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Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly

Caterpillar, Inc. • Decatur, IL • 6h ago

Decatur, Illinois

Full time

R0000393232

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.

Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly

Location: Decatur, IL

Travel: Up to 5%

Relocation Assistance: Available

Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

Job Summary

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Caterpillar's Decatur, Illinois facility, you will provide hands-on manufacturing engineering support to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost across high-volume, heavy-equipment manufacturing operations. This role focuses on process ownership, shop-floor problem solving, and continuous improvement, working closely with operations, quality, supply chain, and other engineering teams. You will translate production requirements into capable manufacturing processes while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards. This is an individual contributor role with significant impact on daily production performance and long-term operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Provide manufacturing engineering expertise to support safe, high-quality, and cost-effective production.

Design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, layouts, tooling, and equipment.

Identify and resolve manufacturing issues using structured problem-solving methods and data-driven analysis.

Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, throughput, ergonomics, and waste reduction.

Develop and maintain standard work, work instructions, routings, and process documentation.

Monitor equipment and process capability; recommend improvements to enhance reliability and performance.

Partner with operations and support teams to implement process changes and corrective actions.

Support manufacturing readiness for new products, design changes, and capacity increases.

Participate in capital and expense projects, including justification, implementation, and validation.

Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental requirements in all manufacturing activities.

Required Skills

Manufacturing Engineering: Ability to apply engineering principles to improve manufacturing processes and production systems.

Manufacturing Processes: Understanding of assembly processes.

Lean Manufacturing: Ability to apply lean principles to improve flow, eliminate waste, and improve productivity.

Problem Solving: Structured approach to identifying root causes and implementing sustainable corrective actions.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze data, assess risk, and make sound engineering decisions.

Project Management: Ability to plan, execute, and track engineering work and improvement activities.

Communication Skills: Ability to collaborate effectively with operators, leaders, and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

Experience in heavy manufacturing, large equipment, or high-volume industrial environments.

Exposure to automation, tooling design, or equipment integration.

Experience developing standard work, control plans, or process documentation.

Familiarity with continuous improvement tools such as value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and mistake-proofing.

Strong data skills using common engineering and productivity tools.

Summary Pay Range:

$97,530.00 - $146,290.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

401(k) savings plans*

Health Savings Account (HSA)*

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

Health Lifestyle Programs*

Employee Assistance Program*

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

Career Development*

Incentive bonus*

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Adoption benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

September 11, 2026 - September 17, 2026

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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .

There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.

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