Manufacturing Engineer

Career Area: Manufacturing 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. Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer Salary starting from £49,519 (depending on experience) Location : Peterborough Benefits:  25 days annual leave,     Up to 10% Bonus Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10% Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution. Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase. About IPSD Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

As a Manufacturing Engineer , you will support the continuous improvement of the safety, quality, velocity and cost and delivering manufacturing process development projects. This will include providing technical support to both global and local manufacturing engineers with the development of manufacturing systems ranging from process governance, data analysis tools and automation improvements across all manufacturing Assembly, Test, Finish & Sub Assembly value streams (ATF & SA).

Provide technical expertise and guidance in major manufacturing projects related to ATF & SA, working with internal/external suppliers to support/improve manufacturing productivity and cost effectiveness. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design methods and process control using tools such as process flows, Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and control plans.  Involvement in NPI or improvement projects (Technology/Efficiency/Quality) from initiation to completion, overseeing scope, budgets, resources, and execution.  Develop process improvements, ensure safe installation, and drive technology advancements while maintaining compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.  Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical vehicle system issues, execute test plans, procedures, and protocols, and ensure quality and performance standards.  Work closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to implement best manufacturing practices, optimise design for manufacturing (DFM), and enhance lean processes.  Monitoring sophisticated equipment and process reliability; identifying and addressing problem areas. Providing direct supervision, coaching and development for operations technical staff and support areas. Identifying and implementing enhancements and modifications to complex manufacturing operations equipment and processes. Communicate with suppliers to analyse their current or proposed product/process designs to determine feasibility of using existing designs or modifying the designs to improve process and/or product. Provide guidance to manufacturing engineers and operators to develop high quality improvements and processes. What You Will Have: Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognising, anticipating, and resolving organisational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Ability to troubleshoot systems/equipment through understanding of process equipment and products to provide