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.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead a team to proceed Lean deployment at CCMC, includes Lean methodology training, Lean culture promotion, working with operation team on Lean execution like Gamba Walk, LSW, VST, Model line, etc., monitor and governance Lean process health and continue improvement on Lean execution.
• CAV certification, covers enable process and core process, CAV knowledge training and sharing, and regular CAV internal audit and organize external audit.
• CQMS training, regular internal audit QMS execution and effectiveness, and organize CMQS 3rd party audit.
• Dedicated BIQ enhancement assessment for whole campus.
• Smart manufacturing maturity assessment and smart manufacturing projects compliance assessment and management.
Background/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Management, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing or operations management, with hands-on Lean project experience preferred.
• Strong cross-functional communication and coordination skills to effectively promote team collaboration and cultural development.
• Familiar with data-driven improvement approaches, able to identify bottlenecks and develop optimization plans through data analysis.
• Possesses process design and optimization capabilities to build a systematic Lean execution framework.
• English communication capability is a must.
• Experience with systems such as CAV, CQMS, BIQ, and Smart Manufacturing is a plus.
Skill Descriptors
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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
• Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
Coaching Others: Knowledge of coaching and mentoring concepts and methods; ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals in learning and improving effectiveness.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Gives examples of how coaching is used within own organization.
• Lists qualities of effective coaching.
• Describes the role and value of a coach.
• Describes coaching responsibilities that are relevant to a business setting.
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Develops basic persuasive arguments.
• Discusses organizational culture around providing input on decisions.
• Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to surface opportunities to influence.
• Identifies who the decision makers are and how they receive information.
• Regularly presents ideas or suggestions to associates in persuasive terms.
Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.
• Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.
• Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.
• Collaborates with departmental associates and management.
• Adapts interaction style to situations and people.
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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify 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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Defines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
• Identifies process problems that limit performance.
• Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
• Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
• Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.
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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• 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 Methodology; ability to use the methodology to improve the processes and procedures and control the improvements by eliminating root causes.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Analyzes business priorities for selecting potential critical metrics.
• Uses tools (e.g. trend charts, Pareto charts, sigma conversion chart) to measure historical performance.
• Researches 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.
Additional information
The position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.
Posting Dates:
十月 11, 2025 - 十一月 1, 2025
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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