Engineering Manager

at  Caterpillar

JOB SUMMARY:

As a Design Change Engineering Manager in the Engineering Services Team, the role is focused on the operational ownership and responsibility of the Global Engineering Change (GEC) process, ensuring it delivers on commitments with a focus on quality and on-time delivery to our global Manufacturing facilities.
The incumbent will lead the team of 9 direct reports and will own the planning, coordination, and implementation of design changes across IPSD Medium Engines. This position offers high visibility across many business functions and operational Stakeholders and as such you will build a significant global network of contacts and the opportunity to learn how connected functional areas operate in greater detail to produce the output that supports our processes

FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, IN-LINE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS.

Sponsorship & Relocation is not supported for this role .

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Report to the Engineering Services Manager, this role is accountable for the daily global operation and performance of the Global Engineering Change (GEC) process from Change Request (CR) to Change Implementation (CI)
• Take ownership of Global Engineering Change (GEC) Governance, ensuring KPI’s and process performance are reported to key Stakeholders
• Engage with Process Partners and business Stakeholders on a regular basis to ensure operational challenges and roadblocks are mitigated
• Lead strategic development of the Global Engineering Change (GEC) process by continually soliciting feedback from Process Partners to drive a focus on continuous improvement
• Sponsor and coach continuous improvement projects that deliver incremental value
• Ensure team growth objectives are defined to support the development of team members
• Champion departmental lean objectives

Candidates may have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• Product knowledge
• NPI process knowledge
• Engineering systems knowledge, such as Teamcente