**Career Area**:
Manufacturing
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**Role Definition**
Leads team supporting operations and manufacturing processes for continuous improvement for the machining area, develops tooling and tool design, and equipment needed to successfully and economically produce assigned parts/products in accordance with engineering specifications and assures efficiency.
**Responsibilities**
- Overseeing manufacturing engineering teams and developing/training the personnel that perform and support the plant operating functions to assign the right talent to the processes
- Leading tool design, assembly, manufacturing processing, cost estimating, systems planning, layout, standards, releasing, manufacturing space optimization, etc.
- Managing development, implementation and continual improvement of the operating methods, equipment, systems and other operating infrastructure used to realize operating goals and objectives linked to the corporate KPI’s.
- Leading the installation of new machines and equipment and process changes to provide the most efficient and economical manufacture or assembly of quality parts in a challenging timeline.
**Degree Requirement**
Degree in Mechanical engineering or Industrial & systems
Advanced English level
**Skill** **Descriptors**
Decision Making and Critical Thinking:




- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process and problem solving
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns through deep analysis
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives for new capital investment, process development / improvement
Judgment and Decision Making:
- Seeks input from multiple sources to generate diverse ideas for decision making / problem solving
- Coaches others to improve judgment and confidence in decision making, to develop their skills.
Capacity Planning & Management - MFG:
- Documents major considerations of product demand increase and analyzes their effect on production and required capacity.
- Provides management reports on presente and projected capacity requirements for new capital investments
- Uses available tools to interpret forecasts and work out required capacity to implement modifications and improvements
- Collects and collates key elements of demand chain used in developing capacity requirements to create alignment between demand and capacity
- Knowledge in supplier development for product localization
- Experience leading teams of at least 8 administrative employees
Lean Manufacturing:
- Manages the adoption of lean manufacturing principles across the organization by workcenter or product process
- Teaches others about how lean approach integrates operations, customers, logistics and product development in the facility




- Consults on work cell design and plan layout in support of lean principles for process optimization
- Participates in detailed planning for implementing and monitoring lean manufacturing and right capacity planning
Manufacturing Equipment:
- Performs routine maintenance: cleaning, replacing defective or worn parts and defines autonomous maintenance routines
- Performs basic care and safety considerations for a specific type of manufacturing equipment and document recommended actions in the SFMEA’s
- Participates in setting up new machines and testing according to manufacturer's and product specifications
- Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques; resolves common problems by process in the facility
- Conducts routine inspections; checks machine performance and equipment safeguards; reports standards violations using statistical process control and other techniques
- Advanced experience in CNC programs development
Manufacturing Processes:
- Advises others using industry experience and benchmarks for methodology effectiveness across the organization
- Develops best practices documentation for all major activities and tasks in the ETQ system
- Trains others on all major tasks and considerations for the full manufacturing processes and document them in Manufacturing Engineers SWS
- Participates in measuring and monitoring new processes and technologies for processes improvement
- Evaluates benefits, drawbacks and appropriateness of alternative processes and technologies to avoid lack of capacity and capability in the facility
- Advanced experience in assembly processes
- Experience Lay out and footprint development
- Capacity analysis and VSM development
Manufacturing Safety:
- Consults on the use of new tool

📌 Manufacturing Engineer Manager (Santa Catarina)
🏢 Caterpillar
📍 Santa Catarina