Career Area:
Manufacturing

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a general 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.

Job Summary:
Responsibilities:
- Leads and develops manufacturing engineering teams focused on painting operations, providing technical guidance, coaching, and training to strengthen process capability and plant performance.
- Drives continuous improvement initiatives to enhance first-pass yield, coating quality, transfer efficiency, line balance, throughput, cost performance, and overall equipment effectiveness in paint operations.
- Manages the installation, modification, and validation of painting equipment and process changes, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant,



and cost-effective production of high-quality painted components.

Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Materials, or a related technical field.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing production operations, with proven experience in industrial painting, coating, pretreatment, curing, and quality control processes.
- Technical expertise in paint defects analysis, root cause problem solving, process parameters, paint booths, spray systems, ovens, conveyors, and environmental or safety requirements related to painting operations.
- Advanced English.

Skills:
Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
- Effectively applies structured critical thinking techniques to analyze complex situations and inform sound decision-making.
- Gathers, organizes, and evaluates pertinent data, ideas, and stakeholder perspectives.
- Identifies, clarifies,

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