Manufacturing Engineering & Automation Leader

Caterpillar Brazil; 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

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

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 manufacturing and assembly processes.

You will translate product demand and capacity into advanced plans for equipment, automation, tooling, plant layouts, infrastructure, and capital investment. This role drives lean integration, automation technology, and long-term business needs, partnering across

Qualifications

• Experience leading manufacturing engineering in production environments.
• Ability to translate demand and forecasts into capacity and resources.
• Lean manufacturing principles applied to design and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the manufacturing engineering team executing advanced planning for all operations.
• Translate demand forecasts into capacity, space, and capital plans.
• Develop and execute a roadmap for manufacturing and automation improvements.
• Evaluate and integrate equipment, automation, robotics, and controls.
• Collaborate with functions to deliver production-ready solutions.
• Apply lean principles to cell design, layouts, and workflow.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Advanced planning

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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 manufacturing and assembly processes.

You will translate product demand and capacity into advanced plans for equipment, automation, tooling, plant layouts, infrastructure, and capital investment. This role drives lean integration, automation technology, and long-term business needs, partnering across