**Career Area:** Strategy **Job Description:** **Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. The **Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD)** is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurement and the design and manufacture of Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters). As the **Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt** you will be responsible for training and leading continuous improvement project teams, focused on continuous improvement efforts within our Maintenance Components manufacturing facilities creating World class manufacturing environments. **Additional Information:** + **Location:** Mossville, IL (United States) + **Required Travel:** 30%(+) (Domestic/International) + **Relocation Assistance Offered:** None. + Our team embraces flexibility through a hybrid work model. In addition to working onsite at our Mossville, IL facility, our hybrid work model allows employees the flexibility to work from home based on business need. **What You Will Do:** + Lead continuous improvement projects within the value center and effectively coordinate these projects with the Project Sponsor and other improvement project teams by identifying opportunities, defining and financially justifying projects, launching project teams, using good project management to manage team activities, leading teams to execute projects using Design of Experiments and other methodology, tracking project status and results, removing and elevating project barriers, and developing team members. + Identify integration issues with other projects/processes and coordinate the improvements with the appropriate project/process owners to accomplish the project goals. + **Measure Results:** + Manage the development and maintenance of methods and systems for measuring the degree to which the project goals, objectives and metrics are being met. Provide Project Sponsor with the results and take corrective project action as required to improve on results below target. + **Recruit and train team members:** + Identify potential Black Belts and recruit team members in the 6 Sigma infrastructure. Provide necessary training and coaching to team members to spread the base of 6 Sigma problem solving tools. + **Integrate improvement projects:** + Ensure projects are integrated with other business activities, improvement projects, and business strategy. + **Communicate:** + Ensure multi-channel communication throughout the organization. This includes the Project Sponsor informed of program status and ensuring coordination of activities with other Black Belts. Also, this includes capturing project case histories that can be reused for other projects. + Provide quantitative data indicating the scope of the operation including current year and forecast sales, net income, total assets controlled, number of personnel, operating budget, and any other quantitative factors which describe the scope of the operation. + Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time. **What You Have (Basic Qualifications):** + **Active Learning:** Understanding the necessity for continuous personal growth and learning; ability to gauge one's strengths, limitations and interests accurately, and use this knowledge for purposes of performance effectiveness self-development. + **Analytical Thinking:** Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. + **Influencing:** Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization. + **Interpersonal Relationships:** Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner. + **Problem Solving:** Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. + Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort. + Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts. + Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate. + Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes. + Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies. + Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems. + **Process Improvement:** Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services. + Streamlines the critical workflow for executing key processes. + Sets priorities for addressing process problems that limit performance. + Develops methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes. + Monitors external sources for applicable new methods and controls. + Analyzes findings from improvement cycles to ensure success of interventions. + Coaches’ others to develop the skills to improve processes. + **Project Management:** Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. + Provides input for Gantt or PERT charts or their equivalent to track project progress and status. + Under guidance, plans and estimates simple projects. + Assists in detailed project plans including cost, schedule, and resource requirements. + Obtains information from stakeholders during the planning stage of a project. + Produces standard project status reports. + **Six Sigma Methodology:** Knowledge of the concepts of six sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) methodology; ability to use the methodology to improve the manufacturing processes and control the improvements by eliminating root causes. + Analyzes business priorities for selecting potential critical metrics. + Uses tools (e.g. trend charts, Pareto charts, sigma conversion chart) to measure historical performance. + Research important causes that have an impact on quality and customer satisfaction with the use of statistical tools. + Resolves routine problems in a cost-effective manner. + Reports deviances from process improvements. **What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications):** + Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field. + Knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly (Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Accounting, Human Resources, and Operations). + Previous leadership/supervisory-related experience. + Previous experience working within a manufacturing environment. + Previous Lean Operations/Continuous Improvement experience. **What You Will Get:** Through it all, we are one team (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIDne7Q5ek&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB\_i-UVln&index=39)  – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.  Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCYWtWARlk&list=PLwAXbfivFg0jmiNqqgFLeQJpRB\_i-UVln&index=25) . **About Caterpillar:** Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. \#LI \#BI **Summary Pay Range:** $144,960.00 - $217,320.00 Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. **Benefits:** Annual incentive bonus plan* Medical, dental, and vision coverage Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.) 401k savings plan Health savings account (HSA) Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) Disability benefits Life Insurance Parental leave Healthy Lifestyle Programs Employee Assistance Programs Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts Tuition Reimbursement Career Development _*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines_ . Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers. **Posting Dates:** February 4, 2025 - February 17, 2025 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .