide leadership to design, develop and manufacture components and technologies.
• Manage engineering issues from concept through end of life-cycle.

Skills

Planning

Decision Making

Technical Excellence

Communicating for Impact

Customer Focus

Managing People

Global Collaboration

Influencing Expertise

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Caterpillar in Pontiac, IL is seeking an Engineering Director who will lead manufacturing engineering, technical services, process maintenance, and facilities engineering to deliver safe, reliable, high‑quality operations across machining, heat treat and assembly. You will drive lean, equipment reliability and data‑driven problem solving to improve safety, quality, delivery and asset performance.

This role includes capital deployment planning, new process introduction, and cross‑functional