Electrical Value Chain Specialist

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

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Job Summary:

Caterpillar’s Tracked Products Engineering Electrical team is currently seeking a candidate to serve as an Electrical Value Chain Specialist. The Electrical Value Chain Specialist will work with the design teams that have responsibility for the electrical content on Large Track Type Tractors (Dozers), Surface Rock Drills, Hydraulic Mining Shovels, Electric Rope Shovels, and Draglines. The team supports the Caterpillar factories and suppliers for these product lines worldwide. The Electrical Value Chain Specialist will work with the designers, manufacturing, and suppliers in all stages of the Value Chain with a focus on the electrical components and installation content including harnessing, cabling and component mounting looking across the above product lines. The focus will be on safety improvements, cost optimization and preventing quality defects through preventative actions and walking back escaped defects to find root cause and corrective action for both broken products and processes. In addition, this individual will also connect the different product lines and facilities to drive common processes and leverage lessons learned regarding electrical content. The Electrical Value Chain Specialist will need to be an accountable, customer driven, self-starter.  The role will require someone with strong teamwork, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills to interact with the engineering teams, purchasing teams, manufacturing teams, and suppliers in a values-based manner.   We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar, and we can’t wait for you to join the team!

What you will do:

• Influence new designs and design changes to align with electrical assembly best practices, guides and standards and supplier capabilities in team working sessions, design reviews, manufacturing reviews, and 1 on 1 coaching.

• Provides direction and guidance to other manufacturing personnel (internal and external) in a continuous effort to improve manufacturing safety, quality, and productivity.

• Develop & implement standard work for Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Built in Quality (BIQ) for the Tracked Products Engineering Electrical team.

• Represent the team in BIQ sorts and lead investigations to walk issues back through the Value Chain to root cause and provide recommendations for inspection plans, inspection methods, and BIQ gates.

• Help identify, diagnose, and implement solutions to high defect and high rework areas throughout the Value Chain.

• Drive Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) for failure investigations related to electrical designs.

• Champion APQP to ensure Engineering, Purchasing, and Manufacturing both at Caterpillar and suppliers are involved in the approval process so that sound decisions are made which improve manufacturing processes, quality, and product cost.

• Lead the execution of the engineering steps of APQP in collaboration with and the suppliers for the team’s parts.

• Coordinate standard work across machine platforms for electrical component families in areas including but not limited to packaging, shipping, storage, inventory management and end of line test.

• Work with domestic and foreign suppliers and manufacturing facilities

Degree Requirement:
Engineering Degree or equivalent experience desired

What Skills you will have:

Process Management : Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Helps others learn the tools and techniques for process value analysis.
• Carries out process evaluation, diagnosis, and optimization.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of a major process flow, its components and issues.
• Synchronizes the efforts of, and resource requirements for, several teams within a process.
• Makes the business case for new processes, including their cost-benefit ratios.
• Possesses knowledge of tools and techniques for designing and implementing new processes.
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 Extensive Experience:
• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
Effective Communications : Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

• Understands and can explain terms related to the manufacturing of harnesses, cables, electrical cabinets and electrical components used in electrical systems from 24 V DC to 13.8 kV AC

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 Extensive Experience:

• Gathers applicable data from various sources including Creo, Teamcenter and SAP

• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
• Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) : Knowledge of the concepts, principles and techniques of root cause analysis (RCA); ability to use a structured approach to identify the causes of undesirable consequences in a manufacturing environment and the changes needed to prevent recurrences.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Investigates a broad range of problems, determines causes, and finds resolutions.
• Recommends candidates for root cause analysis in spite of chaotic organizational conditions.
• Develops corrective action based on RCA results.
• Guides others to recognize repeat situations even when they are distributed over time or happen to different people.

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is East Peoria, IL

Domestic relocation assistance is available

This position may require 25% travel

Sponsorship is not available

What you will get:

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 wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary

• Annual incentive bonus plan*

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

• 401k savings plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short and long-term disability coverage

• Life Insurance

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy Lifestyle Programs

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

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Posting Dates:

June 24, 2024 - July 14, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

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