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.
Role Definition
Supports, teaches, and leads projects using Lean, Six Sigma and project management methodologies to achieve business goals.
Responsibilities
• Assisting in employing Six Sigma methodology and analytics into organizational operations to meet business goals and objectives.
• Supporting the design and development of Six Sigma program strategies and goals, including supporting systems and tools, for quality and business process improvements.
• Providing assistance in the implementation of Sigma project portfolios to achieve measurable business process improvements.
• Participating in planning, developing and implementing Six Sigma projects to meet specific quality and performance standards.
Skill Descriptors
Project Administration: Knowledge of project administration best practices and ability to use organizational strategies, practices and tools for administering projects.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Under guidance, prepares status reports for client management.
• Documents initial plans and estimates for simple projects.
• Utilizes desired project administration tools.
• Documents project meetings, particularly status reports on deliverables and next steps.
• Works with such functions as task splitting and project merging.
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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Explains lessons learned from mistakes and failures as well as successes.
• Maintains network of contacts within own unit.
• Identifies and explains own strengths and development needs.
• Makes use of journals, associations, and conferences in own professional specialty.
• Learns new concepts, processes and tools related to own immediate responsibilities.
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 Basic Understanding:
• Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
• Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
• Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
• Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Gives examples of decisions and who influenced whom in the decision.
• Describes key concepts of influencing.
• Documents and distributes suggestions and ideas, with supporting detail.
• Identifies local key players and decision makers.
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 Basic Understanding:
• Describes the organizational culture for interacting with others.
• Provides examples of individuals with good interpersonal skills and their specific skills.
• Explains the benefits of maintaining positive working relationships with associates.
• States the basic characteristics of good working relationships.
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 Basic Understanding:
• Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
• Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
• Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
• Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.
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 Basic Understanding:
• Identifies the main processes for which the group is responsible.
• Demonstrates the ability to improve on ways of doing things.
• Applies the concept of continuous improvement to identify opportunities for greater efficiency.
• Seeks help to implement ideas for process improvement for the group.
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.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Describes the basic components and functions of Six Sigma DMAIC methodology.
• Lists tools used in Six Sigma DMAIC methodology.
• Describes processes used in Six Sigma DMAIC methodology.
• Identifies situations where using Six Sigma DMAIC methodology is necessary.
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Relocation is available for this position.
Posting Dates:
December 12, 2025 - December 24, 2025
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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