Career Area:

Engineering

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.

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs.  Join us.

Job Summary:

The Technical Manager reports to the Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) group that provides manufacturing support to multiple facilities in North America (~15).  This individual will lead a diverse group of engineers that enable the reliable and safe operation of some of Cat’s most unique casting and heat treat equipment (100,000 ton/yr).  This individual will also lead the team of engineers providing worldwide supplier assessment and development support as related to casting, forging, heat treat, and steel technologies.

What You Will Do:

The Technical Manager will have close interaction with local facility, operations, and EHS managers to proactively manage equipment reliability and other optimization efforts to optimize key performance indicators (KPI’s.).  This individual will provide the leadership related to reactive based technical support required to maintain order fulfillment metrics of Caterpillars unique and proprietary heat treat complexes (>45+).  The support is heavily relied upon by the factory maintenance teams for advanced troubleshooting, repair guidelines, and equipment modernization strategies.  This individual will also manage executive communications regarding equipment modernization and capacity expansion.

Detail functions

Responsible for the justification of capital investments that includes; capacity analysis, financial justifications (DCF), design, safety, scheduling, and equipment validationProvides expertise and resources to design, procure, and validate large-scale capital improvements throughout furnace and other equipment lifecycles ($2-5M annually)Leading and prioritize budget/efforts of diverse team (15+) of support engineers, controls, chemical, electrical, maintenance, mechanical, metallurgical, and softwareLeadership of supplier assessment program as related to casting, forging, and heat treaters Worldwide (>300 suppliers annually).Responsible for the team/software used to control assembly, casting, and heat treat processes (35,000 active recipes)Direct maintenance and calibration of the Caterpillars proprietary furnace atmosphere control systemsProvides equipment up-time and reliability analysis and improvement strategies for operations partnersLeading Cat’s effort to expand digital footprint by developing/maintaining architecture to monitor critical systems (>51,000 data streams)Responsible for completion of environmental and safety verifications of all equipment combustion and other related safety systems (FM/NFPA 70 & 86)Provides mechanical design of quench machines, tooling, and auxiliary systems as required for NCI and NPI programsLead team of experts that perform advanced troubleshooting and change-control for all heat treat automation and control system (24X7).  Manage the creation and support of equipment startup and emergency shutdown procedures

Education Requirement:

BS Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or other Engineering discipline combined with referenced skills

What Skills You Will Have:

Planning: Tactical, Strategic:
• Develops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.
• Provides the right level of detail as input for strategic plan development.
• Demonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic plan.
• Ensures attention to the detail and dependencies of existing departmental-level plans.
• Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.
• Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
• Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
• Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

Technical Excellence:
• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.
• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Communicating for Impact:
• Analyzes the interests or requirements of the audience; shares only relevant information in a direct and efficient manner.
• Adapts standard communication approaches when conducting dialogue with different audiences or conveying messages.
• Explains others' view points and asks questions to ensure mutual understanding.
• Recognizes and assesses cues or unstated intentions behind verbal and nonverbal communication.
• Provides persuasive messages using well-reasoned arguments to address audience concerns or reactions.

Customer/Market Focus:
• Implements improvements to methods for maintaining customer responsiveness.
• Recommends new products and services based on changing customer needs and success criteria.
• Responds proactively to market and competitive shifts so as to maintain advantage.
• Delivers superior customer value consistently and within targets.
• Negotiates successful outcomes on behalf of difficult or dissatisfied customers.
• Coaches others to improve focus on the customer.

Managing People:
• Anticipates and manages difficult interpersonal situations and conflicts; resolves them to mutual satisfaction.
• Consults within the team; seeks inputs from subordinates and considers all views while making decisions.
• Implements coaching and mentoring programs to ensure the holistic development of employees.
• Monitors employee morale and satisfaction; recognizes employee contributions and achievements.
• Regularly reviews employee performance and provides constructive feedback.
• Works collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds; understands their needs and perspectives.

Collaborating Globally:
• Evaluates different viewpoints and reconciles conflicting interests to achieve a collective understanding and a group mission.
• Provides optimum solutions for complex problems by using collective intelligence of colleagues' networks.
• Trains others on the new technologies or techniques used to facilitate group interactions and improve collaboration.
• Uses internal and external network of leaderships or experts to help achieve organizational and client goals.
• Facilitates group's thinking and brainstorming activities to collectively create and share ideas.
• Oversees a team collaboration to produce positive business results.

Influencing Through Expertise:
• Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.
• Exhibits depth and breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience in the relevant field.
• Provides relevant, timely and objective subject matter/process expertise and key insight regarding multiple client business areas and affiliated fields.
• Provides others with information, opportunities, or resources to develop their skills in the area of expertise.
• Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking evidentiary support or impact.
• Coaches others to enhance their proficiency regarding the tenets, practices, and examples of the 'trusted advisor' credential.

Top Candidates will also have

• 10 years’ experience with Caterpillar Proprietary Carburizing Processes

• Demonstrated success with leading cross-functional teams (electrical, inspection, mechanical, metallurgical, and software)

• Knowledge of atmosphere control systems, verification methods, trend analysis, and advanced troubleshooting skills

• Experience with large New Capital Introduction (NCI) process (>$2M)

• Understanding of industry safety requirements (NFPA 70 & 86)

• Strong planning, problem solving skills, and prioritization skills

• Advanced skills with interpretation of metallurgical test results (ex: microstructural characterization, carbon depth, case-depth, and other)

• Mechanical and spatial visualization experience as related to HT dimensional control methodologies (ex: Gleason press quench and tooling technology)

• MS Materials Science, Metallurgical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or Software Engineering

• Certified DMAIC Black Belt

• Operations background

• Experience managing diverse team of engineers

Additional Information

The location for this position is East Peoria, IL.

Domestic relocation assistance is not available for this position.

This position may require up to 25% travel (domestic and international; travel to Pontiac 3-4 times a month, and up to 4 times a year internationally- MX)

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

Competitive Base SalaryAnnual incentive bonus plan*Medical, dental, and vision coveragePaid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)401k savings planHealth savings account (HSA)Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)Short and long-term disability coverageLife InsurancePaid parental leaveHealthy Lifestyle ProgramsEmployee Assistance ProgramsVoluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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.

For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media

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Summary Pay Range:

$156,000.00 - $234,000.00

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.

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:

February 4, 2025 - February 13, 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.

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