**Career Area:** Manufacturing **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. Caterpillar’s Building Construction Products (BCP) division is undergoing a significant transformation to drive technical consistency, reliability, and scalability across its global manufacturing footprint. As a **Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering** , you will lead the charge in creating alignment across 10+ facilities worldwide – standardizing how we plan, maintain, and operate critical equipment and systems. This position is central to building the foundation of our long-term manufacturing strategy, ensuring that core technical processes and operational philosophies are unified, efficient, and built to scale. This is a high-impact, BCP enterprise-level role for a deeply technical leader with a strong understanding of manufacturing, equipment lifecycle management, and automation strategy. This role carries significant global influence – serving as a functional leader and trusted advisor to operations and engineering teams. You’ll lead through expertise, collaboration, and on-site engagement, partnering with senior leaders to shape how Caterpillar builds the next generation of manufacturing excellence across its global operations. **What You Will Do:** + Serve as the global technical leader for manufacturing services – setting the direction for equipment maintenance strategy, automation planning, and process alignment across our global facilities. + Drive the development and deployment of consistent standards, systems, and best practices related to equipment uptime, lifecycle planning, and technical operations. + Lead BCP wide facility operations efforts to integrate automation and advanced technologies into manufacturing strategies, including new product introduction (NPI) initiatives. + Partner with operations, engineering, and maintenance leaders to align long-term planning and resource allocation with business growth and efficiency targets. + Shape and execute a unified technical roadmap that improves scalability, reduces variability, and enhances operational reliability across the global BCP footprint. + Act as a trusted advisor and influencer – guiding senior leaders and facility teams through complex, cross-functional decisions. + Provide hands-on engagement and strategic oversight across global sites to ensure the adoption and sustainability of core manufacturing systems and philosophies. **What You Have (Basic Qualifications):** + **Degree:** Bachelor’s degree (technical degree strongly preferred) + **Operational Functions:** + Demonstrated success leading technical strategies for manufacturing operations across multiple facilities or regions. + Deep expertise in equipment lifecycle planning, automation integration, and long-term asset reliability. + **Collaborating:** + Proven ability to engage senior operations, engineering, and maintenance leaders to drive alignment around shared technical objectives. + Strong communication skills and global collaboration experience in highly matrixed, cross-functional teams. + **Influencing Through Expertise:** + Recognized as a technical authority, with a track record of shaping decisions and driving adoption of best practices without direct supervisory responsibilities. + Skilled at building trust and alignment across diverse stakeholders through data, systems thinking, and deep domain knowledge. + **Lean Manufacturing:** + Strong understanding of Lean manufacturing principles, with experience applying them to improve equipment uptime, reduce variability, and optimize performance at scale. + Familiarity with enterprise operating models such as company-wide production systems or similar frameworks. **Top Candidates Will Have** : + Advanced knowledge of best practices and standards for improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of the design, production, and distribution of manufacturing products; ability to create and implement best practices and standards for various manufacturing processes and activities. + Progressive experience in developing/designing manufacturing processes; ability to establish and determine which processes and parameters should be opted to improve functionality and costs. + Global manufacturing experience, with the ability to navigate cultural, operational, and organizational complexities across international sites. + Experience leading large-scale technical initiatives that span multiple facilities, with a demonstrated ability to create consistency across global manufacturing operations. + Deep expertise in automation systems, robotics, and complex equipment technologies – especially in support of long-term strategic planning and systems integration. **Additional Info** : + **Locations:** Cary, NC; Clayton, NC; Sanford, NC or Athens, GA (strong preference towards Cary, NC). + **Office Model:** Caterpillar requires employees to work onsite in the office five days a week. + **Travel:** 40-50% domestic and international travel is expected. + **Relocation:** Domestic relocation will be available to those who qualify. + **ISE:** ISE assignments are not available. + **Visa Sponsorship:** Visa sponsorship is not available. **Summary Pay Range:** $169,320.00 - $253,920.00 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:** Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits. + Medical, dental, and vision benefits* + Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)* + 401(k) savings plans* + Health Savings Account (HSA)* + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)* + Health Lifestyle Programs* + Employee Assistance Program* + Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts* + Career Development* + Incentive bonus* + Disability benefits + Life Insurance + Parental leave + Adoption benefits + Tuition Reimbursement * These benefits also apply to part-time employees Relocation is available for this position. 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:** April 10, 2025 - April 22, 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) .