Quality Engineer

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining 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'tjust 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.

Skill Descriptors

Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.

Level Working Knowledge:

. Utilizes quality indicators relevant to own unit or function.

. Adheres to organizational quality management processes and practices.

. Applies key aspects of continuous improvement processes and evaluates impact on quality.

. Uses quality evaluation tools and techniques such as walkthroughs and inspections.

. Works with quality assurance methods, tools and techniques

Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Level Basic Understanding:

. Demonstrates a basic understanding of the concept of collaborative processes.

. Explains the concept of collaboration as applicable to organizations.

. Provides examples of how collaboration has helped achieve organizational goals.

. Contrasts collaborative with competitive operating styles in organizations

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Basic Understanding:

. Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.

. Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.

. Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.

. Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Knowledge of the concepts, principles and techniques of root cause analysis (RCA) ability to use a structured approach to identify the causes of undesirable consequences in a manufacturing environment and the changes needed to prevent recurrences.

Level Working Knowledge:

. Utilizes RCA techniques, such as Flowchart, Fish-bone Diagram, etc., to investigate basic problems, determine the causes, and find resolutions.

. Locates factors that resulted in harmful outcomes of one or more past events.

. Pinpoints behaviors, actions, inaction, or conditions that need to be changed.

. Extrapolates lessons to be learned to promote the achievement of better consequences.

. Practices RCA as an iterative process.

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

November 12, 2024 - November 21, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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