*career area*:manufacturing & supply chain
*build a career—or three or four different ones.
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wherever your passion lies—chemical, electrical, material, mechanical, metallurgical and more—you'll find a home here.
engineers work in virtually every area of our company.
as a product development engineer, you might research emerging technologies, design new machines and engines, create software solutions, or test and validate product designs.
in fact, you might do all that during your caterpillar career.
we encourage you to explore different facets of engineering or move into roles in marketing, production, analytics or other areas of the company.
our rotational program exposes participants to as many as five different experiences in just 12 to 18 months.
other professional development programs offer similar chances to learn, network and grow.
and volunteer opportunities—like stem outreach in local schools—let you share just how much engineering matters in every community.
*job purpose*:
to supervise the coordination of all facilities, systems and departments involved in the introduction of engineering releases and changes to assure cost effective and timely introductions.
*job related statistics*:
operating expenses:$.1-.5million
personal:1-3m, 1-5h
*job duties*:
reporting to the incumbent will be product change control (pcc) technicians, product change control engineers, and product change control project engineers.
the incumbent directs and controls the efforts and priorities of product change control (pcc) employees who are responsible for management of the change process for assigned product.
pcc management accountabilities include effective management of manufacturing change information, timely receipt and completeness of records required in the change implementation process, accurate timely distribution and maintenance of engineering data, and effective change implementation based on plan.
provides supervisory directions for the creation and update of production and prove design product structure within engineering data systems, notification & engineering data distribution systems, material control system and engineering and manufacturing change control system.
supervises the efforts for processing engineering packages, establishing manufacturing dates and timely scheduling of material and tooling to the factory, including all npi (new product introduction) pilot and ramp up projects and cppd (concurrent process & product design) team involvement.
communicates and coordinates new releases and changes to all facilities and departments to assure cost effective and timely introductions.
establishes effective dates based on exhausting material, new material, tooling, manufacturing and assembly processes.
expedites releases and changes that impact product safety, quality, liability and customer satisfaction.
maintains daily contact with engineering, manufacturing and materials personnel to coordinate, follow-up and exchange information concerning engineering releases and design packages.
influences other departments for timely release of related documentation to insure orderly introduction of releases and changes.
works with manufacturing, purchasing and product groups to determine the logical source of supply for product components.
reviews new model introduction job numbers with npi teams and related groups.
represents procurement and logistics division and leads teams involving product introduction and change control.
participates in developing product timing strategies with npi teams for both product and process activities.
serves as an integral member of the npi and cppd teams to influence the timeliness of effective dates and the impact on other programs.
the position supervises or manages a work unit of primarily management and salaried employees where planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reviewing work of subordinates is required.
the position is responsible for expense budgets, capital forecasts and expenditures, and all personnel issues in the area including performance evaluations of subordinates.
the position often confronts complex issues and problems that require careful analysis and diagnosis.
problems are often unique and solutions can require original approaches.
the incumbent may modify existing approaches or develop new solutions.
the incumbent establishes and then monitors general policies and guidelines for projects under his/her control, to ensure specific management goals are met and desired results are achieved.
impacts key quality goals including customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, timeliness, accuracy, efficiency, cost savings, process quality, part quality, internal quality certification, class a certification, etc.
*job requierements*
- requires university degree in an appropriate manufacturing or engineering related field
- 4 - 6 years manufacturing experience or equivalent external experience.
- requires in-depth knowledge of engin