Manufacturing Engineer: High-Volume Assembly & Lean Improvement

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

401(k)

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Program

Voluntary Benefits

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Adoption benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur, Illinois is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on engineering support to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost in high-volume heavy-equipment manufacturing.

The role emphasizes process ownership, shop-floor problem solving, and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with operations, quality, supply chain and other engineering teams, translate production requirements into capable processes, and help ensure safety and environmental standards

Qualifications

• Experience applying engineering to improve manufacturing processes and production systems.
• Understanding of assembly processes.
• Lean principles to improve flow, eliminate waste, and boost productivity.
• Structured problem-solving to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Ability to analyze data, assess risk, and make sound engineering decisions.
• Experience planning, executing, and tracking engineering work and improvement activities.
• Strong communication with operators, leaders, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering expertise to support safe, high-quality, and cost-effective production.
• Design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, layouts, tooling, and equipment.
• Identify and resolve manufacturing issues using structured problem-solving methods and data-driven analysis.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, throughput, ergonomics, and waste reduction.
• Develop and maintain standard work, work instructions, routings, and process documentation.
• Monitor equipment and process capability; recommend improvements to enhance reliability and performance.
• Partner with operations and support teams to implement process changes and corrective actions.
• Support manufacturing readiness for new products, design changes, and capacity increases.
• Participate in capital and expense projects, including justification, implementation, and validation.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental requirements in all manufacturing activities.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Processes

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Project Management

Communication Skills

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur, Illinois is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide hands-on engineering support to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost in high-volume heavy-equipment manufacturing.

The role emphasizes process ownership, shop-floor problem solving, and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with operations, quality, supply chain and other engineering teams, translate production requirements into capable processes, and help ensure safety and environmental standards