Career Area
Manufacturing

Job Description
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
Lead welding manufacturing processes to ensure safe, stable, cost-effective, and high-quality production. Own process controls, equipment performance, weld quality, throughput, defect reduction, and continuous improvement. Drive PQVC results, standardization, documentation, capability, and problem solving within welding value streams. Direct reports include Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians.

What You Will Do
- Manage welding operations to meet production, safety, quality, and cost targets.
- Plan effective use of materials, fixtures,



equipment, tooling, and labor to improve cost, quality, productivity, and inventory performance.
- Monitor delivery, weld quality, rework, scrap, cost reduction, lead time, and customer value initiatives.
- Set cost, safety, productivity, and weld quality goals with factory, logistics, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams.
- Oversee welding area activities and optimize personnel, machines, robotic cells, fixtures, and support equipment.
- Deploy 5S, Lean, 6 Sigma, internal certification, standard work, and process controls in welding operations.
- Develop teams through welding process training, engagement, accountability, safety, and ergonomics.
- Train supervisors on quality standards, welding fundamentals, defect prevention, and escalation routines.
- Support teams in achieving weld quality, process capability, safety, productivity, and standard work goals.
- Lead capital projects for weld

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