Manufacturing Engineer – CNC/Lean Automation

Caterpillar; Pontiac (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Pontiac, Illinois, to provide engineering support across manufacturing operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable production processes. You will work with operations, quality, and support teams to improve equipment performance, implement process changes, and support new product introductions.

Responsibilities include improving process capability, monitoring performance, addressing issues via structured problem solving, and developing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Collaborative Automation: basic knowledge of cobots to automate manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support across manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient production processes.
• Improve process capability, equipment reliability, and product quality.
• Analyze engineering change notices and implement required process or part changes.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, control plans, and process documentation.

Skills

CNC Machining

G&M Coding

Machining Programming

Automation Cobots

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Pontiac, Illinois, to provide engineering support across manufacturing operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable production processes. You will work with operations, quality, and support teams to improve equipment performance, implement process changes, and support new product introductions.

Responsibilities include improving process capability, monitoring performance, addressing issues via structured problem solving, and developing