Caterpillar Inc.

Manager, Engineering – Product Development & Facility Operations

Caterpillar Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Clayton • North Carolina • United States

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Salary

💰 $159,120 - $238,680 per year

About the role

  • Lead and manage multi‑disciplinary technical teams, including technicians, technologists, fabricators, logistics personnel, and construction equipment machine operators across CMDC and SMDC.
  • Ensure safe, efficient execution of product development operations supporting machine builds, testing, validation, fabrication, logistics, & facility-based activities.
  • Drive alignment and standardization of processes, tools, and best practices across sites to improve safety, efficiency, and resource utilization.
  • Build strong, engaged teams through clear communication, coaching, mentoring, and consistent performance management, with a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Partner with product and system design, validation, testing, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and EHS teams to deliver short and long-term objectives.
  • Monitor and improve operational performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost, leading resolution of operational, product, and facility related issues.
  • Lead tactical and strategic planning efforts, including workforce planning, capacity management, and development and execution of multi‑year development plans (MGPPs) for both facilities.
  • Establish data driven performance metrics (KPIs), analytics, and planning tools to forecast workload, manage schedules, and support proactive, informed decisions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields
  • Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
  • Communicating for Impact: Knowledge of concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations.
  • Customer/Market Focus: Understanding of the importance of remaining aware of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a manner that consistently adds value.
  • Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
  • Collaborating Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.
  • Influencing Through Expertise: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.
  • Progressive engineering and operations leadership experience in product development environments.
  • Experience managing and driving standardization and continuous improvement across multiple sites and teams.
  • Experience blending separate organizations and operational procedures together
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
engineeringproduct developmenttechnical excellenceplanning techniquesperformance metricscapacity managementdata analysisprocess standardizationcontinuous improvementproblem resolution
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcoachingmentoringdecision makingcritical thinkingcustomer focuscollaborationinfluencingteam management