Manufacturing Engineer-4

**Career Area**:
Manufacturing

**Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.**

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Rapid Response Team Engineer, RIOP
Role Definition
Travel up to 75% required as part of role duties.
Degree Requirement
Engineering Degree or equivalent experience desired. Degree or certification in automation/automation integration, ergonomics, crane/lifting practices, industrial safety also considered.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identifying, replicating and continual improvement of the operating methods, equipment, systems and other operating infrastructure used to realize operating goals and objectives.
- Providing hands on expertise to RIOP facilities in the implementation of continuous improvement projects.
- Providing coaching and development for operations technical staff and support areas.
- Leads root cause analysis to identify and address recurring problems.

Skill Descriptors
Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site.
Level Extensive Experience:

- Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.
- Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.
- Promotes workplace safety
- Assesses and reports unusual or new safety hazards or violations; initiates corrective action.

Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Extensive Experience:

- Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
- Selects the right activities to work on from a range of competing priorities.
- Makes the transition from evaluation to conclusion readily and in a timely manner.
- Revisits decisions when appropriate, but infrequently and without disrupting focus.
- Monitors and improves problem reporting, tracking, escalation, and resolution.

Manufacturing Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
Level Working Knowledge:

- Participates in setting up new machines and testing according to manufacturer's specifications.
- Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques; resolves common problems.
- Conducts routine inspections; checks machine performance and equipment safeguards; reports standards violations.

Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
Level Extensive Experience:

- Advises others using industry experience and benchmarks for methodology effectiveness.
- Develops best practices documentation for all major activities and tasks.
- Trains others on major tasks and considerations for the manufacturing process.
- Participates in measuring and monitoring new processes and technologies.
- Selects and optimizes specific methodologies for specific products.
- Evaluates benefits, drawbacks and appropriateness of alternative processes and technologies.

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
Level Extensive Experience:

- Participates in the development of organizational policies and practices.
- Collaborates with other functions on establishing and documenting joint standards.
- Participates in defining architectural principles and standards for organization.
- Ensures communication vehicles are effectively informing affected areas and employees.

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.

**Posting Dates**:
April 23, 2025 - April 27, 2025
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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