Career Area:
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best-in-class solutions, or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.
Job Description:
The Resource Industries Operations & Products Division currently has an opening for a 6-Sigma Black Belt within the Quality Department located in East Peoria, IL, specializing in fabrication inspection processes. As a 6-Sigma Black Belt with Caterpillar, you will provide Quality expertise, using Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management to deliver maximum value.
As a team member of RIOP Quality in East Peoria Operations you are responsible for supporting the Quality Management System within the assigned operational area, by providing expertise and advice on production or product problems fed back from both internal and external customers. To conduct investigations, analyze information and facilitate teams dealing with
issues/projects associated with resolution of quality problems. This position is required to be proactive to develop quality related control methodologies and systems such as Cost of Quality control and encourage the implementation of the established systems, along with analyzing and problem-solving during implementation. This position is also required to actively support Lean Manufacturing to help area owners set up goals and integrate Lean Practices with the Internal Quality Management System through standardization and documentation.
Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Lead projects to improve the Internal Quality Audit process
Utilize good project management skills to manage team activities
Participates in process FMEA for manufacturing processes
Audits process control implementation and effectiveness
Must have a thorough working knowledge of the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), BiQ (Built in Quality) execution, Process FMEA {failure mode & effects analysis}, Process Control Plans, Gage R&R {repeatability & reproducibility}
Identify and promote new technology opportunities for continuous improvement and cost reductions
Promote the highest level of professionalism and business ethics
Ability to influence others and be strong advocate of change management Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from a college or university, preferably in engineering
6+ years' experience in quality, manufacturing, and/or engineering
Top Candidates will also have:
Project leadership and management experience
6-Sigma Black Belt
Experience utilizing BiQ, PFMEAs / APQP / PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
Strong understanding of quality tools, such as 8D, 5 Whys, SPC etc.
Strong analytical skills in gathering, analyzing, and improving key quality metrics
Ability to read and understand engineering drawings, CAD files, and tooling specifications
Strong understanding and utilization of GD&T
Strong data mining capability utilizing Power BI and other Microsoft Suite applications
Experience in engineering or manufacturing plus familiarity with manufacturing processes used to produce components and assemblies for Track Type Tractors
Understanding and exposure of Lean Manufacturing principles
Effective communicator, in written and oral form
Experience in developing and presenting presentations to upper management or suppliers
American Supply Quality (ASQ) quality certification
Additional Information:
The primary location for this position is East Peoria, IL
Domestic relocation assistance is not
This position may require 10% travel
Sponsorship is not available
Employee benefit details:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details:
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers .
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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
