Caterpillar

Quality Engineer


Pay$95640.00 - $143520.00 / year
LocationDecatur/Illinois
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: R0000284600

      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.

      As a Large Mining Truck Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for executing the End to End Built in Quality (BIQ) process in close collaboration with the Manufacturing Operations Quality team. Specifically, this role will be focused on sorting field defects to ensure robust stop capability and providing overall governance to defect problem solving. Role requires exceptional problem solving skills, high energy to swiftly resolve quality issues, and the ability to effectively leverage big data to drive improved customer experience.


      Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

      • Investigate significant field defects and related warranty.

      • Create BIQ and CPI's to drive action into the Decatur facility.

      • Own the process improvement and governance prioritization process to ensure the organization is focused on driving for permanent corrective actions to true root cause.

      • Conducting measurement systems analysis; gathering, analyzing, and communicating non-conformance data.
      • Analyzing non-conformance data and maintaining quality system documentation.
      • Participating in and offering technical support to internal and external audits; following up response of corrective action from audit.
      • Work in a team environment to develop and implement best practices that emphasize defect prevention, reduction in variation and waste and provide for continuous improvements in

      Top Candidates Will Have:

      QRQM system familiarity

      • Familiarity with the CAT dealer network

      • Knowledge of CPI and BIQ processes

      • Excel and Power BI experience

      Degree Requirement:

      • Degree or equivalent experience desired

      What Skills you will have:


      Quality Management:
      • Interprets results of quantitative and statistical tools and explains results to others.
      • Conducts and directs quality reviews.
      • Develops expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.

      Collaborating:
      • Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes.
      • Under guidance, initiates collaborative meetings.
      • Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes.

      Problem Solving:
      • Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
      • Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
      • Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
      • Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

      Root Cause Analysis (RCA):
      • Investigates a broad range of problems, determines causes, and finds resolutions.
      • 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.
      • Works with a variety of RCA approaches such as safety-based, production-based, process-based, failure-based, and systems-based.

      Additional Information:

      The primary location for this position is Decatur, IL

      Domestic relocation assistance is not available

      Travel will be up to 5%

      Sponsorship is not available

      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.

      For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media

      Summary Pay Range:

      $95,640.00 - $143,520.00

      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:

      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)

      Disability benefits

      Life Insurance

      Parental leave

      Healthy Lifestyle Programs

      Employee Assistance Programs

      Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

      Tuition Reimbursement

      Career Development

      *Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

      Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. 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.

      Posting Dates:

      January 31, 2025 - February 6, 2025

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

      EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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  • About the company

      Since 1925, Caterpillar Inc. has been helping our customers build a better world – making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. With 2020 sales and revenues of $41.7 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. We do business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.