Procurement Quality Engineer - Supplier Excellence & Impact

Caterpillar Brazil; Denison, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Denison, TX, is seeking a Procurement Quality Engineer to strengthen supplier quality, improve manufacturing supply performance, and resolve quality issues affecting operations.

The role collaborates with suppliers, procurement partners, and facility stakeholders to drive corrective actions, enhance process controls, and support continuous quality improvement across the supply base.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or supply base performance.
• Experience in manufacturing facility, plant, assembly environment, or industrial setting.
• Experience supporting audits, corrective actions, supplier evaluations, inspection processes, or process control activities.
• Experience interpreting quality trends and helping drive continuous improvement projects.
• Comfort managing multiple priorities across supplier issues, site needs, and improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the resolution of supplier-related quality issues affecting manufacturing operations and provide conclusions and recommendations for continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Partner with suppliers to improve quality performance, strengthen quality levels, and support supplier quality improvement initiatives.
• Help ensure supplier reliability and quality through process controls, supplier evaluations, inspections, corrective actions, audits, certification programs, and quality records management.
• Identify quality problems and help develop short-term action plans with facility leadership and suppliers.
• Analyze quality data, prioritize issues, and support structured root-cause investigation and resolution activities.
• Communicate findings clearly across procurement, supplier, and manufacturing stakeholders to drive timely improvements and sustain results.
• Balance daily operational priorities with project-based quality improvement work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Skills

Supplier Quality / Quality Management

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Communication

Attention to Detail

Procurement / Purchasing Knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CGMSAP

8D

CAR

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Denison, TX, is seeking a Procurement Quality Engineer to strengthen supplier quality, improve manufacturing supply performance, and resolve quality issues affecting operations.

The role collaborates with suppliers, procurement partners, and facility stakeholders to drive corrective actions, enhance process controls, and support continuous quality improvement across the supply base.