Manufacturing Engineering & Automation Leader

Caterpillar Inc.; East Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria, IL seeks a Manufacturing Engineering and Automation Manager to lead a manufacturing engineering organization focused on safe, efficient, and cost-effective processes.

You will translate demand and capacity into advanced manufacturing plans for equipment, automation, tooling, plant layouts, infrastructure, and capital investment, shaping the future of production with lean practices and automation.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes, assembly methods, equipment, tooling, layouts and production infrastructure.
• Translate product demand and production forecasts into capacity, resource, equipment, space, cost, and implementation requirements.
• Experience integrating lean principles into manufacturing processes, work cells, layouts, performance measures, and continuous-improvement plans.
• Ability to lead technical teams, develop employees, make informed decisions, challenge assumptions, assess alternatives, and resolve complex problems.
• A degree or equivalent experience is desired with relevant production leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the manufacturing engineering team executing advanced planning for all manufacturing operations (Fabrication, Machining, Assembly etc.).
• Translate demand forecasts, product programs, and production schedules into short-term and long-term plans for capacity, equipment, space, tooling, infrastructure, resources, and capital investment.
• Develop and execute an advanced manufacturing and automation roadmap to improve safety, quality, velocity, reliability, capacity, and cost.
• Lead evaluation, selection, integration, installation, validation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment, automation, robotics, and machine controls.
• Partner with operations, product engineering, maintenance, quality, safety, facilities, IT, procurement, and suppliers to deliver production-ready solutions.
• Apply lean principles to work-cell design, process flow, layouts, material movement, equipment utilization, standard work, and automation deployment.
• Build organizational capability by setting priorities, coaching engineers, developing standards, managing performance, and resolving complex problems.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Advanced planning

Lean manufacturing

Leadership and problem-solving

Education and experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Programmable logic controllers

Robotics

Machine vision

Automation systems

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria, IL seeks a Manufacturing Engineering and Automation Manager to lead a manufacturing engineering organization focused on safe, efficient, and cost-effective processes.

You will translate demand and capacity into advanced manufacturing plans for equipment, automation, tooling, plant layouts, infrastructure, and capital investment, shaping the future of production with lean practices and automation.